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Alert Issued For Long Island Teen Missing A Week Alert Issued For Long Island Teen Missing A Week
Alert Issued For Long Island Teen Missing A Week Police are asking for the community’s assistance in locating a 16-year-old who has been missing for days from her Long Island home. Katherine Monterosa-Herrera, age 16, was last seen on Wednesday, July 3 in Lindenhurst, the Suffolk County Police Department said. That day, she was leaving her home with her belongings and passport. Monterosa-Herrera is 5-foot-4 and weighs approximately 120 pounds. Authorities said she has brown eyes and brown hair. When last seen, she was wearing a tan shirt and blue jeans. She is Hispanic and Spanish-speaking. Anyone with information regarding Montero…

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by Sophie Grieser
Business
Here's How Much, When Minimum Wage Will Increase In Westchester Here's How Much, When Minimum Wage Will Increase In Westchester
Here's How Much, When Minimum Wage Will Increase In Westchester Workers in downstate New York are all getting a holiday bonus this year, as minimum wage rates get bumped for the third straight year. As of Friday, Dec. 31, minimum wage workers in Westchester, Suffolk, and Nassau counties will see a bump in their paychecks as their hourly wages will rise to a minimum of $15, putting them on par with employees at large firms in New York City, which has been at that benchmark for three years. Minimum wage employees in those counties had previously been getting $14 an hour. Fast-food workers across New York also make $15 an hour, regardless of location, wh…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Locally Owned Chick-fil-A To Open On Long Island Locally Owned Chick-fil-A To Open On Long Island
Locally Owned Chick-fil-A To Open On Long Island Chicken lovers rejoice, Chick-fil-A is opening a new restaurant that is locally owned on Long Island. Chick-fil-A officials said they had selected Scott Buccellato as the franchise owner of the new restaurant in Westbury opening on Thursday, Oct. 17. The restaurant is excepted to hire more than 140 new employees -- or team members -- in Chick-fil-A talk. The new restaurant, located at 1530 Old Country Road, the restaurant will open from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday and close on Sundays.   The dining room seats 138 and has an indoor children’s playground and free Wi-Fi fo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Christie Brinkley's Son Launches Luxury Van Service To Hamptons Christie Brinkley's Son Launches Luxury Van Service To Hamptons
Christie Brinkley's Son Launches Luxury Van Service To Hamptons Jack Brinkley-Cook, the son of American actress, model and businesswoman Christie Brinkley, has embarked on a new business venture that aims to “change the way millennials and others travel to Montauk and points east.” The 23-year-old is partnering with his childhood friend, 26-year-old Jake Sosne, to create a five-star transportation service between lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Hamptons. “We both grew up at the Hamptons. We actually went to high school together, and our families are very close,” Jake told Forbes. “Jack and I have always toyed with a bunch of different ideas most…

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by Valerie Musson
Sports
Here's What's On Tap For Three-Day Belmont States Racing Festival Here's What's On Tap For Three-Day Belmont States Racing Festival
Here's What's On Tap For Three-Day Belmont States Racing Festival The 2019 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will feature a number of exciting attractions, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced. Featuring a variety of world-class racing and entertainment attractions, the festival, which is now in its fifth year as a three-day event, will take place at Belmont Park between Thursday, June 6 and Saturday, June 8. A total of 18 stakes races will take place over the three days, including eight Grade 1 races on Belmont Stakes Day (Saturday, June 8). "Last year, a sold-out crowd celebrated as Justify raced into the history books by winning the Belm…

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by Valerie Musson