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Viral Moment At Nassau Grocery Store Sparks Dream NYC Wedding For Mom Battling Cancer A chance encounter for a Long Island mom battling stage 4 cancer turned into her dream wedding at Rockefeller Center just two weeks later. Elena Volkova, 42, and her then-fiancé, Peter Napolitano, were shopping at North Shore Farms in their hometown of Port Washington on Sunday, Oct. 18 when they ran into “kindness influencer” Keegan Gordon. Gordon, a 26-year-old from South Africa, was doing one of his bits and offered the couple $500 in cash or five minutes to fill their shopping cart. Napolitano took the $500 cash and explained that he’d just lost his job, then Volkova revealed she’d been…

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Pedestrian Killed By Turning BMW In Nassau County ID'd As Local Man Pedestrian Killed By Turning BMW In Nassau County ID'd As Local Man Pedestrian Killed By Turning BMW In Nassau County ID'd As Local Man
Pedestrian Killed By Turning BMW In Nassau County ID'd As Local Man A Long Island man has been identified as the pedestrian killed after being struck by a BMW while crossing a busy roadway, police announced. The deadly crash happened at approximately 2:48 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, at the intersection of Sunrise Highway and Wantagh Avenue in Wantagh, according to Nassau County Police. The victim, identified as 69-year-old Victor Rodriguez, of Wantagh, was crossing Sunrise Highway northbound when he was struck by a 2026 BMW X3 30, detectives said. The BMW was being driven by a woman traveling southbound on Wantagh Avenue who was making a left turn onto Sunri…
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Student Stabs Fellow Student At Long Island High School: Police A Long Island high school student was seriously injured after being stabbed by another student in a school parking lot, police announced. The stabbing happened at Sachem High School East, located at 177 Granny Road in Farmingville, at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to a release issued by Suffolk County Police later that day. A 15-year-old male student stabbed a 16-year-old male student in the school's parking lot, Sixth Squad detectives said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The younger student was …
'Jesus Christ Could Have Run And Would Have Lost': Lawler Reacts To NY-17 Defeat 'Jesus Christ Could Have Run And Would Have Lost': Lawler Reacts To NY-17 Defeat 'Jesus Christ Could Have Run And Would Have Lost': Lawler Reacts To NY-17 Defeat
'Jesus Christ Could Have Run And Would Have Lost': Lawler Reacts To NY-17 Defeat Republican Rep. Mike Lawler had a striking explanation for his election defeat in the Hudson Valley, suggesting that even Jesus Christ could not have won amid the Democratic wave that swept the country.  "Jesus Christ could have run and would have lost," Lawler told CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju on Wednesday, Nov. 4, a day after losing his reelection bid to Democrat Cait Conley in New York's 17th Congressional District.  The remark came as Lawler reflected on his defeat in one of the nation's most closely watched House races, which helped Democrats regain control of Co…
Masked Crips Gang Members Tracked Rival On LIRR Before Station Shooting: Prosecutors Masked Crips Gang Members Tracked Rival On LIRR Before Station Shooting: Prosecutors Masked Crips Gang Members Tracked Rival On LIRR Before Station Shooting: Prosecutors
Masked Crips Gang Members Tracked Rival On Lirr Before Station Shooting: Prosecutors The shooting at a Long Island Rail Road station that hospitalized two people was gang-related, and three teenagers are now facing charges, authorities said. Jahmez Cureton, 19, of Wyandanch, remains accused of firing the bullet that struck two people at the Bellport LIRR station in the early hours of Friday, Oct. 9, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Thursday, Nov. 5. Javar Baskerville, 18, of Huntington and a 17-year-old accomplice were charged with second-degree attempted murder along with Cureton in the case, prosecutors said. All three teens are members of the Crips str…

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Cheers To That! This NJ Town Just Ended 91-Year Booze Ban In Historic Election Vote Cheers To That! This NJ Town Just Ended 91-Year Booze Ban In Historic Election Vote Cheers To That! This NJ Town Just Ended 91-Year Booze Ban In Historic Election Vote
Cheers To That! This NJ Town Just Ended 91-Year Booze Ban In Historic Election Vote After 91 years of keeping the booze out, one New Jersey town is finally ready to let the drinks flow. Voters in Collingswood, a suburb within Camden County, approved a referendum Tuesday, Nov. 3, opening the door for restaurants and other businesses to serve alcohol for the first time since 1935. The measure passed with 3,506 votes in favor and 2,322 against, according to unofficial election results. That's about 60% of voters giving alcohol sales the green light. Behind the push was a group fittingly named Booze on the Ballot, which rallied residents to support ending the borough's decade…

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Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters
Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.  Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.  Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle "He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…

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Panera Takes On Starbucks' Bearista With New Holiday Cups: When To Get Them Panera Takes On Starbucks' Bearista With New Holiday Cups: When To Get Them Panera Takes On Starbucks' Bearista With New Holiday Cups: When To Get Them
Panera Takes On Starbucks' Bearista With New Holiday Cups: When To Get Them Panera Bread is challenging Starbucks' wildly popular Bearista cup with its own collectible drinkware for the holidays. The fast-casual chain unveiled its limited-edition glass Snowman Cups in a news release on Thursday, Nov. 5. Panera's cups will come in two versions: a "naughty" winking snowman with a red straw and a "nice" snowman with a regular smile and a powder blue straw. Panera's Snowman Cups will come in mystery boxes, so customers won't know which design they're getting until they open the package. "The holidays are about coming together, enjoying great food and making …

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Panera Takes On Starbucks' Bearista With New Holiday Cups: When To Get Them Panera Takes On Starbucks' Bearista With New Holiday Cups: When To Get Them Panera Takes On Starbucks' Bearista With New Holiday Cups: When To Get Them
Panera Takes On Starbucks' Bearista With New Holiday Cups: When To Get Them Panera Bread is challenging Starbucks' wildly popular Bearista cup with its own collectible drinkware for the holidays. The fast-casual chain unveiled its limited-edition glass Snowman Cups in a news release on Thursday, Nov. 5. Panera's cups will come in two versions: a "naughty" winking snowman with a red straw and a "nice" snowman with a regular smile and a powder blue straw. Panera's Snowman Cups will come in mystery boxes, so customers won't know which design they're getting until they open the package. "The holidays are about coming together, enjoying great food and making …

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Cause Of Death Revealed For Pro Soccer Player After Fatal On-Field Collision Cause Of Death Revealed For Pro Soccer Player After Fatal On-Field Collision Cause Of Death Revealed For Pro Soccer Player After Fatal On-Field Collision
Cause Of Death Revealed For Pro Soccer Player After Fatal On-Field Collision A professional soccer player who died after colliding with a goalkeeper during a match in Spain suffered a severe chest injury, according to new autopsy findings. CD Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel Alameda died from "accidental chest trauma," according to preliminary autopsy results reported by Spanish news outlets El Día and Canarias7. The 30-year-old died on Tuesday, Nov. 3, after collapsing during a match against FC Andorra the previous day. De Miguel was struck in the chest by goalkeeper Jesús Owono's knee as the Andorra player rushed outside his penalty area to clear a long ball.…