Staten Island
A mild snow for an odd winter – 1,500 lose power on Staten Island
Jan 23, 2012 10:56 am
It was a much delayed first-snow-of-winter. Though we had had snow within the last few months, it wasn’t winter yet. The most recent snowfall took place in October.
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And the pill busts go on and on and on and on in Staten Island
Jan 20, 2012 10:11 am
Police said they found two stun guns, a handgun, a rifle, two boxes of ammo, two bulletproof vests, 139 ecstasy pills, six oxycodone pills and one hydrocodone pill.
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Father of missing boy shot in the head – possibly during search for son
Jan 19, 2012 10:19 am
The victim’s attorney said Patrick Alford Sr., 29, had been putting up missing posters for his son around a housing development where he was not welcome.
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Police accuse a robber from the 1990s in a new bank heist
Jan 17, 2012 9:53 am
Back in the 1990s, the Staten Islander is believed to have been involved in 23 bank robberies. Now he’s out of jail, and suspected of holding up a Brooklyn bank.
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Killer gets extra prison time, saying ‘I’d do it all over again’
Jan 16, 2012 10:09 am
Jermaine Lewis had pleaded guilty last July to first-degree manslaughter, and probably faced 12 or 13 years in prison. After his speech, the judge gave him 15.
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Staten Island is one of the top 10 places in America for sensitive men
Jan 13, 2012 10:18 am
The borough came in 10th out of 10, but still beat any other section of New York City, or even such castles of sensitivity as San Francisco or Portland.
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Staten Island woman who clones her dead dog makes TV appearance on TLC
Jan 12, 2012 10:14 am
It’s been three years since the dog died, and Danielle Tarantola would not throw away anything he touched – including some chicken she had been feeding him.
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Subway hero’s criminal record makes for even more important lesson
Jan 11, 2012 10:54 am
The point is that Steven Santiago was a brave man before, when and after he jumped on the tracks. He was, to be sure, a man who made mistakes, but still a good man.
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Monkey at Staten Island Zoo picks Newt Gingrich to win New Hampshire
Jan 10, 2012 12:38 am
The former House Speaker may have made top banana through a process of elimination. Sure, the Ron Paul banana looked tempting, but Grandpa knew he’d regret it later.
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