Education
Man Arrested for Allegedly Using Counterfeit Bills at Westbury Store
Crime
By CaraLynn Caulfield An East Garden City man was arrested after allegedly trying to use counterfeit money at a store in Westbury. On July 6 at approximately 6:35 p.m., officers responded to the Best Buy [...]
Village OKs Hotel Project
Long Island News
Previously Published in The Messenger By Cait Crudden Patchogue Village has officially approved the construction of a new Hilton-branded hotel at the long-vacant site of the former Bowl Long Island, marking what leaders describe as [...]
Business
Construction Firm Supervisor Sentenced for Covering up Worker’s Death
A Blue Point man has been sentenced to a year in prison for covering up the death of one of his employees. The sentencing was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of the [...]
Long Island News
Baldwin Honors 9/11 Hero with Street Renaming Ceremony
By CaraLynn Caulfield The Baldwin community unveiled “George Tripptree Way” on June 21, honoring a retired FDNY firefighter who died from a 9/11-related illness more than two decades after his service at Ground Zero. The [...]
Long Island News
LI to Receive $9.8M for Victim Services
Over $2M to Go to District Attorneys’ Offices By CaraLynn Caulfield Long Island will receive more than $9.8 million in state and federal funding to support victim assistance programs, part of a record-breaking $379.5 million [...]