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'Sing Sing', Based On Events In NY, First Film Shown In Prisons, Theaters: Report 'Sing Sing', Based On Events In NY, First Film Shown In Prisons, Theaters: Report
'Sing Sing', Based On Events In NY, First Film Shown In Prisons, Theaters: Report A movie based on a theater program at a maximum security prison in the Hudson Valley is making history by becoming the first film to be screened in prisons across the country, according to a report by The Hollywood Reporter.  "Sing Sing," based on the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in the Northern Westchester village of Ossining, will again be released in theaters on Friday, Jan. 17. On this same day, it will also be shown inside correctional facilities in 46 states, including New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  This is made …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Driver Hit 121 MPH Before Fatal Southern State Parkway Crash: Suffolk County DA Driver Hit 121 MPH Before Fatal Southern State Parkway Crash: Suffolk County DA
Driver Hit 121 MPH Before Fatal Southern State Parkway Crash: Suffolk County DA A Lindenhurst man reached speeds of 121 mph before causing a crash that killed a West Babylon man and injured four others on the Southern State Parkway, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Felix Jose Pantaleon Tavarez, 22, was allegedly driving recklessly in his 2014 Honda Civic westbound near North Babylon on Sept. 22, 2024, at approximately 10:30 p.m. Investigators said Pantaleon Tavarez was weaving through lanes, recording himself on his cellphone, and driving at an excessive speed when he rear-ended a 2009 Honda CRV near exit 39S, cau…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Severely Injured Kangal Shepherd Among 3 Neglected Puppies Rescued From Long Island Home: DA Severely Injured Kangal Shepherd Among 3 Neglected Puppies Rescued From Long Island Home: DA
Severely Injured Kangal Shepherd Among 3 Neglected Puppies Rescued From Long Island Home: DA For the second time in a month, a Long Island man is charged with animal cruelty after investigators rescued three allegedly neglected Kangal Shepherd puppies. Munim Raghid, 26, of Ronkonkoma, was arrested Thursday, Jan. 2, following an investigation by members of the Suffolk County DA’s Biological, Environmental, and Animal Safety Team (BEAST). The probe began when a good Samaritan found an injured puppy on a roadway on New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31. The puppy, unable to walk, was rushed to Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, where it was diagnosed with severe leg and pelvis fracture…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Former NY Rep Paralyzed After Horse Accident Receiving Treatment In NJ: Report Former NY Rep Paralyzed After Horse Accident Receiving Treatment In NJ: Report
Former NY Rep Paralyzed After Horse Accident Receiving Treatment In NJ: Report Former New York Congressman Michael Grimm has been left paralyzed from the chest down after a severe horse-riding accident during a polo tournament, and is being treated in New Jersey, CBS News reports citing a friend of Grimm's.  Grimm, age 54, was thrown from his horse in September and is now undergoing treatment at the renowned Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, which has locations in West Orange, Saddle Brook, Chester, and Marlton.  Headquartered in West Orange, Kessler is where actor Christopher Reeve was treated following a similar accident in 1995, and was…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Aspiring Nurse On Life Support, Funeral Set For Second Teen Killed In Double Fatal LI Crash Aspiring Nurse On Life Support, Funeral Set For Second Teen Killed In Double Fatal LI Crash
Aspiring Nurse On Life Support, Funeral Set For Second Teen Killed In Double Fatal LI Crash Four teenagers are fighting for their lives following a crash on Long Island that killed one driver and claimed the life of a recent high school graduate. New, updated story - Girl Becomes 3rd Fatality From Crash In Which Driver Ran Red Light In West Babylon: Police The wreck happened in West Babylon, just after 1 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. Suffolk County Police said a Kia sedan was heading eastbound on Railroad Avenue when it ran a red light at the intersection of Great East Neck Road and slammed into a Kia SUV. Earlier Report: 2 Killed, 4 Severely Injured In Crash At West Babylon…

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by Michael Mashburn & Joe Lombardi
News
Alleged Hit-Run Biker Who Left 18-Year-Old NY College Student In Coma Enters Plea Alleged Hit-Run Biker Who Left 18-Year-Old NY College Student In Coma Enters Plea
Alleged Hit-Run Biker Who Left 18-Year-Old NY College Student In Coma Enters Plea The man accused of hitting a University at Albany student from Long Island with his dirt bike, leaving her in a medically induced coma, formally responded to the charges against him. Albany County resident Austin Breyette, age 25, of Watervliet, pleaded not guilty to assault and related charges on Monday, June 3, stemming from an alleged hit-and-run crash that seriously injured UAlbany freshman Alexa Kropf. The 18-year-old Kropf, a Long Island native from Floral Park, was struck just blocks from the UAlbany campus at around midnight Saturday, April 27. Earlier Report: Hit-Run Leaves…

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by Michael Mashburn