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Power & Politics: Remembering 9/11
20+ hour, 38+ min ago (219+ words) Sep 13, 2026, 1:07 PM On Sept. 11, 2001, more than 2,700 people were killed when two planes crashed into the Twin Towers in Lower Manhattan. Another 224 people died in two other plane crashes at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania. To this day, countless survivors and…...
CT's Expanded Pay Transparency Law will require companies to be honest about wage ranges
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (104+ words) Sep 12, 2026, 9:44 PM Companies will be required to be upfront about wage ranges when Connecticut's Expanded Pay Transparency Law takes effect in October. State Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox says the measure is a massive step forward for workplace equity. "This is critical…...
Lawmakers push for bill aimed at reducing flooding across New Jersey
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (357+ words) Sep 12, 2026, 10:52 PM Officials are pushing a bill aimed at reducing flooding across New Jersey after a summer marked by several intense storms and widespread flooding, Local officials are renewing calls for passage of the "Make Polluters Pay" act. The proposal…...
Power & Politics: Caldwell investigation; 9/11 - 25 years later
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (180+ words) Sep 12, 2026, 4:21 PM This week marked 25 years since the day that forever changed America, the day al-Qaeda terrorists targeted Americans' way of life by killing nearly 3,000 innocent people at the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Twenty-five years later,…...
Hofstra union members ratify new contract with university
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (136+ words) Sep 10, 2026, 8:07 AM The Hofstra chapter of university professors have voted to ratify their new contract with the administration. The union told News 12 it agreed on wage increased between 3% and 3 1/2 % for the next four years. The union previously threatened to strike…...
Poughkeepsie councilmember faces new felony charges
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (218+ words) Sep 10, 2026, 6:13 AM A Poughkeepsie Common Council member already facing felony charges in a separate case is now accused of repeatedly striking a 69-year-old person in the head. Christopher Grant, 38, who represents the city’s 6th Ward, was arraigned Tuesday on a charge…...
Scam victims required to pay income taxes on losses under 2017 tax cut legislation
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (85+ words) News12 | Long Island Sep 10, 2026, 5:56 AM Being scammed out of money may not be the biggest thing you have to worry about. Some people who fall victim to a scam or have their money stolen are being forced to pay taxes on…...
25 years later, Hauppauge memorial keeps 9/11 heroes' legacy alive
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (186+ words) Sep 10, 2026, 5:53 AM The Hauppauge Fire Department lost two of its members on Sept. 11, 2001. Chief Peter Brennan and Chief Ray Meisenheimer were both firefighters with the FDNY. Later, the department lost two more members to illnesses linked to ground zero - ex-Capt....
Gov. Lamont, Sen. Fazio publicly spar over electric bills at Bond Commission meeting
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (424+ words) Sep 8, 2026, 4:52 PM Connecticut borrowed $145 million to lower your electric bill on Tuesday. But in a rare public spat at the normally dull State Bond Commission meeting, Gov. Ned Lamont and his Republican challenger sparred about whether the relief goes far…...
Increased security expected in Brooklyn's Jewish community ahead of High Holidays
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (347+ words) Sep 8, 2026, 9:47 PM With Rosh Hashanah kicking off the Jewish High Holidays on Friday at sundown, members of the community around Brooklyn are preparing for increased security. It comes as Gov. Kathy Hochul's office announces that not only is anti-Jewish crime…...