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Massapequa couple charged in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A Massapequa couple has been charged in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol riot.Kevin and Carol Moore are accused of illegally entering the Capitol building. Federal authorities say Kevin Moore also aggressively yelled and gestured at a law enforcement officer.Both are charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct. They were released Thursday without having to post bail.
LIRR service changes starting May 20, 2024
Long Island Rail Road New timetables start on all LIRR branches on Monday, May 20, 2024. They include off-peak and weekend changes on many branches to support station improvements and accessibility upgrades at Babylon, Hollis, and Valley Stream. While there are no major changes to rush-hour service, some morning rush-hour trains will make additional stops…
More chemical drums discovered at park
Three more chemical drums were discovered and removed from under the baseball field at Bethpage Community Park Tuesday.A total of 22 drums have been found at the park. Three drums were found and removed Monday and Sixteen others were removed in April.None of the drums appear to have leaked and the New York State Department…
Israeli flag ripped down at Kings Park diner
Suffolk Police say an Israeli flag was ripped down from a Kings Park diner by man wearing anti-Semitic clothing.The suspect reportedly took the flag down outside of Professor’s Diner and threw it on the ground on Saturday. He then came back Tuesday morning, made obscene gestures at patrons and attempted to take the flag down…
Red Lobster closing nearly 50 of its restaurants in the U.S. including Stony Brook location
Red Lobster says it is closing nearly 50 of its restaurants in the U.S. The locations span across more than 20 states — cutting back on Red Lobster’s presence in cities like Denver, San Antonio, Indianapolis and Sacramento. The restaurant closing on Long Island is on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook. Red Lobster has been…
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Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-4 Carolina Hurricanes beat the NY Rangers 4-1 (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
A Grave Mistake
A Long Island man wanted his family to have their final resting place together, but someone else is now buried in a grave that he bought years ago. Feruze Khan bought three cemetery plots at Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Mt. Sinai shortly before his dad died in 2020. He has the contracts to prove…
Storefront Crash Sends 4 to Hospital
Four people were rushed to the hospital after an SUV crashed into the Auto Zone in West Babylon Monday, according to police. Police say the driver lost control, hit a pedestrian and then smashed through the front of the store. Both of them, as well as two employees inside the Montauk Highway store, were taken…
Chemical Drums Found In Long Island Park
Six more concrete blocks, some of which contained chemical drums, have been found buried at Bethpage Community Park, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. It says they were discovered last week. Crews were back at the site Monday in full-body yellow suits drilling into the ground at the ballfield. The DEC says Northrup…
Suffolk Police arrested four people as part of “Operation Smoke Out”
Suffolk police arrested four people over the weekend who they say were selling vape products to minors. All of the arrests were part of Suffolk police “Operation Smoke Out,” which was launched last week. Detectives say employees were arrested at FMS Smoke Shop in Melville, Cloud Nine Smoke Shop in Islip Terrace, Gary’s Smoke Shop…
Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after being punched in the face in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after he was punched in the face by a man on a New York City street, his publicist said Sunday.The 66-year-old star of “Fargo” and “Boardwalk Empire” was assaulted late Wednesday morning in Manhattan and taken to a nearby hospital with bruising, swelling and bleeding to…
New York’s legal weed program plagued by inexperienced leaders, report finds
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated PressALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the state licensing agency like a “mission-driven” startup rather than a government office, according to an internal review released Friday.The report detailed several problems at the state Office of Cannabis Management, including constantly shifting…