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Police on LI are prepared to respond to possible polling disturbances
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Police in Nassau and Suffolk County say they are prepared in the event there could be a disturbance at polling sites across Long Island. Suffolk County Police released the following statement, “Although there is no credible intelligence indicating threats to disrupt voting, the Suffolk County Police Department is prepared to respond and…
Election Day on Long Island
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Polling sites on Long Island are open and some Long Islanders have reported long lines. Voters in Nassau and Suffolk County can vote through 9 o’clock this evening at their designated polling station. Absentee ballots can be dropped off at polling sites or the Board of Election Offices in Mineola and Yaphank. …
Major delays on LIE as police investigate a serious crash
Update: Police say Michelle Carpenter was driving a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix westbound on the Long Island Expressway near exit 53 when she swerved to avoid traffic that had stopped in front of her. Carpenter lost control of the vehicle, which struck a tree and flipped over in the wooded area off the shoulder at approximately…
Today is the last day to request an absentee ballot
(Yaphank, NY)- Monday, November 2, 2020 is the last day to request an absentee ballot in New York. Absentee ballots can be requested in person at the Board of Election offices in Mineola and Yaphank. Absentee ballots can be dropped off at the Board of Elections offices at a polling site. Mail in ballots must…
More than 2 million New Yorkers voted early
NEW YORK (AP) — More than two million people have cast in-person ballots in New York state ahead of Tuesday’s election. That doesn’t include tallies from Sunday, the ninth and final day of early voting. On top of the early voting numbers, more than a million voters have already returned absentee ballots, elections officials said,…
Police search for suspect who assaulted a Farmingville man
(Farmingville, NY)- Suffolk County Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the male who assaulted a man in Farmingville last month. A man was struck in the face by a male while a large group was dispersing from a party at a home on Somers Court on October 24 at approximately 9:55…
Trick or Treater struck by vehicle on Halloween
(Farmingville, NY)- A Trick or Treater was struck by a vehicle on Halloween night. Police in Suffolk say Sixth Precinct officers responded to Orchard Drive off Mooney Pond Road in Farmingville at 8:42 p.m. on October 31 following a report of a pedestrian injured in a motor vehicle crash. A man driving a Toyota sedan…
Gas explosion destroys three homes
MEADOWMERE PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Fire officials say two firefighters and a resident were injured when three Long Island houses were set ablaze by a gas explosion. The explosion shortly after 5:30 a.m. Sunday destroyed three homes in Meadowmere Park in Nassau County, close to JFK Airport. Nassau County Assistant Chief Michael Uttaro said two…
Halloween will have a full moon and Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday
(East Farmingdale, NY)- On Halloween, October 31, 2020 look to the sky at night and catch a glimpse of a rare blue moon. The moon won’t actually look blue, its just what they call a second full moon to occur in one month. According to CNN, full moons happen on Halloween about once every 19…
3 gang members arrested, cops seize drugs and weapons
(Hauppauge, NY)- Suffolk County Police say they arrested three gang members, one with a murder warrant in Nassau County and also confiscated drugs and weapons in Hauppauge on Thursday morning. Officials say the three men were trying to run from the police when they got into a crash on Motor Parkway by the Long Island…
Soccer Coach arrested on charges including Rape
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Officials in Nassau County are looking to see if there are any more possible victims after a soccer coach was arrested on charges including rape. Nassau Police say 35-year-old Sean Johnsen of Valley Stream, works as a coach for a Nassau County Soccer Club Team and allegedly had inappropriate contact with a…
COVID-19 rates up on LI and NYC
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Coronavirus rates on Long Island have been rising. The COVID-19 percentage rate is now at 1.5% on Long Island and in New York City. State officials say a record number of people were tested on Wednesday with over 168,000 COVID-19 tests performed. COVID-19 tests are free for New Yorkers at all state-run…