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On a recent Thursday, Nassau County Police Academy recruits watched films of actual police field work. With their instructors, the recruits analyzed the tactics employed step by step.

Part one in a series of photo stories on the Nassau County Police Academy in North Massapequa. Recruits’ names were not given to protect their privacy. It’s 9 a.m. on a recent … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/25/21

Police Chief William Whitton, far left, Mayor Tim Tenke, Detective Chris Albin, Deputy Chief Chris Ortiz and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder.

Glen Cove detective retires on St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day was a quiet holiday for many this year, but for Glen Cove Police Detective Chris Albin, it was a bittersweet celebration. He retired from the Glen Cove Police Department after 27 years that day, greeted as he walked out the back door of the building by three pipe bands, members of various police departments and a Nassau County Aviation helicopter fly-by. more

By Jill Nossa | 3/25/21

Oceanside man arrested after alleged assault on 80-year-old man

An Oceanside man was arrested by Nassau County police on March 12 at 12:30 p.m. after an alleged assault at a local business. more

By Mike Smollins | 3/18/21

Lynbrook firefighters responded to a car fire on Vincent Avenue on March 5.

Lynbrook firefighters extinguish car fire

Lynbrook firefighters extinguished a car fire on March 5 at about 2:30 p.m. on Vincent Avenue near Peninsula Boulevard. more

By Steve Grogan | 3/11/21

Undocumented immigrants need relief, too

They rip roofs off houses under repair, wash dishes in restaurants and pick fruit and vegetables, among countless other jobs . . . more

3/11/21

Former Merrick Fire Department captain dies at 78

The radio scanner that blared from inside Kim Sheridan’s childhood home in Merrick was so constant, she said, she assumed everyone else had one in their house, too. It would alert her father, … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 3/9/21

Lorna Atmore is the first Black woman to serve as the Nassau County Police Department’s chief of support.

NCPD names first Black woman as chief of support

For the first time in Nassau Police Department history, a Black woman has been promoted to the position of chief of support. Lorna Atmore, a 25-year member of NCPD, was promoted to the chief of … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 3/5/21

Baldwin Fire Department members pictured in 1906, when their equipment was horse-drawn.

Baldwin Fire Department marks 125 years of service

On a bitterly cold Tuesday night in January 1896, the Baldwin General Store caught fire when a kerosene lantern dropped. Baldwin did not have a fire department, so volunteer firefighters from … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/4/21

A unanimous vote by the Bayville Board of Trustees to provide contracts to two companies will ensure that residents’ water will be monitored and analyzed more efficiently and leaks will be detected quickly.

Bayville renews two companies’ water contracts

In the Village of Bayville, 30 miles of underground water main, 4 to 16 inches in diameter, carries water to residents’ homes. At the village board meeting on Feb. 22, trustees and Mayor Bob De Natale approved contracts with two companies to ensure that water is monitored and analyzed more efficiently, and that leaks are detected quickly. more

By Laura Lane | 2/26/21

Woman, 83, struck and killed by bus in Oceanside

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a school bus on Wednesday at 8:03 a.m. in Oceanside. more

By Mike Smollins | 2/25/21

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