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CONNECTICUT Governor Ned Lamont is home, with a new hip.
Lamont is recovering from a previously scheduled surgical procedure to replace his hip, according to his communications director, Max Reiss.
The procedure was conducted at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Stamford.
Subscribe Governor Lamont s medical team says he is on track for a speedy recovery, Reiss said in a news release late Wednesday afternoon. He is feeling well and will undergo physical therapy to aid in his recuperation.
No other details were released.
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Nassau County will be increasing police patrols at multiple sites ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration. (Patch Graphic)
NASSAU COUNTY, NY Ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden on Jan. 20 and the threats of violence around the country that have come with it, Nassau County will be increasing police patrols of sites around the area, although there are no specific threats to the county.
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder announced the stepped-up patrols on Tuesday. Police will be increasing their presence at government buildings, houses of worship, hospitals, schools, transportation centers and fire departments, and is also working with in-house security at those sites to make sure they are prepared for possible violence.
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An archaeological dig is taking place at the Peter Crippen House in Halesite. (Patch Graphic)
HALESITE, NY An archeological dig is underway at the Peter Crippen House, a site significant to the Town of Huntington s African American history, according to a town news release.
Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci s Office has been working with the town s historian, engineering department, and African American Historic Designation Council to ensure that the Peter Crippen House, which is in severe disrepair and is set to be demolished, can be properly preserved.
In September 2020, the Huntington Town Board accepted an $8,500 donation from the Manes Peace Prize Foundation to conduct an archaeological study at the site, and they applied for $4,000 in Preservation League of New York State grant funding for a structural assessment of the house to determine to what extent the building, or its timbers, can be preserved for reconstruction at another site. The location of the potential rec
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U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi took to Facebook Tuesday to decry calls for protest in the certification of the presidential election. (Cheriss May/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Rep. Thomas Suozzi was inside the Capitol Wednesday as protesters breached the building to protest the certification of votes for President-elect Joe Biden. The doors have been locked as protesters have breached Capitol Police security, Suozzi wrote on Facebook at about 2:30 p.m. I believe that debate will begin again soon. We must simply rely on our values and get through this day. Do not be afraid.
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A new bill would give residents the tools to hold recall elections to remove elected officials from special districts. (Patch Graphic)
OCEANSIDE, NY Oceanside s representatives in state government are putting forward a bill that would allow citizens to recall people elected to serve on in special districts. It is being put forward because of the recent scandal involving an Oceanside sanitation commissioner.
Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Assemblywoman Judy Griffin are sponsoring the bill, which would update the public officers law to allow recalls of people elected to serve in special districts. Under current state law, there is no method to remove people from from office in special districts unless the state supreme court rules they showed malfeasance in office, according to Newsday.