November 2024 - Page 22 of 23 - Long Island Life & Politics

Priest Arrested for Forcible Touching

November 3, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

A priest was arrested for forcibly touching a man in Oceanside. On October 26 at 12:30 a.m., Thomas Moriarty, 62, of 16 South 6th Street, New Hyde Park, sexually abused a 22-year-old male. Moriarty is […]

Migrant Arrested for Raping 5-Year-Old Girl

November 3, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

The Special Victims Squad reports the arrest of a Westbury man for a sex offense that occurred on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. On October 22, Special Victims Squad detectives placed Wilson Castillo Diaz under arrest […]

Two Men Arrested for Armed Robbery; Weapons Recovered

November 3, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested two men for stealing a woman’s vehicle at gunpoint in Ridge. Three men, armed with guns, approached a woman on Oakridge Circle at 10:40 p.m., grabbed her key fob out […]

Hempstead Man Indicted for Murder in Shooting Death of Man in Parking Lot

November 1, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Hempstead man was arraigned for the murder of a man after the two had a verbal argument in September. On September 21, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Kane Moore, Maurice Sinclair Thomas, and a group […]

Conference on Changes to Child Protective Services System to Be Held Nov. 8

November 1, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Katie Beers Will Be Keynote Speaker Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine, the Suffolk County Department of Social Services (DSS), the Suffolk County Bar Association and the Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare are hosting […]

Glen Cove Receives $5 Million to Improve Water Infrastructure

November 1, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

The City of Glen Cove has received $5 million in state funding to improve the city’s water infrastructure and further protect residents from contaminants in the drinking water supply. This new funding will allow Glen […]

Town Demolishes Vacant Mastic Beach “Zombie Home”

November 1, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

On October 29, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico and Councilwoman Karen Dunne Kesnig were on-site for the demolition of a “zombie house” located at 18 Overlook Drive in the Mastic Beach marshlands. This vacant, unfinished […]

North Massapequa Man Sentenced for Firearms, Drug Possession, Shooting into Neighbors’ Homes

November 1, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

A North Massapequa man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally possessing 18 firearms and one pound of cocaine that were found during a search warrant executed at his residence in 2023, after […]

Mullaney Joins in Grand Opening of Oceanside Library

November 1, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

On October 27, Nassau County Legislator Patrick Mullaney joined with other elected officials, community members and patrons of the Oceanside Library for the library’s ribbon cutting. The grand opening ceremony not only featured speeches and […]

Oyster Bay Extends Moratorium on Building Battery Energy Storage Systems

November 1, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

The Oyster Bay Town Board this week extended by an additional six months the construction moratorium on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in the town. The moratorium was first approved in April 2024. “While battery […]