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Kenneth Minor, the Harlem resident who helped Woodmere resident Jeffrey Locker kill himself in 2008, plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Sept. 29. Minor will be sentenced to 12 years in prison. more
Kenneth Minor, the Harlem resident who helped Woodmere resident Jeffrey Locker kill himself in 2008, was expected to plead guilty to a manslaughter charge on Aug. 25, but it was delayed until next month. more
For decades, the U.S. has failed to address one of its core problems: securing the nation’s borders. more
The Nassau County Legislature has decided to post transcripts of its public hearings dating back to 2005 online, along with videos of sessions going forward. We can only say thank you, hallelujah –– and it’s about time. more
Minority and poor students in Rockville Centre are continually under-performing compared with their white and wealthier peers, data recently released by New York state shows. The statistics come … more
Time goes by quickly. We’re well into April, and there seems to be so much to do and so little time to do it. Except when you’re Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. more
It is an ignominious history that Long Islanders don’t like to remember or even recognize. For nearly 200 years, from the early 1600s to the early 1800s, Long Islanders owned slaves. more
Kenneth Minor, the convicted killer of North Woodmere resident Jeffrey Locker, will be retried for the 2009 murder, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said. Minor was convicted in March 2011 and has served about two years of his 20 years to life sentence. more
The death last week of former South African President Nelson Mandela sparked a worldwide outpouring of sorrow, respect and remembrance of a man many considered one of history’s great heroes — a … more
Kenneth Minor, the man convicted of killing North Woodmere resident and motivational speaker Jeffrey Locker in a suicide-for-hire stabbing in East Harlem in July of 2009, will get a new trial as a state appeals court ruled on Oct. 3 that the judge incorrectly instructed jurors that any “active” participation in the death made it murder. more
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