News
Cleaning Lady Arrested After Theft From Local Home
10+ hour, 10+ min ago (240+ words) Far Rockaway, NY (May 24, 2026) A cleaning lady was arrested after thousands of dollars were allegedly stolen from a local home over an extended period, following a coordinated response by the NYPD and Rockaway Nassau Safety Patrol. According to community safety…...
Scrutiny Grows Over Mamdani's Meetings With Queens Imam
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (274+ words) New York, NY (May 24, 2026) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing renewed scrutiny, as usual, over his past meetings with a Queens imam whose public record includes inflammatory comments about Israel, Hamas, and the Holocaust. Al-Sahlani has also been…...
Toronto: Missing Teen Flyers Torn Down in Disturbing Echo of Post-Oct. 7 Hatred
10+ hour, 14+ min ago (337+ words) Toronto, Ontario (May 24, 2026) The urgent search for 14-year-old Esther, also known as Esti, has been made even more painful after missing-person flyers posted across Toronto were torn down, an act that has deeply disturbed community members already shaken by her…...
Who Incited The Vermont Vandal?
10+ hour, 42+ min ago (404+ words) By Dr. Rafael Medoff, historian and author: The words "Free Palestine" and "F" Israel" were painted on the windows of a wellness studio in Vermont last week, over two Israeli flags that the Jewish owner had placed there. Mark Treinkman,…...
Rep. Ted Crus on Early Reports of "Iran Deal"
20+ hour, 51+ min ago (179+ words) I am deeply concerned about what we are hearing about an Iran deal," being pushed by some voices in the administration. President Trump's decision to strike Iran was the most consequential decision of his second term. He was right to…...
New York Budget Bill Would Restrict Local Cooperation With ICE
21+ hour, 7+ min ago (207+ words) Albany, NY (May 23, 2026) New York lawmakers have advanced a wide-ranging public safety and government budget bill that would significantly limit how local police, jails, and public agencies cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. Another major part of the package would create…...
HWPL Budget Passes, New Trustee Elected, Summer Art Shows & More
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (130+ words) The summer season officially begins with our first Community Art Show, featuring works from the Young Adult Craft Circle alongside a unique showcase of original art created by the library's dedicated staff members. An opening reception will be held on…...
Federal Funding Advances Major Penn Station Rebuild
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (391+ words) New York, NY (May 20, 2026) The U. S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it will provide an additional $200 million to move forward with a major reconstruction of New York's Penn Station, advancing an estimated $8 billion plan to modernize the nation's busiest rail…...
Ben Gurion Expected To Stay Open If Iran Fighting Resumes - 5 Towns Central
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (311+ words) Tel Aviv, Israel (May 20, 2026) Israeli officials currently expect Ben Gurion Airport to remain operational even if fighting with Iran resumes, marking a major shift from previous rounds of conflict in which the airport was shut down shortly after hostilities began....
Trump Rx Expansion Adds Hundreds of Generic Drugs to Federal Price Tool
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (265+ words) Washington, DC (May 19, 2026) The Trump administration is expanding its prescription drug pricing website with the addition of more than 600 generic medications, a major increase for the months-old federal platform aimed at helping Americans find lower-cost options for common prescriptions. Administration…...