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Police on Lengthy Island are looking for an alleged arsonist who struck in the dark in Suffolk County. It occurred round 2 a.m. on Wednesday in entrance of a house at 400 American Boulevard in Brentwood. Safety video reveals somebody standing in entrance of a automotive earlier than a sudden flash, after which flames. “A person in front of the vehicle who was using what we believed was a lighter that caused a large flash,” defined Suffolk Police Chief of Detectives Invoice Doherty. “And it’s very likely an accelerant was used.” The proprietor of the automotive, Doris Portillo, stated she…

One of many issues that has at all times made me pleased with being a part of CUNY is its extraordinary poetic legacy, which fits again many years and consists of many poet laureates. And now, I’m particularly moved to see our newest poetry prodigy, Stephanie Pacheco, a younger scholar whose work has already been acknowledged on a nationwide degree, put her CUNY expertise into verse.    Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of becoming a member of Stephanie at an occasion the place we marked Nationwide Poetry Month by unveiling her poem “Dear CUNY,” her lyrical and stirring ode…