Category: Staten Island

DEAR ABBY: While I was visiting my father-in-law, a heated conversation turned violent. My husband, “Rob,” was helping his dad and a neighbor with a house project. When Rob’s dad became upset at him, he lifted the power saw he was holding, turned it on and motioned toward Rob saying, “You’re lucky I don’t slit…

It’s time to grab your tickets and check to see if you’re a big winner! The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to rise after one lucky winner in Michigan won $842 million in the January 1 drawing. Is this your lucky night? Here are Monday’s winning lottery numbers: 1-3-7-16-66, Powerball: 5, Power Play: 5X Double Play…

A 14-year-old boy was injured while attempting to “surf” a Brooklyn subway train, according to a report. The boy was riding atop a Coney Island-bound F train when he fell and was injured, the Daily News is reporting. He was standing on top of the train when he fell at the Seventh Avenue station in…

The town of Brookline, Massachusetts, adopted a first-of-its-kind bylaw banning anyone born in the 21st Century from purchasing tobacco and tobacco products, the Associated Press is reporting. The bylaw was adopted by Brookline in 2020 and upheld by Massachusetts’ highest court last week, the report said. The law is being studied by other U.S. cities…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A city Department of Education (DOE) investigation is underway after a significant haul of books featuring characters of color and themes on immigration and the LGBTQ+ community were found left out with the garbage near an Eltingville public school. As originally reported in Gothamist, most of the books found trashed behind…

A longtime veteran of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is dead after a fight at an Upstate New York casino. Genesee County Sheriff’s Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello, 54, died Sunday morning while on special assignment working at the Batavia Downs casino, located 35 miles west of Rochester. Police said he was notified of a verbal confrontation…

Originally published by the Associated Press. Federal investigators on Monday again searched a troubled women’s prison in California, seizing computers and documents in an apparent escalation of a yearslong sexual abuse investigation that previously led to charges against a former warden and other employees. More than a dozen FBI agents were at the Federal Correctional Institution at…

Staten Island’s March Madness is almost here and, no, we’re not talking about the NCAA Basketball Tournament either. The CYO Staten Island Cheerleading Championships, instead, are set to take place on Saturday over the course of two different sessions at the College of Staten Island’s Sports and Recreation Center in Willowbrook. CYO County Coordinator Mike…

More than 50 roosters were recovered and 52 people were arrested Saturday when police broke up a large-scale cockfighting ring at a South Jersey home, authorities said. The raid ended an ongoing investigation by Galloway Township police into the ring in the 300 block of South Bremen Avenue off the White Horse Pike, officials said.…

Almost a year to the day, Mets closer Edwin Díaz took the mound in a competitive game for the last time. That’s when he suffered a season-ending knee injury in the World Baseball Classic. On Monday, the two-time Reliever of the Year Award-winner is expected to make his Grapefruit League debut against the Marlins. In…