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Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITY The transit workers who kept the city moving through some of its darkest days took a sizable hit during the pandemic, with more than 160 MTA employees dying from COVID-19. Agency data shows that 41% of the more than 70,000 MTA employees have received at least one vaccine dose — about the same rate as city and state residents. But officials concede it won’t be easy to sway vaccine holdouts, even with the MTA offering workers four hours pay to get the shots. �...

Ludlow News for May 5 By Marj Locker CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. On April 27 the Braymer Lions Club bowling team traveled to Chillicothe to face the Ludlow Lions bowling team in a challenge event. After three games filled with whoops and hollers, the results were announced. The winner of the Lions Bowl Challenge 2021 was….the Ludlow Lions! Joe Gilliland had the overall high score with a 278! For Braymer Sandy Wiedmier had the high game with a 151. Lurinda Gilliland of the Ludlow squad and Sandy Wied...

MTA To Resume 24-Hour Subway Service May 17, Gov. Cuomo Says CBS New York 5/4/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The MTA will resume 24-hour subway service starting May 17, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. Many riders said it’s been a long time coming. But like almost anything that requires coordination between the governor and Mayor Bill de Blasio, this plan is replete with infighting, CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported. More than a year ago, Cuom...

Killeen officer involved in deadly shooting moved from administrative leave to administrative duty Investigation still underway Posted at 3:26 PM, Apr 29, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-29 17:34:20-04 KILLEEN, TX — The Killeen PD officer who shot and killed 52-year-old Patrick Lynn Warren, Sr. after a psychiatric 911 call has been moved from administrative leave to administrative duty. Officer Reynaldo Contreras, a five-year veteran of the department, was placed on administrative leave aft...

Carroll High School community reaction to return to crash zone and last updated 2021-04-28 20:30:08-04 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The news Wednesday that expanded crash zones for Cabaniss Air Field now include the construction site for the new Carroll High School was met with disappointment by several members of the schools community. The thought of a Navy pilot-in-training possibly accidentally crashing a plane into her sons school is another item for Carroll High mother Maxine Donna to worr...

Tolgart/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Nick O'Rourke was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 20. It's been 15 years since then, and his mom, Mimi Feldman, says it's as if her son is "stuck in time." "We all look at Facebook and look at your son's friends growing up... You have to let go of all the dreams that you have, and my disappointment is even secondary... Imagine his disappointment," Feldman said. "You know, he lost the life that he had, too." Feldman...

“I never give up hope,” Mimi Feldman said about her son.

Officers making an arrest [BE file] Amid changes to policing across the country, the Oakland City Council is set to approve a pilot program where 911 operators will direct trained civilians to handle mental health calls. The Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO) will be implemented in the East Oakland Area and will run as a police free operation within the Oakland Fire Department. Two person teams of emergency medical technicians and trained community members will handle m...

Meet Yorks Top 30 Changemakers Under 30 Bold. Inspired. Visionary. It takes a true leader to inspire positive change in the world, and these are just some of the traits that define the successful York University alumni, driven to make a meaningful difference in their communities. At home and abroad, graduates of York University are not only entering the workforce prepared to put their education into practice, but to enact positive, real-world change. From business leaders championing diversity ...

April 8, 2021 Guest Submission The George Floyd Act addresses qualified immunity by creating a cause of action for deprivation of rights; requires corroboration for the testimony of undercover police officers; adds a duty to intervene and to render aid; prohibits chokeholds and limits lethal force to imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death. It also ends arrests for many non-jailable fine-only violations and mandates creation of a progressive disciplinary matrix establishing differe...