Category: Staten Island

DEAR ABBY: We have grown children and a grandchild who live several states away. The problem is, we don’t enjoy visiting them. Our son’s wife has an eating disorder. She’s obsessed with what SHE is going to eat next, eats some of the strangest raw vegetable combinations we’ve ever heard of and has our grandchild…

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 Saturday’s winning lottery numbers: 03-08-40-53-58, Powerball: 03, Power Play: 3X Double Play…

St. Joseph by-the-Sea got a game-high 17 points from senior forward Nick Fiorentino as the Vikings pulled away from St. Edmund’s late to notch a 57-45 CHSAA ‘A’ Intersectional quarterfinal triumph Saturday at Archbishop Molloy HS, Queens. Paul Testaverde tallied 14, while Matt Stolfo added 10 for coach Mike Cortese’s troops. Read the full article…

LAKELAND, Fla. — The second outfielder the Yankees acquired from the Padres in the Juan Soto deal has always hit for power and worked long at-bats, although the batting average has been historically low and the K-rate quite high. In the Yankees’ spring training opener on Saturday, two-time Gold Glove winner Trent Grisham showed off…

TAMPA, Fla. — The Yankees’ travel roster for Saturday’s Grapefruit League opener in Lakeland against the Tigers won’t get fans excited. In an exhibition that Luis Gil was picked to be the Yankees’ starting pitcher, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and Anthony Rizzo won’t be there. There also will be no DJ LeMahieu, Giancarlo Stanton or…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Soul-stirring church melodies and dynamic speakers filled First Central Baptist Church in Stapleton Saturday afternoon, as over 150 local leaders and residents gathered for the 19th annual Staten Island Black History Town Hall meeting. The event, bursting at capacity reminiscent of pre-pandemic times, celebrated Black excellence and paid homage to community…

Both St. Joseph-by-the-Sea and Tottenville geared up for the playoffs with a non-league tilt ahead of postseason play. The Vikings will take on Monsignor Scanlan in the CHSAA AA Archdiocesan title game on Sunday, while Tottenville kicks off the PSAL AAAA playoffs on Wednesday. Read the full article here

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The coming stretch of days will see temperatures dip as low as 23 and as high as 61, according to various forecasts. This past week saw highs in the upper 30s and low 40s, with temperatures peaking at 47 degrees on Friday, according to the Advance/SILive.com weather station. While the temperature…

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mets manager Carlos Mendoza looks differently than he used to when he sat beside Aaron Boone as the Yankees bench coach. Not only is his uniform a different shade of blue, but he’s sporting a well manicured goattee. Meeting with reporters before Saturday’s spring traning game against the Cardinals, Mendoza’s…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One lucky winner secured a jackpot-winning Take 5 ticket valued at $38,846.50 from a deli in the Bronx, the N.Y. Lottery announced Saturday. The ticket, purchased at Ranch Mini Market and Deli Inc. — located at 2739 White Plains Rd. — was sold as part of Friday’s Take 5 evening drawing,…