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Business Owner, Dad Dies After DWI Driver Hits Parked Car: Suffolk County Police Business Owner, Dad Dies After DWI Driver Hits Parked Car: Suffolk County Police
Business Owner, Dad Dies After DWI Driver Hits Parked Car: Suffolk County Police A Long Island business owner and father has died after a suspected drunk driver crashed into the parked car he was sitting in, police said. James Baldassarri, 44, of Holtsville, was inside a 2025 Toyota parked outside 26 Wilson Drive in Middle Island when a 2017 Ford Taurus struck it around 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, Suffolk County Police said. Baldassarri suffered serious injuries and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital. He died from those injuries, police announced Saturday, Aug. 29. The Taurus driver, Noah Slusser, 21, of Medford, was charged with driving while intoxicate…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Will Lower Gas Prices Follow Trump's 'Biggest Oil Deal In World History'? Will Lower Gas Prices Follow Trump's 'Biggest Oil Deal In World History'?
Will Lower Gas Prices Follow Trump's 'Biggest Oil Deal In World History'? A sweeping new oil deal comes with a promise every driver wants to hear, but any payoff at the pump may be well down the road. President Donald Trump announced the agreement between the US and Venezuela on Friday, Aug. 28, saying it would expand American access to oil and eventually cut gas prices. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. The agreement gives US interests majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves, ac…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NJ Farm's 8-Acre Dolly Parton Corn Maze Requires Visitors To Know Dolly Parton Trivia NJ Farm's 8-Acre Dolly Parton Corn Maze Requires Visitors To Know Dolly Parton Trivia
NJ Farm's 8-Acre Dolly Parton Corn Maze Requires Visitors To Know Dolly Parton Trivia The company that designs Tim Stockel's corn mazes had been trying to get Dolly Parton into cornfields for nearly three years. The idea was simple: honor an American icon in the fall, when denim jackets, country music, and getting lost in a cornfield just seem to fit. Finally, in February, Parton's team agreed to a one-year licensing arrangement allowing participating farms to use her image in corn mazes designed by The Maize Company. "To me, she was everything," said Stockel, who runs the 130-acre Happy Day Farm in Manalapan alongside his wife, Olivia Stockel, a massive Dolly Parton fan. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stormy Stretch Takes Aim At Northeast After Pleasant Weekend: Timing Stormy Stretch Takes Aim At Northeast After Pleasant Weekend: Timing
Stormy Stretch Takes Aim At Northeast After Pleasant Weekend: Timing A quiet late-summer break will not last long as a more unsettled pattern begins taking shape. Click here for a new, updated story - Rounds Of Downpours Head Toward Northeast: Here's When Threat Will Peak The National Weather Service says showers and thunderstorms will reach New England from Sunday evening, Aug. 30, into Monday, Aug. 31, as a front expands east from the northern Plains and Great Lakes. Additional disturbances moving along the northern edge of a sprawling heat dome could produce several rounds of rain and thunderstorms from Tuesday, Sept. 1, into Wednesday, Sept. 2, a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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$10M Cocaine Bust In Long Island City Is Largest NYC Cache In 20 Years: Prosecutor $10M Cocaine Bust In Long Island City Is Largest NYC Cache In 20 Years: Prosecutor
$10M Cocaine Bust In Long Island City Is Largest NYC Cache In 20 Years: Prosecutor A New Jersey man has been charged after authorities seized more than 580 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $10 million in what prosecutors called their largest single cocaine cache in 20 years. Nelson Salcedo, 35, of Englewood, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 26, outside a self-storage facility in Long Island City, Queens, following a two-week investigation into high-level cocaine trafficking in New York City and New Jersey, according to the New York City Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. The investigation was conducted by the DEA New Jersey Field Division, NYPD, New Jersey Sta…

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by Cecilia Levine
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20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 112 Crash: Suffolk County Police 20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 112 Crash: Suffolk County Police
20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 112 Crash: Suffolk County Police A 20-year-old Long Island motorcyclist was killed in an early-morning crash with a turning vehicle, police said. Edison Aguilar, of Patchogue, was riding a 2008 Honda motorcycle north on Route 112 in Medford when he collided with a southbound Toyota Matrix at the intersection with Southaven Avenue at 6:53 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, according to Suffolk County Police.  The Toyota was attempting to make a left turn onto Southaven Avenue when the motorcycle struck the vehicle, police said. Aguilara was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Toyota driv…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know
Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know A long-awaited payout from a major privacy case is about to begin, but only people who filed claims before the deadline can receive money. Payments from Oracle’s $115 million class-action settlement will begin on Monday, Sept. 21, according to the official Oracle Data Privacy Settlement website. The distribution should be completed by Monday, Dec. 7. The appeals process was fully resolved on June 22, clearing the way for payments. The settlement resolves claims that Oracle improperly captured, compiled, and sold people’s online and offline data without their permission. The lawsuit allege…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In Suffolk County Crash, Police Say Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In Suffolk County Crash, Police Say
Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In Suffolk County Crash, Police Say A pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by an SUV on Montauk Highway on Long Island, police said. The man was crossing southbound toward 990 Montauk Highway in Shirley when a westbound 2015 Ford Escape struck him around 9:53 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, Suffolk County Police said. He was taken to NYU Langone Hospital–Suffolk in Patchogue for treatment of serious injuries. The driver was not hurt. The SUV was impounded for a safety inspection as Seventh Squad detectives investigate. Anyone with information is asked to call 631-852-8752.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Spa Raided For 3rd Time, Woman Busted Again On Prostitution Charges In Suffolk County Spa Raided For 3rd Time, Woman Busted Again On Prostitution Charges In Suffolk County
Spa Raided For 3rd Time, Woman Busted Again On Prostitution Charges In Suffolk County A Long Island massage parlor has been raided for the third time in less than a year and a half — and the woman arrested this time was busted on prostitution charges at another spa just four months ago. Suffolk County Police raided Evolve Spa at 831 Middle Country Road in Middle Island at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, according to a release issued Saturday, Aug. 29. Qin Zhao, 42, of New York City, was arrested and charged with two felony counts of unauthorized practice of a profession and misdemeanor prostitution, police said. Zhao had been arrested on similar charges just f…

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by Jillian Pikora
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New CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States New CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States
New CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States A foodborne parasite surge that has already sickened thousands of Americans is still growing as health officials investigate several potential sources. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 17,180 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis acquired in the US have been reported since Friday, May 1.  Cases have now been identified in 48 states and Washington, DC, according to data updated Tuesday, Aug. 25. The only states not reporting cases are Delaware and Hawaii. That compares with 1,180 cases reported during the entire period from May 1 through Aug. 31 of last year. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News
Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News A Fox News anchor wasted little time answering President Donald Trump after the president took aim at the network and one of its reporters. Bret Baier delivered a point-by-point rebuttal during “Special Report” on Thursday, Aug. 27, minutes after Trump criticized Fox News correspondent Jonathan Hunt in a Truth Social post about the network’s Iran coverage. “Jonathan Hunt of Fox News did a particularly inaccurate report on the Failing Islamic Republic of Iran,"  Trump wrote. "I don’t want to meet, they do. In fact, they are begging to make a deal. Bret Baier should straighten out his fl…

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by Joe Lombardi
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These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds
These Everyday Habits Could Be Relationship Dealbreakers, Survey Finds A new survey is revealing the relationship habits many Americans say can go too far, with some behaviors falling into a gray area before a breakup ever happens. Talker Research surveyed 2,000 Americans about what counts as cheating in 2026 and found that emotional connections, secret communications, and online activity can be viewed as relationship breaches. The survey, conducted online from July 1 to July 6, 2026, found that 15 percent of Americans who are married or in a relationship admit they have romantic feelings for someone outside their relationship. Gen Z respondents were the most…

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by Joe Lombardi