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Rockville Centre Police Department catches robbery suspects

On April 6, 11 and 17, three separate cell phone thefts occurred in the vicinity of Rockville Centre’s LIRR station. In two of the incidents, force was used to steal the phones. The victims were … more

5/14/14

The FBI is assisting the Long Beach Police Department in its search for a suspect who falsely reported that a local teenager had shot his mother and brother.

FBI helping LBPD search for hoax caller

The Long Beach Police Department has partnered with the FBI and Nassau County Police Department in the hopes of locating a prank caller who could be “anywhere in the world,” after he called … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/25/14

We shouldn't let our guard down in the war on terror

On April 15, thousands gathered on Boylston Street in Boston to solemnly mark the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, the deadliest terrorist attack in the U.S. since Sept. 11, 2001. more

4/24/14

State grants will help fix roads, fight crime

The Village of Rockville Centre will be the recipient of more than $70,000 in state funds, which it will use to repair potholes and fight crime. The first part of the money, just over $33,000, … more

By Alex Costello | 4/23/14

A Nassau County Police Department SWAT team entered a home on Laurelton Boulevard Tuesday after a false 911 call was made to police claiming that a teenager had shot his mother and brother.

Reported shooting a hoax by online gamer

The action became very real for a 17-year-old Long Beach resident who was playing the video game Call of Duty on Tuesday, after police said that a bitter opponent made a false 911 call claiming the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/22/14

Long Beach Police Commissioner Michael Tangney, far left, spoke about the growing drug abuse problem in Long Beach.

Local leaders tackle growing heroin problem

There were 35 drug overdoses in Long Beach last year. Six were fatal, and four of those were attributable to heroin. In light of the apparently growing heroin problem on Long Island, the city held … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 3/19/14

A federal judge sentenced Robert Ellensohn, former chairman of the North Merrick Fire Department’s Board of Commissioners, to two months’ home confinement and three years’ probation for defrauding the government of $337,000 in nine years. The judge also ordered him to repay the money.

Ex-fire commish avoids jail for $337,000 disability fraud

Robert Ellensohn’s decision to pretend that he had become disabled working for the Long Island Rail Road and retire on a disability pension was an “aberrant” mistake in the life of an otherwise exemplary man, Ellensohn’s lawyer, David Jacobs, told a federal judge last Friday as the judge prepared to sentence Ellensohn for multiple felonies. more

Brian Racow | 3/12/14

We need to make changes to the Common Core

Since its implementation last year, the Common Core curriculum has become one of the most divisive educational issues in New York state in recent memory. more

2/6/14

Trent Lethco, a consultant with Ove Arup & Partners, P.C, addressed an earlier meeting of the New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program’s Bellmore-Merrick Planning Committee on Nov. 20, 2013.

Sandy group lists Bellmore-Merrick rebuilding priorities

A committee of local residents and a team of private consultants, tasked with developing a plan for “new infrastructure and other mitigation” in Bellmore and Merrick to lessen the impact of future catastrophic storms, have produced a list of “potential priority projects,” which in the next few weeks they must narrow down to five to 10 shovel-ready projects that could qualify for $12 million in government funding. more

By Brian Racow | 1/29/14

Carol Burris, principal of South Side High School in Rockville Centre and a frequent guest blogger for The Washington Post, recently in Merrick addressed about 60 parents from Nassau and Suffolk counties about federal and state changes to education.

Long Islanders lambaste education changes at Merrick forum

Some of the most well-known names in Long Island’s anti-Regents Reform Agenda movement were in Merrick recently, discussing their views on new curricula, standardized tests, an evaluation system for teachers and principals, and student data-collection practices that debuted last year in schools statewide. A roomful of anxious and angry parents from Nassau and Suffolk counties turned up on a cold night, looking for solutions to what they perceive as the woes afflicting their children’s classrooms. more

By Brian Racow | 1/27/14

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