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Rite Aid Announces Additional NY Store Closures After Declaring Bankruptcy Rite Aid Announces Additional NY Store Closures After Declaring Bankruptcy
Rite Aid Announces Additional NY Store Closures After Declaring Bankruptcy Rite Aid has announced new store closures after the struggling pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy in the fourth quarter of 2023. Shortly after declaring bankruptcy, Rite Aid announced 154 store closures, with 20 in New York, and 14 on Long Island. In a filing on Tuesday, April 9, the company said 17 more stores, including three in New York (with two on Long Island) are now slated for closure. Rite Aid currently has 2,000 stores and about 44,000 employees. The Long Island stores slated for closure (with the newly announced closures in bold) are: 283 West Jericho Turnpike, Huntingto…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Rite Aid Announces 20 NY Stores Slated For Closure After Declaring Bankruptcy Rite Aid Announces 20 NY Stores Slated For Closure After Declaring Bankruptcy
Rite Aid Announces 20 NY Stores Slated For Closure After Declaring Bankruptcy Rite Aid has announced specific store closures just days after the struggling pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy. Of the 154 closures nationwide announced on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 20 are in New York, 14 of which are on Long Island. Rite Aid currently has 2,100 stores and about 45,000 employees. The Long Island stores slated for closure are: 2 Whitney Ave., Floral Park 3131 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown 3199 Long Beach Road, Oceanside 198 West Merrick Road, Valley Stream 836 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore 2784 Sunrise Highway, Bellmore 901 Merrick Road, Copiague 577 Larkfield Road, East Nor…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Suspect Caught After Beloved EMT Killed In Random Attack In NYC Suspect Caught After Beloved EMT Killed In Random Attack In NYC
Suspect Caught After Beloved EMT Killed In Random Attack In NYC A 34-year-old man has been charged in the brutal stabbing death of a beloved New York City Fire Department EMT from Long Island. Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, age 61, of Huntington Station, was stabbed and killed around 2:20 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, while working at EMS Station 49 in Queens. Russo-Elling, a 24-year-veteran of the FDNY was on duty in the vicinity of 20th Avenue and Steinway Street in Astoria near her station’s quarters when she was stabbed multiple times in an unprovoked attack, said the FDNY. She was transported in critical condition to Mount Sinai Queens Hospital, where…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Child Fatally Struck In Driveway Of NY Home Child Fatally Struck In Driveway Of NY Home
Child Fatally Struck In Driveway Of NY Home Police are investigating a crash that fatally injured a child in the driveway of his home in New Yorrk. It happened on Long Island just after 11:35 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 in Huntington Station. A 2006 Lexus RX 330 to 8 3rd Ave., when the vehicle struck 4-year-old Rasool Guevara in the driveway, Suffolk County Police said.  She and other family members transported the victim to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Briceida Moreira De Moreira, age 34, of Huntington Station, who was driving with a permit only, was issued a summons for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicl…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Ex-College Athlete Found Guilty In Stabbing Of Roommate From Northern Westchester Ex-College Athlete Found Guilty In Stabbing Of Roommate From Northern Westchester
Ex-College Athlete Found Guilty In Stabbing Of Roommate From Northern Westchester A 23-year-old Long Island man was found guilty of stabbing his former college lacrosse teammate, a Northern Westchester County man, during a dispute about a loud party.  Matthew Stockfeder was convicted on Thursday, March 24, of first-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the 2019 stabbing of his then-roommate Justin Corpolongo, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Stockfeder, of Melville, and Corpolongo, of Somers, were both players on the lacrosse team at St. John's University at the time, Katz said. Stockfeder is a graduate of …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Seven Shot In Separate Incidents At Outdoor Gatherings On Long Island Seven Shot In Separate Incidents At Outdoor Gatherings On Long Island
Seven Shot In Separate Incidents At Outdoor Gatherings On Long Island Seven people were shot in two separate incidents overnight on Long Island. The first incident happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, May 23 in Bay Shore. Several people were gathered in the vicinity of the basketball courts at the Bay Shore Marina, located on South Clinton Avenue when several gunshots were fired in their direction from outside of the park, Suffolk County Police said.  Four of the people were struck by one shot each.  A 19-year-old woman, two 22-year-old men, and a 23-year-old man were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital. The second incident…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Here's When Early Voting Starts In New York Here's When Early Voting Starts In New York
Here's When Early Voting Starts In New York With a record number of people expected to head to the polls next month on Election Day, New Yorkers can get a jump start and vote early beginning this weekend. Early voting in New York begins on Saturday, Oct. 24, allowing any registered voter to vote at certain sites within their own county. Early voting lasts through Sunday, Nov. 1. Voters that may have requested or turned in an absentee ballot can still vote in person in New York, with the in-person vote being the only one that counts. Anyone who votes early cannot vote on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Early polling locations in th…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Nearly Two Dozen Modell's Stores Slated For Closure Nearly Two Dozen Modell's Stores Slated For Closure
Nearly Two Dozen Modell's Stores Slated For Closure With online shopping leading to the demise of many traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, Modell’s Sporting Goods announced it will be closing nearly two dozen East Coast stores in an attempt to save the entire company. Eight Modell’s locations will be closing in New York - including one on Long Island - though the Hudson Valley avoided the chopping block.  The move comes so the retailer can avoid filing for bankruptcy as soon as Sunday, March 1, according to reports. Modell’s didn’t announce which Long Island location would be closing, and no closing dates or start of closing sales …

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Line Of Strong Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Area Could Cause Flooding Line Of Strong Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Area Could Cause Flooding
Line Of Strong Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Area Could Cause Flooding A quick-moving warm front is bringing a new round of showers and thunderstorms to the area with a noticeable increase in humidity. Showers, along with patchy fog, arrived early in the morning Tuesday, June 25.  A line of strong thunderstorms that could cause flooding is moving from west to east during the morning commute. (See first image above.) At around 7:30 a.m., radar indicated thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Pearl River to near Atlantic Beach and are moving east at 35 miles per hour. Locations expected to be impacted are Jamaica, Yonke…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
31 Arrested During Five-Day ICE Enforcement Surge In NYC, Long Island, Hudson Valley 31 Arrested During Five-Day ICE Enforcement Surge In NYC, Long Island, Hudson Valley
31 Arrested During Five-Day ICE Enforcement Surge In NYC, Long Island, Hudson Valley Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations New York unit arrested 31 during a five-day enforcement surge in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley. From Sunday, May 19 through Thursday, May 23, nationals were apprehended in: Elmont, Freeport, Hempstead, Hicksville, New Hyde Park, Roosevelt and Valley Stream in Nassau County, Brentwood, Central Islip and Huntington Station in Suffolk County, Pleasantville in Westchester County, Brewster in Putnam County, Poughkeepsie in Dutchess …

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Parents Of Teen Killed While Car Surfing Warn Of Deadly Danger Parents Of Teen Killed While Car Surfing Warn Of Deadly Danger
Parents Of Teen Killed While Car Surfing Warn Of Deadly Danger “No family should go through this pain. ... It’s a club that no one should be part of.” These are the heartbreaking words of Matt Mullen, whose son was killed in September after a social media stunt involving Uber went horribly wrong. Police say that Mullen’s son, Ryan, offered to pay Uber driver Danyal Cheema for the chance to "car surf," i.e., ride on the top of his vehicle. Cheema agreed, and in the process of the stunt, Ryan fell off, hitting his head on the pavement in Huntington Station on Long Island. Instead of taking Ryan to the hospital, Cheema dropped him and his friend off at …

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by Valerie Musson
News
NYPD Officers, Including Just Married Groom, ID'd As Maserati Crash Victims NYPD Officers, Including Just Married Groom, ID'd As Maserati Crash Victims
Nypd Officers, Including Just Married Groom, ID'd As Maserati Crash Victims Two off-duty NYPD officers from Long Island, one of whom was a groom on his wedding night, were killed when their rented Maserati struck a tree in the Hudson Valley over the weekend. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night, state police troopers from Kingston were dispatched to Oliveria Road in Shandaken, just west of Woodstock, where there was a report of a one-vehicle crash in the area. An investigation into the crash determined that a 2018 Maserati, which was being driven by Hauppauge resident John Martinez, 39, had left the roadway and struck a large tree before overturning and coming…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Long Island Men Killed When Maserati Crashes Into Tree In Hudson Valley Two Long Island Men Killed When Maserati Crashes Into Tree In Hudson Valley
Two Long Island Men Killed When Maserati Crashes Into Tree In Hudson Valley Click here for an updated story: NYPD Officers, Including Just Married Groom, ID'd In Maserati Crash Two men from Long Island were killed when their Maserati struck a tree over the weekend in the Hudson Valley, New York State Police investigators announced. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night, state police troopers from Kingston were dispatched to Oliveria Road in Shandaken, just west of Woodstock, where there was a report of a one-vehicle crash in the area. Police said that the investigation determined that a 2018 Maserati, which was being driven by Hauppauge resident John Martine…

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by Zak Failla