Archive for December, 2010
Cops: Another Wrong-way DWI Arrest in East Meadow
An alleged drunken-driving Georgia man drove the wrong way on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow early Friday morning, Nassau County police said. Jean Deshommes of…
DiNapoli Warns of NY Lottery Scam With a Twist
A scam in which targets are told they’ve won thousands of dollars from a state lottery drawing is widespread, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warns. “This…
Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf post small December sales
DETROIT (AP) — This was the year General Motors Co. and Nissan made good on their promise to bring mass-produced electric cars to the market. But don’t count on seeing one in traffic soon.
LIRR: Train Struck Car on Tracks in Bay Shore
An abandoned car was struck by a westbound Long Island Rail Road train in Bay Shore early Friday morning. LIRR officials said the car was…
A Snookie News Year’s Eve: Will New Year’s Eve Be Snooki-less?
New Year’s Eve is everybody’s favorite time of year. It is a time to start fresh, with everything that we love. Everybody was looking forward…
Estonia to enter new era with euro adoption
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia was gearing up Friday for historic New Year’s festivities as the tiny country becomes the first former Soviet republic to adopt the euro, a symbolic boost for the currency tarnished by the worst crisis in its 12-year history. The changeover will officially start at midnight Jan.
