Watch List: The Week That Was, Plus Ice Cream
Corey Feldman cried.
Corey Feldman cried. Brangelina split.
A crockpot stopped traffic.
Welcome to Autumn, National Ice Cream Cone Day AND Elephant Appreciation Day, all rolled into one.
Hug A Reporter
The Press Club of Long Island scored large chapter of the year honors from the Society of Professional Journalists. Good on ya!
Hug An Editor
After 43 years in the local news business, John O’Connell is all set to retire. His knowledge of the local scene, generosity of spirit and expertise will be missed — along with his wry sense of humor.
A tip of the hat to the guy who set the working standard for local reporting.
Can You Hug A Professor?
Or are there laws against that?
Anywho, there actually is other news coming out of Hofstra right now, aside from 
that debate thingy going on.
that debate thingy going on.And here it is: Longtime friend, participant and speaker for FMC, Jeffrey Morosoff has just achieved tenure. He celebrated the milestone with family and friends last night. Among them: former boss, Suffolk Supreme Court Judge Arthur G. Pitts. Bert Cunningham. Ken Young. Laurie Bloom. And Wendy O’Neill, too!
And Then This Happened …
The French press reports Altice has run into trouble over its attempts to fully own its flagship, SFR.
Allegations have surfaced that some of those charged with oversight of Altice actually have a vested interest in the company. Minority shareholders are angry at how the stock price has plummeted, and are voicing opposition. And maybe Altice took over SFR’s management before it had been given the green light? Emails directly from the big boss have allegedly been uncovered. If proven, that alone could amount to a fine of 500 million euros — the biggest ever levied on a French operator.
A two-week delay in a ruling on the takeover is now in place, to figure all this stuff out. In the meantime, things aren’t so rosy in Portugal either.
10 Minutes to Deadline
Sept. 23 is the deadline to submit a claim form in the Marchese v. Cablevision settlement.
It will take about 45 seconds to file online, as long as you have this info handy: Your account number, the address where service was received and the approximate dates of service. If you had multiple accounts in the 2004 to 2016 time frame, you don’t need the prior account numbers; simply the address and estimated dates of service.
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