Listen to this article A Garden City attorney has pleaded guilty in a $5 million fraud scheme, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s office. Daniel Boldi pleaded guilty to 13 counts of second-degree grand larceny charges and one first-degree scheme to defraud in connection with defrauding 46 separate real estate transactions between September 2020…
Listen to this article The former co-owner of a Long Island funeral home pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington, D.C., Thursday to two assault charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, officials said. Peter Moloney of Bayport, the former co-owner of Moloney Family Funeral Homes, pleaded…
Listen to this article Patchogue-based Long Island Community Hospital, LICH, is now a provisional Level II trauma center. Ahead of its merger with NYU Langone, the hospital was awarded the Level II provisional designation by the New York State Department of Health. LICH is currently awaiting verification by the American College of Surgeons, which is…
Listen to this article October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is an apt time to consider the state of employment for people with disabilities. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023, 22.5 percent of people with a disability were employed: the highest recorded ratio since 2008. The data also reveals that…
Listen to this article With a $2 million grant, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) established the Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Center for Advanced Cancer Diagnostics. Announced Wednesday, the grant is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “The groundbreaking work at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, combining neuroscience with AI, is truly remarkable,”…
Listen to this article New York State is investing $5.3 million in Long Island volunteer firefighting training and facilities, including a new fire department museum. “New York’s firefighters serve with unparalleled bravery and dedication,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a news release on Tuesday about the new funding, which was announced at the…
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Listen to this article It’s been a difficult year on college campuses, where tense Israel-Hamas war protests have erupted. But two Princeton University scholars say constructive conversation is possible. Their experience was the focus of “A Dialogue About the War in Gaza” last week at Hofstra University’s Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College in Hempstead.…
Listen to this article Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care has opened a 4,216-square-foot facility in East Northport, combining its East Northport pediatric center and Elwood center into one location to serve both children and adults. The new center is located in the Elwood Center shopping plaza at 1950 East Jericho Turnpike next to Pet Supply Plus. The…
Listen to this article The Manhasset-based Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health’s research arm, has formed the Institute of Translational Research, the organization’s sixth research institute. A $5 million gift from the Karches family is endowing Dr. Douglas Nixon to serve as the Karches Family Professor in Translational Research and establishing the Karches Family…