Extra Extra: An East Hampton man called the cops to report a plastic bag he found in his yard

James Ramsay

Published Jan 6, 2023

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James Ramsay

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Good Friday afternoon in New York City, where the Three Kings Day Parade is returning to East Harlem. Here's what else is happening:

Sea level rise is expected to push saltwater further up the Delaware River, a phenomenon that could ultimately threaten the drinking water supplies of both Philly and New York.
The Frick is adding its first Renaissance portrait of a woman to its permanent collection. (The work is "Portrait of a Woman" by Giovanni Battista Moroni.)
Congrats to New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin for being named to the NHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team.
Whale watchers in Orange County, California got to witness a massive gray whale give birth to a (giant!) baby gray whale.
"Real Housewives" star Jen Shah was sentenced by a judge in Manhattan today to six-and-a-half years in prison for fraud.
Visions of blood testing devices and rocket ships come and go, but the robotic pizza maker remains the holy grail of Silicon Valley inventions.
Disney is 100 years old.
"A 40-year-old man living on Toilsome Lane called police last Thursday afternoon to report 'suspicious activity.' He had discovered a plastic bag wrapped tightly around the branch of a tree on his property and wanted his finding documented." Pretty quiet week in the East Hampton Star police blotter.
All politics aside, House Republicans are chaotic dressers.
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