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Mother Who Tried To Smother Newborn Son On LI Deported To Honduras After Prison Term Mother Who Tried To Smother Newborn Son On LI Deported To Honduras After Prison Term
Mother Who Tried To Smother Newborn Son On LI Deported To Honduras After Prison Term A woman who attempted to smother her newborn son while living on Long Island has been deported back to her native Honduras, federal authorities announced Tuesday, May 5. Soili Xiomara Aparicio Santos, 41, served more than eight years of a 10-year prison term for second-degree attempted murder, according to state prison records. When she was set for release on Tuesday, April 7, local cops alerted ICE, as the federal agency had requested. Aparicio Santos was living in Centereach in September 2017 when she delivered a baby boy, then attempted to kill him the same day by smothering him with a p…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Once Too Heavy To Walk, Sweetie The Pittie Is Ready To Spend Her Golden Years Loved Once Too Heavy To Walk, Sweetie The Pittie Is Ready To Spend Her Golden Years Loved
Once Too Heavy To Walk, Sweetie The Pittie Is Ready To Spend Her Golden Years Loved A pit bull named Sweetie arrived at the Bergen County Animal Shelter in November 2024. She weighed 97 pounds and was unable to walk on her own due to her weight. Two women brought Sweetie to the shelter in the back of a car and told staff they had found her in Glen Rock, according to shelter manager Meg Tedeschi. Because she was so heavy, shelter officials said they used a towel as a sling behind her hind legs just to help her walk and get inside. After about a year with a foster family, a structured diet, and thyroid medication, Sweetie now weighs 68 pounds, officials said. While she is an…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NY's Foster Care System Ranked Outside US Top 10, New Study Says: Here's Why NY's Foster Care System Ranked Outside US Top 10, New Study Says: Here's Why
NY's Foster Care System Ranked Outside US Top 10, New Study Says: Here's Why Northeast and mid-Atlantic states showed wide disparities in foster care quality, with some ranking among the nation's best and others falling behind, according to a new study. SmileHub released its 2025 list of States With the Best Foster Care Systems on Tuesday, April 29. The study analyzed every state using 19 key foster care metrics, from adoption timelines and high school graduation rates to monthly stipends. The ranking used a weighted scoring system across three categories: foster youth baselines, community environment and support systems, and legal support. …

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by Chris Spiker