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Long Islanders to Receive Nearly $700 Million in Property Tax Relief Through STAR Program
Long Island News
June 18, 2025
Hank Russell
Long Island News
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By CaraLynn Caulfield Homeowners across Long Island will soon see some financial relief, as New York prepares to send out $698.4 million in property tax rebates through the STAR program—benefiting more than 582,000 residents. As [...]

Huntington Man Sentenced for Sexually Abusing His Two Daughters
Crime
June 18, 2025
Hank Russell
Crime
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A 50-year-old Huntington man was sentenced for sexually abusing his two daughters. In February 2012, the defendant began sexually abusing his oldest daughter, who was 10 years old at this time. A short time later, [...]
Education
Former Student Arrested for Allegedly Posing with Fake Gun Near School
June 18, 2025
Hank Russell
Education
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Suffolk County Police arrested a woman who allegedly posed with a spring-loaded imitation rifle in front of her former high school in Hauppauge. Ericka Rodriquez, 18, allegedly took a selfie of herself holding the imitation [...]
Crime
Franklin Square Man Arrested for Allegedly Groping 11-Year-Old
June 18, 2025
Hank Russell
Crime
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By CaraLynn Caulfield A Franklin Square man has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl at a store in Garden City. 21-year-old Riken Acharya was at a Sephora located at 630 Old Country [...]
Crime
Medford Man Wanted for Burglary
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a man who burglarized a business in Medford this week. A man allegedly broke [...]