Month February 2020

Harrison Pfeffer received 569 votes, and ‪Eli Burstzyn received 536 votes‬. The questions on the ballots – regarding their budget and purchase of fire trucks, were both approved.  

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports one day suggest the respiratory outbreak in China might be slowing, the next brings word of thousands more cases. Even the experts have whiplash in trying to determine if the epidemic is getting worse, or if… Continue Reading →

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Going further than he ever has in expressing regret over Obama administration immigration policy, presidential candidate Joe Biden called it a “big mistake” to have deported hundreds of thousands of people without criminal records. “We took… Continue Reading →

Cannabidiol (CBD) has taken the world by storm after misconceptions have been resolved and lawmakers can distinguish the differences between CBD and other cannabis products. Adults who use the product say that it has treated a number of ailments for… Continue Reading →

Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer in lawsuits involving President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of trying to extort sportswear giant Nike. The verdict was returned by a federal jury in… Read more » The post Michael Avenatti is Convicted of… Continue Reading →

Federal prosecutors have declined to charge former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, closing an investigation into whether the longtime target of President Donald Trump’s ire lied to federal officials about… Read more » The post McCabe, An Ex-FBI Official, Not… Continue Reading →

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian pranksters claim they called U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pretending to be climate activist Greta Thunberg and offered Thunberg’s support to his campaign. Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, who have fooled many high-profile victims around… Continue Reading →

FDNY reported that a fire broke out Friday night at 11:30 pm in the second floor of a two story house located 1948 85th Street in Bensonhurst. was accidental, and… Read more » The post 29 residents Displaced in Friday… Continue Reading →

Work is set to begin on the site of a massive Amazon warehouse in the Hudson Valley. The Times Herald-Record reports that nearly 190 acres of trees in the Town… Read more » The post Work to Begin on Site… Continue Reading →

An invasive bug was discovered feeding on avocado leaves across the state of Hawaii and was most recently found on Maui plants in retail outlets, entomologists said. The avocado lace… Read more » The post Invasive Bug Found Feeding on… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — A 14-year-old has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a Barnard College student in a park during a robbery in December, a crime that rattled New York City residents, authorities said Saturday. Rashaun Weaver has… Continue Reading →

U.S. Attorney William Barr has tapped the top federal prosecutor in St. Louis to review the Justice Department’s politically-charged case against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn,… Read more » The post Attorney General Barr Taps Outside… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED] The much anticipated event, a first of its kind for the community, will be taking place this coming Wednesday, February 19th, at Ocean Place Resort in Deal, NJ This event is a real opportunity to get educated about commercial… Continue Reading →

Progressive firebrand Bernie Sanders jabbed his more moderate rivals on Saturday for taking campaign cash from billionaires as Democratic officials at some sites across Nevada were overwhelmed by long lines… Read more » The post Sanders Attacks Moderate Rivals as… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) – The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is distancing itself from a political action committee that has run ads against Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. The political action arm of Democratic Majority for Israel, formed last year to… Continue Reading →

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s parliament voted to dismiss a government minister Saturday after she appeared at two news conferences in front of a large wall sign bearing the country’s old name, Republic of Macedonia, and refused to… Continue Reading →

A massive three-alarm fire burned through a two-story home on 85th Street in Bensonhurst early Shabbos morning. Fames could be seen shooting out of the second-story windows and the roof of the attached home. More than 100 firefighters battled the… Continue Reading →

The Ocean County GOP’s screening committee today made their official endorsements for the upcoming June primaries.  The screening committee endorsed incumbent Representative Chris Smith in NJ-04, former Burlington County Freeholder Kate Gibbs to challenge Democrat Andy Kim in NJ-03, Rep…. Continue Reading →

After being stranded at sea for two weeks because five ports refused to allow their cruise ship to dock, the passengers of the MS Westerdam were anything but sure their ordeal was finally over. Then the authoritarian leader of Cambodia,… Continue Reading →