Convicted serial killer Richard Cottingham was charged with murder by county prosecutors who allege he strangled and killed Diane Cusick, 23, of New Hyde Park inside her car at the Green Acres Mall parking lot 54 years ago.
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By Juan Lasso
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6/22/22
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One man has died and another remains hospitalized after an early-morning Father's Day car accident in Seaford.
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By Michael Malaszczyk
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6/19/22
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Lucy Pozo fought hard not to let the people sitting in front of her see her cry. The senior at East Rockaway High School stood before the district’s Board of Education . . .
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4/28/22
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Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison after his 2019 conviction on charges he and his wife accepted bribes from an Oyster Bay contractor.
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By James Bernstein
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4/14/22
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Many voters may believe election season gets under way in early fall and ends on Election Day in November. That’s the way it might have been . . .
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4/7/22
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Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips said she will begin an audit of the Department of Assessment on Feb. 15. Joined by County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who campaigned on transparency and change for the reassessment, Phillips reiterated her own promise to independently investigate the reassessment process and how to improve it.
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By Tom Carrozza
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2/15/22
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I have been blessed to raise my hand and pledge to serve my community as an elected official many times over the past 16 years. However, last Monday was the first — and hopefully, last — time that I will take the oath of office in my living room.
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By Debra Mulé
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1/20/22
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Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder convened a news conference on Jan. 13 to make a point: The state’s bail reform law, enacted in January 2020, needs further reform . . .
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1/20/22
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Bruce Blakeman’s first public act as Nassau County executive-elect, in the second week of December, was one of rebellion.
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1/6/22
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Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, retained his Election Night lead over Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran after all absentee ballots were counted on Nov. 15, finishing with a 2,150-vote lead.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/16/21
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