Accusations Fly in Blizzard-burdened Brookhaven
Snow plows clear the Long Island Expressway in Suffolk County on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Residents in pockets of Brookhaven town were still waiting for their streets to be plowed out Tuesday, four days...
View ArticleBrookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine Regrets Vacation in Blizzard Aftermath
Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine responds to criticism regarding his town’s lackluster blizzard response at a press conference Thursday, Feb. 14. Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine emerged...
View ArticleBrookhaven Town Hall Bomb Scare Sparks Evacuation
Brookhaven Town Hall was evacuated for a bomb scare that was mailed in to a local TV news station on Tuesday morning, authorities said. A Suffolk County police spokeswoman said officers responded to...
View ArticleBrookhaven Man Fatally Struck by SUV
An 81-year-old man was fatally struck by an SUV while walking down a street near his Brookhaven home on Tuesday afternoon. Suffolk County police said James Redman was walking on Old South Country Road...
View ArticleCoram Man Killed in Mt. Sinai Crash
An 81-year-old Coram man died when the vehicle he was a passenger in was struck by a truck in Mt. Sinai on Monday afternoon. Suffolk County police said Bennie Demaro, 86, was making a left turn in his...
View ArticleMastic Beach Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash
A 25-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash in his hometown of Mastic Beach on Thursday evening. Suffolk County police said Thomas Smith was riding a Yamaha southbound on Longfellow Drive when he...
View ArticleLI Businessman Wants Girls Lacrosse to Confront Concussion Safety Head On
Robert Cleva shows off his Crasche Middie women’s lacrosse helmet. Many years ago, Robert Cleva, who runs a commercial real estate business in Woodbury, fell off his bike, landed on the grass and hit...
View ArticleFriends of Tesla Face Difficult Next Phase at Wardenclyffe
Supporters of the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe in Shoreham Monday, May 13. Left to right: David Madigan, former Assemblyman Marc Alessi, Jane Alcorn, and filmmaker Joe Sikorski. (Photo credit:...
View ArticleMiddle Island Teen Killed in Car Crash
A 16-year-old Middle Island boy was killed when the vehicle he was a passenger in crashed in Medford early Friday morning, injuring three other teens. Suffolk County police said David Longford, 17, was...
View ArticleMiddle Island Man Killed in Head-on Crash
A 72-year-old Middle Island man was killed when he crashed head-on with another vehicle in North Patchogue, injuring three others, including a baby, on Saturday evening. Suffolk County police said John...
View ArticleGiant Electromagnet Moving from BNL to Ill.
The Superconducting Electromagnet at Brookhaven National Lab is being shipped to Illinois (Courtesy of BNL). How does a 15-ton Superconducting Electromagnet cross the road? Slowly. The 50-foot-wide,...
View Article$50M Long Island Compost Deal Unveiled
Long Island Compost, the Yaphank-based waste management company, announced Monday that it will embark on an innovative $50 million program that will forever alter how it handles organic waste and...
View ArticleMedford Woman Killed in Yaphank Crash
A 22-year-old Medford woman was killed when a vehicle she was riding in crashed head-on into two others in Yaphank on Saturday night. Suffolk County police said Kaitlyn Dougherty was a passenger in a...
View ArticleMastic Man DWI in Crash That Killed Grandfather, Cops Say
A man was arrested for drunken driving in a crash that killed his grandfather, who was a passenger in the suspect’s truck in East Patchogue on Monday evening, Suffolk County police said. Gary...
View ArticleBellport Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash
A 51-year-old Bellport man was killed when his motorcycle was involved in a crash with a vehicle making a left turn in Medford on Saturday night. Suffolk County police said Daniel Cardona was riding...
View ArticleMedford Man Killed in SUV Crash
A 20-year-old man was killed when he crashed his SUV into a tree in his hometown of Medford on Wednesday afternoon. Suffolk County police said Peter Mungo was driving a Hyundai Santa Fe westbound on...
View ArticleMastic Woman Charged With Reckless Driving in Crash That Killed Mom
Jessica Pistolese A woman was arrested for reckless driving after a two-car crash that killed her 71-year-old mother in Brookhaven on Saturday afternoon, Suffolk County police said. Jessica Pistolese...
View Article850 Snakes Seized from Brookhaven Worker’s Shirley Home
This Ball Python was advertised for sale on the suspect’s website. Authorities seized about 850 exotic snakes worth $500,000 during a raid on the Shirley home of a Brookhaven town animal control...
View ArticleThere Goes The Neighborhood: Foreclosed Homes Shelter Crime, Threaten...
The foreclosure crisis has spawned these vacant houses, which were all photographed within one square mile in a neighborhood off of Lowel Avenue in Central Islip. Photos by (Jon Sasala/Long Island...
View ArticleHoisting Atrophy in the Nassau County Executive’s Race
For Democratic Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, left, is running for his old job against the Republican who unseated him four years ago, Ed Mangano, right. It’s the most wonderful time of the year....
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