Crime
Queens Man Convicted of Raping Three Women
DNA Match Linked Him to Two Other Crimes A Queens man was convicted after a bench trial of raping three women in Hempstead between 2015 and 2020. A DNA swab taken from the defendant after […]
Articles by Hank Russell
Crime
Former Soccer Club President Pleads Guilty to Petit Larceny
The former Vice President and President of the Dix Hills Soccer Club pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $70,000 from the club two years ago. Between April and November 2022, Matthew Dickson was responsible for […]
State & Regional News
Governor Speaks at Fireside Chat on Antisemitism
By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul came to the Holocaust Museum & Tolerance Center (HMTC) in Glen Cove on September 6 for a fireside chat on antisemitism. The event was moderated by former U.S. Congressman […]
Politics
Trump Gets Sentencing Date Pushed Back until after the Election
By Hank Russell Former president Donald Trump has learned that the judge who presided over his hush money trial has granted his request to push his sentencing date back to after Election Day. Acting New […]
Crime
Mastic Beach Man Arrested for Burglarizing House
Suffolk County Police arrested a Mastic Beach man for burglarizing an occupied home that occurred last month. A man entered a home, located on Whittier Drive in Mastic Beach, on August 26 at approximately 1 […]
Long Island News
North Hempstead Appoints New Planning Commissioner
First Woman in the Town’s History to Be Appointed to This Position The North Hempstead Town Board has appointed Nancy Shahverd as commissioner of the Department of Planning and Environmental Protection. She is the first […]
Crime
St. James Man Indicted for Shooting Deaths of Ex-Girlfriend and Her Boyfriend
A St. James man was indicted on charges of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend at their home. Late in the evening of August 28, Daniel Coppola sent text messages to an uninvolved […]
Long Island News
South Floral Park FD Receives New Fire Engine
Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages (D-Valley Stream) joined the South Floral Park Fire Department and the community on August 24 for a wet-down ceremony celebrating the department’s brand-new Engine 181. “With all the new developments […]
Long Island News
Donnelly, Saladino Partner to Help Seniors Avoid Scams
In a concerted effort to safeguard senior citizens from increasingly prevalent scams, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino are partnering to host a series of educational seminars […]
Business
Five Arrests for Prostitution Made in Bellmore and Wantagh
Three women were arrested on charges of prostitution at a Bellmore business, and two more were arrested on the same charges in Wantagh. According to Nassau County Narcotics/Vice Squad detectives, an undercover investigation was conducted […]