NY Teacher To Compete On 'Survivor' NY Teacher To Compete On 'Survivor'
NY Teacher To Compete On 'Survivor' A New York educator who attended college in New England is ready to fight to win on season 41 of "Survivor," which is set to air this month on CBS. The third Long Island teacher in two years to hit the beaches attempting to win the $1 million prize, Nassau County resident Tiffany Seely, age 47, of Plainview, has been busy since March shooting the upcoming season in Fiji's Mamanuca Islands. According to her LinkedIn account, Seely was born and raised in Queens.  She graduated from SUNY Cortland in 1995 with a degree in elementary education, and a master's degree in educational leaders…
Rachel Maddow Gets New $30M Annual Contract, Will Appear On Air Less Rachel Maddow Gets New $30M Annual Contract, Will Appear On Air Less
Rachel Maddow Gets New $30M Annual Contract, Will Appear On Air Less Political pundit Rachel Maddow, who calls New England home, has inked a new multi-million dollar deal that will see her pocketing more cash while doing fewer shows once her deal expires in the spring. Maddow, who owns a Manhattan apartment and a getaway home in Hampshire County reportedly has a new deal at MSNBC that will amount to around $30 million annually for approximately 30 shows per year. The deal will take effect once Maddow runs out her current contract, which ends early in 2022. She is reportedly locked into the new deal through the 2024 presidential election. Maddow will now rep…
Not Over Yet: Slow-Moving Henri Bringing More Drenching Downpours, Flash Flooding Not Over Yet: Slow-Moving Henri Bringing More Drenching Downpours, Flash Flooding
Not Over Yet: Slow-Moving Henri Bringing More Drenching Downpours, Flash Flooding Fears of dangerous winds from Henri never materialized for most of this region after the storm weakened significantly before making landfall, which wound up being about 50 miles farther east than earlier projections. But Henri has not exited yet. The slow-moving system is bringing more drenching downpours, leading to flash flooding on Monday, Aug. 23. Henri (pronounced ON-ree) became a Category 1 hurricane late Saturday morning, before returning to tropical storm status early Sunday morning.  It's now been downgraded to a tropical depression as it continues to produce heavy …
Tropical Storm Sunday: New Outlook For Power Outages, Rainfall Totals, Wind Speeds For Henri Tropical Storm Sunday: New Outlook For Power Outages, Rainfall Totals, Wind Speeds For Henri
Tropical Storm Sunday: New Outlook For Power Outages, Rainfall Totals, Wind Speeds For Henri With its sustained wind strength of 70 miles per hour just short of hurricane status, Tropical Storm Henri is expected to make landfall between Montauk Point and Rhode Island late Sunday morning, Aug. 22. Since Saturday morning, Henri's track has shifted about 50 miles to the east, making landfall on Long Island less likely now. Henri (pronounced ON-ree) became a Category 1 hurricane late Saturday morning, before returning to tropical storm status early Sunday morning. About 50 million people in the Northeast are under a Tropical Storm Warning, with earlier hurricane warnings in some …
NY Prepares Emergency Response As Tropical Storm Henri Treks Toward Region NY Prepares Emergency Response As Tropical Storm Henri Treks Toward Region
NY Prepares Emergency Response As Tropical Storm Henri Treks Toward Region New York is getting ready for Tropical Storm Henri, with coastal areas, especially eastern Long Island, the most likely to feel its impact. In one of his final acts in office, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed state agencies to prepare an emergency response as the storm approaches the Hudson Valley and Long Island, with high winds and heavy rain expected. Officials said that there is the potential for wind gusts of up to 65 mph beginning on Sunday, Aug. 22, or Monday, Aug. 23, prompting Cuomo to encourage those areas to prepare for tropical storm-like weather. Earlier story - Brand…
Brand-New Forecast Has Henri Tracking Farther West, Enhancing Potential Risk For Region Brand-New Forecast Has Henri Tracking Farther West, Enhancing Potential Risk For Region
Brand-New Forecast Has Henri Tracking Farther West, Enhancing Potential Risk For Region A brand-new projected track for Tropical Storm Henri has shifted it even farther to the west, enhancing the risk of power outages and flashing flooding for the region. The latest models were released Friday afternoon, Aug. 20 by the National Weather Service NOAA National Hurricane Center. If it strengthens to hurricane status as expected, Henri could be the first hurricane to make landfall in New England since Bob in 1991. A Hurricane Watch has now been issued for portions of Long Island, Connecticut, and southeastern Massachusetts. Additional warnings and watches may be required later, th…
Tropical Storm Henri May Become A Hurricane As It Heads Toward Northeast Coast Tropical Storm Henri May Become A Hurricane As It Heads Toward Northeast Coast
Tropical Storm Henri May Become A Hurricane As It Heads Toward Northeast Coast The remnants of Tropical Storm Fred brought thunderstorms with drenching downpours and led to nearly a dozen tornado warnings in parts of the region. Fortunately, no tornadoes were confirmed, and Fred is now making its way off the coast. But a new storm on a northward track now bears watching.  The cone of uncertainty for Tropical Storm Henri now includes parts of the Northeast, with Tropical-Storm-Force winds possible later in the weekend for the entire region. (See the first image above.) If it strengthens to hurricane status, Henri could be the first hurricane to heavily affe…
Parents Demand Answers After Pricey Overnight New England Summer Camp Closes Abruptly Parents Demand Answers After Pricey Overnight New England Summer Camp Closes Abruptly
Parents Demand Answers After Pricey Overnight New England Summer Camp Closes Abruptly The “Fyre Festival of overnight camps” in New England was forced to unexpectedly shut down following reports of campers getting sick, unsanitary conditions, fighting, and other tales of horror. Camp Quinebarge, an 85-year-old co-ed camp in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, upset parents who paid $3,400 for a two-week stay that kids would have to be picked up after six days following a “summer of challenges.” A full summer session costs parents $9,800. Parents were initially told that the camp would be closing due to food supply issues, but it also reportedly faced financial shortfalls, as …
Woman From New York Who Was Only Person Who Knew Both JFK, Oswald, Dies Woman From New York Who Was Only Person Who Knew Both JFK, Oswald, Dies
Woman From New York Who Was Only Person Who Knew Both JFK, Oswald, Dies A woman who was born and raised in New York who was the only person who personally knew both President John F. Kennedy and the man who killed him, Lee Harvey Oswald, has died at the age of 92 in New England. Priscilla Johnson McMillan died on Wednesday, July 7, at her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. She was born in Glen Cove and raised in Locust Valley in Nassau County.  The outlet reported that she worked for Kennedy on Capitol Hill when he was a senator. She later interviewed Oswald when she was working as a journalist in Mos…
Two Great White Sharks Being Tracked Off Atlantic Coast Two Great White Sharks Being Tracked Off Atlantic Coast
Two Great White Sharks Being Tracked Off Atlantic Coast Before you dip your toes in the waters off the Atlantic Coast, know that two great white sharks are currently in the area, including near Long Island. The two are being tracked in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the New Jersey coast before they head north, said officials with Ocearch, a non-profit that tracks the location of sharks across the U.S. There were three great whites in the area, but one, Charlotte, an 8-foot, 338-pound teenager, pinged closer to Cape Cod on Tuesday, June 15, said Paige Finney with Ocearch.  The other two include Martha, a 184-pound, 7-foot fe…
Hudson Valley Community Drawing Attention For History Of UFO Sightings Hudson Valley Community Drawing Attention For History Of UFO Sightings
Hudson Valley Community Drawing Attention For History Of UFO Sightings A quiet hamlet in New York's Hudson Valley is gaining notoriety for being one of the hottest spots for UFO sightings in the country. The Hudson Valley has long been known as a hotbed for purported UFO activity, with Pine Bush, the small Orange County community in the Town of Crawford right at the epicenter of sightings and encounters. For decades, there have been reports of UFO activities in the Hudson Valley, with locals reporting objects in the sky on multiple occasions, specifically in and around Pine Bush. Author Ellen Crystall documented hundreds of encounters in the area of Pine Bus…
COVID-19: Moderna Will Double Size Of Vaccine Manufacturing Space COVID-19: Moderna Will Double Size Of Vaccine Manufacturing Space
Covid-19: Moderna Will Double Size Of Vaccine Manufacturing Space With the goal of producing billions of COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of 2022, Moderna announced that it will be expanding its production facility, located in New England. The biotechnology company, which is currently one of three companies that have been granted emergency use authorization to produce COVID-19 vaccines in the United States (along with Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson), announced that it will be doubling the size of the Moderna Technology Center in Norwood, Massachusetts. According to the company, the expansion includes an increase of the company’s production and lab spac…