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Expressway closed after truck carrying medical supplies, overturns
The Long Island Expressway was closed eastbound between exits 50/Bagatelle Rd and exit 51/Deer Park Avenue on Friday morning because of a crash involving an overturned truck. Police say Samuel Sagesse was driving a tractor trailer with a female passenger on the eastbound LIE, west of exit 51, when he lost control of the vehicle,…
BREAKING NEWS: President Trump & First Lady test positive for COVID-19
In a tweet early Friday morning, President Donald Trump announced that he and the first lady have tested positive for the coronavirus. According to the Associated Press, the President’s doctor says the president and first lady “are both well at this time”. Trump is 74, putting him at higher risk of serious complications from COVID-19.…
Yankees win wild card
CLEVELAND (AP) — DJ LeMahieu’s tiebreaking single in the ninth inning off closer Brad Hand sent the New York Yankees into the AL Division Series with a wild 10-9 win over the Cleveland Indians in a Game 2 that started in September and ended in October. At 4 hours, 50 minutes — even without two…
3 LI Zip Codes make NY Govs list of 20 Covid hot spots
The coronavirus infection rate has been rising in some New York neighborhoods. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office released information on 20 COVID-19 zip codes that have had rising Covid-19 positive cases reported. Three of the 20 zip codes are on Long Island, each with a three percent infection rate. In Nassau County, 11580, which…
Holbrook man sentenced in crash that killed Boy Scout
On the two year anniversary of the Manorville crash that killed a Boy Scout, a Riverhead judge sentenced the driver, 61-year-old Thomas Murphy of Holbrook, to eight and a third to 25 years in prison. Murphy was convicted in December of Driving While Intoxicated and crashing into a group of Boy Scouts who were out…
Police say 7-11 shoplifter found dead in Melville after confrontation with store clerk
Suffolk County Police are investigating an incident during which a man was killed in Melville this morning. A clerk from 7-Eleven, located at 225 Broadhollow Road, confronted a male shoplifter and chased him out of the store at approximately 12:45 a.m. A confrontation occurred, during which the male shoplifter was killed. The man was pronounced…
Diocese of Rockville Centre files for bankruptcy
Diocese of Rockville Centre announced plans Thursday, to file for bankruptcy. In a statement shared on Twitter the Diocese said that “in the year since the passage of the Child Victims Act, more than 200 law suits alleging sexual abuse, have been filed against the Diocese”. The letter posted on Twitter goes on to say that…
Pedestrian struck and killed Tuesday night on Long Island Expressway
Nassau County Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened Tuesday night on the Long Island Expressway. Detectives say a 67-year-old man was heading westbound in the HOV lane near exit 41 in Jericho on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 just before 9 p. m., when he struck a man walking in the roadway. The victim…
Suffolk County Executive to announce budget cuts to health services
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone’s office say the County Executive will announce on Wednesday that Suffolk County “will have no choice but to make catastrophic budget cuts to contract agencies that receive County funding without significant federal disaster assistance”. Bellone’s office says that “without federal help, the county will be forced to slash funding at unprecedented levels for agencies that provide services for…
Rangers buy out Henrik Lundquist contract
ESPN says the New York Rangers have announced that they will buy out the remainder of Henrik Lundquist contract. Photo credit: (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Sound Beach man sentenced on charges including sex trafficking
A Sound Beach man was sentenced on Tuesday, to serve 9.5 years in prison, after being found guilty of conducting a human trafficking operation in his parents basement. “Raymond Rodio III was engaged in the unthinkable for years — a sex trafficking operation in his parents’ basement and today he will be punished for the…
Decision expected today on case involving Boy Scout
A Riverhead judge is expected to issue a decision today on a motion filled by the defense attorney for Thomas Murphy of Holbrook. 61-year-old Thomas Murphy, was convicted by a jury in 2019 of driving while intoxicated and killing 12-year-old Boy Scout, Andrew McMorris of Wading River on September 30, 2018. If the motion is…