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LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Stephen Neville, 29, of Lake Ronkonkoma was killed following two separate back-to-back crashes on the Long Island Expressway late Tuesday night, according to Suffolk County Police. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – New York state lawmakers this week passed a bill to extend a moratorium on evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite Republicans issuing concerns that the measure may do more harm than good. Read more from OnSachem News.
PATCHOGUE, NY — Only 16 of 149 New York hospitals received an “A” grade from Leapfrog Group’s in their 2021 spring Hospital Safety Grade Report. Near the Sachem area, "A" grades were given to St. Catherine of Siena Hospital in Smithtown and Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson. However, closest to Sachem, Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue graded a "C." Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the most significant easing of COVID-restrictions since the pandemic began. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Rite Aid announced on Friday it is now administering the COVID-19 vaccine at every store, with or without an advance appointment. Within Sachem, Rite Aid is located near Kohl’s on Hawkins Avenue in Lake Ronkonkoma. Rite Aid also has stores nearby in Medford, Sayville, Selden, Smithtown, and West Patchogue. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – The unexpected increase in the New York state population that emerged in the 2020 U.S. Census is casting a shadow of doubt on the accuracy of the final data, experts warn. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – A recent analysis indicates that most taxpayers would not gain from a federal proposal to repeal the cap on state and local tax, also known as SALT, deductions. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — The Sachem High School East Diversity Club in Farmingville recently held a museum walk with socially distant exhibits featuring information and activities from various cultures around the world. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – The record $212 billion budget New York lawmakers passed earlier this month includes an estimated $26.7 billion in revenues from new resources. That’s according to an analysis released Thursday by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. Read more from OnSachem News.
Report: Cuomo administration ordered health officials not to release nursing home death toll numbers
(The Center Square) – The Cuomo administration reportedly held up New York health officials from reporting the true COVID-19 death toll attributable to nursing homes for at least five months. That’s according to a bombshell report published by The New York Times on Wednesday. Read more from OnSachem News.
CENTEREACH AND PATCHOGUE, NY — Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini and Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart on Wednesday announced the indictment of a Centereach man for allegedly stabbing and critically injuring a police officer following a motor vehicle crash in which the defendant was driving while impaired by methamphetamine. Read more from OnSachem News.
Stacker explores the 100 top-rated TV shows of all time. The shows with the highest IMDb score are ranked the highest, with #1 being the best TV show of all time, as rated by IMDb users, and with ties broken by the number of votes. Read more from OnSachem News.
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Mandatory COVID-19 testing for high-risk high school sports is no longer required, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced as he detailed updated guidance from the Department of Health Services. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Stephen Neville, 29, of Lake Ronkonkoma was killed following two separate back-to-back crashes on the Long Island Expressway late Tuesday night, according to Suffolk County Police. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Rite Aid announced on Friday it is now administering the COVID-19 vaccine at every store, with or without an advance appointment. Within Sachem, Rite Aid is located near Kohl’s on Hawkins Avenue in Lake Ronkonkoma. Rite Aid also has stores nearby in Medford, Sayville, Selden, Smithtown, and West Patchogue. Read more from OnSachem News.
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New York lawmakers move to once again extend ban on evictions
(The Center Square) – New York state lawmakers this week passed a bill to extend a moratorium on evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite Republicans issuing concerns that the measure may do more harm than good. Read more from OnSachem News.
PATCHOGUE, NY — Only 16 of 149 New York hospitals received an “A” grade from Leapfrog Group’s in their 2021 spring Hospital Safety Grade Report. Near the Sachem area, "A" grades were given to St. Catherine of Siena Hospital in Smithtown and Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson. However, closest to Sachem, Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue graded a "C." Read more from OnSachem News.
Gen. David Petraeus (Ret.) tells CNN's Jake Tapper why he fears the US may regret its military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Read more.
(The Center Square) – More than 42,000 people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border evaded authorities in April, preliminary Customs and Border Protection (CPB) statistics show. Read more.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — The Sachem High School East Diversity Club in Farmingville recently held a museum walk with socially distant exhibits featuring information and activities from various cultures around the world. Read more from OnSachem News.
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Mandatory COVID-19 testing for high-risk high school sports is no longer required, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced as he detailed updated guidance from the Department of Health Services. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Rite Aid announced on Friday it is now administering the COVID-19 vaccine at every store, with or without an advance appointment. Within Sachem, Rite Aid is located near Kohl’s on Hawkins Avenue in Lake Ronkonkoma. Rite Aid also has stores nearby in Medford, Sayville, Selden, Smithtown, and West Patchogue. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – New York small business owners have endured quite an ordeal over the past 13 months thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought about emergency regulations that either closed or restricted their operations and forced them to lay off workers. Read more from OnSachem News.
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Mandatory COVID-19 testing for high-risk high school sports is no longer required, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced as he detailed updated guidance from the Department of Health Services. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — The weather was nippy and skies cloudy, making the atmosphere perfectly festive for the very first polar bear plunge in Lake Ronkonkoma. Brave swimmers undaunted by the cold took a dip into the lake at noon on New Year’s Day to welcome 2021. Read more from OnSachem News.
- Lake Ronkonkoma man, 29, killed after FedEx truck hit his crashed car on LIE: Suffolk Police
- New York lawmakers move to once again extend ban on evictions
- Only about 10 percent of New York hospitals get top grade in safety report
- New Yorks joins New Jersey, Connecticut in plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions
- COVID-19 vaccines now at every Rite Aid for online and walk-in appointments
- Dramatic increase in New York's census numbers compared to estimates draws concern from onlookers
- Analysis: Repealing cap on SALT deductions would increase disparities in New York
- Sachem High School East hosts museum walk displaying world cultures
- DiNapoli: New York budget draws on $26.7 billion from new revenue sources
- Report: Cuomo administration ordered health officials not to release nursing home death toll numbers
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“I had a dream of playing college football, but I was too short in high school,” Niesner said. “I picked up playing after my senior year of high school and Oregon State told me that I could walk on.” Read more
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HOLTSVILLE, NY — Deborah Stondell of Holtsville has been named a Woman of Distinction by the Suffolk County Legislature for Women’s History Month. Legislator Anthony Piccirillo, R-Holbrook, of the 8th District selected Stondell for the annual honor. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Marisa Pizza of Farmingville has been named a Woman of Distinction by the Suffolk County Legislature for Women’s History Month. Legislator Nick Caracappa, R-Selden, of the 4th District selected Pizza for the annual honor. Read more from OnSachem News.
ACROSS SACHEM, NY — The road conditions are treacherous around the entire Sachem area. OnSachem News traveled from Lake Ronkonkoma to Farmingville and then through Holtsville and Holbrook early Monday evening to observe road conditions. Broadcast live on Facebook, OnSachem News publisher Jim Green brought viewers a real-time look at the roads. Watch this OnSachem News video.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — The line stretched by the 100s – and even by more than a 1,000 – as voters turned out on Saturday for the first day of early voting at a polling place in Farmingville. Watch this OnSachem News video.
When hospital administrators and politicians’ spouses get immunized before people more at risk, it undermines confidence in the system. Read more from OnSachem News.
When, back in October, Gov. Cuomo rolled out his microcluster approach to COVID outbreaks — explaining the policy in an op-ed in these pages — he advertised it as a surgically precise tool, based entirely on data, that would reduce the virus spread by imposing restrictions on businesses and other activities in small geographic areas with rising cases, zeroing in on problems while preventing the need for larger, regional shutdowns. Read more from OnSachem News.