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Man arrested for DWI following Sunday night crash in West Babylon
Suffolk County Police on Sunday night arrested a man for driving while intoxicated following a 2-car crash in West Babylon. Officials say that Roland Paul was driving a Chevrolet northbound on Straight Path, near Mathews Avenue, when his vehicle crashed into another car at approximately 10:05 p.m. Paul was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical…
Brookhaven Town will pay nearly $250,000 in fines for violating the Clean Air Act
The Town of Brookhaven has agreed to pay almost $250,000 dollars in fines, as a result of a lawsuit filed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The Department of Justice announced in a press release that Brookhaven Town has also agreed to bring the town landfill into compliance with the Clean Air Act. Under the…
Alderson to become Mets’ president if Cohen purchase OKed
NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime baseball executive Sandy Alderson will return to the New York Mets as team president if Steve Cohen’s purchase of the club is approved by Major League Baseball owners. The 72-year-old Alderson is currently a senior adviser for the Oakland Athletics. He was the Mets’ general manager from 2010-18, and was…
Judge says 2020 census must continue for another month
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at the end of September and ordered the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident extended for another month through the end of October. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh said in her ruling late Thursday that a shortened schedule would likely…
West Babylon man arrested on child pornography charges
Suffolk County Police arrested a West Babylon man on Thursday, for possession of child pornography. Authorities say, after receiving a tip from the New York State Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Suffolk County Police Computer Crimes Unit launched an investigation into Brian Anderson. A…
Police investigate Wyandanch shooting
Suffolk County Police are investigating in a shooting in Wyandach. Police say a 25-year-old man was sitting in a parked vehicle on Winter Avenue near Nicolls Rd when he was struck by a bullet around 10:30pm on Wednesday September 23, 2020. Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers. Photo credit: Suffolk County…
LIE closed for hours on Wednesday after a fatal crash
The westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway were closed for several hours on Wednesday afternoon following a serious motor vehicle accident. Nassau County Police say a 27 year old man who was working on the Expressway was struck by a westbound vehicle in Woodbury when he was exiting his truck, near exit 44, just…
Protests over Breonna Taylor
Protests erupted Wednesday night in several cities including NYC and here on Long Island following news that a grand jury in Kentucky did not charge any of the officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor. Long Island protesters announced on instagram that they plan to gather Thursday night at 5pm in Mineola in front…
New Year’s Eve in Times Square incorporates virtual elements
NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers say New Year’s Eve in Times Square will incorporate virtual elements and be scaled down and socially distant on site in response to the coronavirus. The Times Square Alliance, Jamestown Properties and Countdown Entertainment said Wednesday in a news release that the annual event will have an extremely limited group…
A Long Island exterminator died after falling on the job
Police say an exterminator working at a house in Nassau County, fell off a ladder, suffered serious injuries and was later pronounced dead. Nassau Police say the 29 year old man was working at a home on Bayside Avenue in Port Washington on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 when he fell off the ladder, just after…
East Setauket woman’s vehicle stolen from her at the Home Goods parking lot in Port Jefferson Station
Suffolk Police say a 59 year old East Setauket woman’s vehicle was stolen from her on Monday night at the Home Goods shopping center on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station. Police say on September 21, 2020, the victim had started her 2016 Honda Pilot in the parking lot at 4810 Nesconset Highway, when she…
NYC to name Brooklyn civic building after Justice Ginsburg
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city will celebrate the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by naming a building after her in Brooklyn, the borough of her birth. De Blasio announced Tuesday that the Brooklyn Municipal Building would be named after Ginsburg, who died Friday. The mayor…