Duo Sentenced in Deaths of 2 Men
One gets life, the other 50 years imprisonment for murder, dismemberment
NY Senators Seek to Ban BPA from Kids’ Products
Hope to ban on potentially carcinogenic chemical used in plastic food and drink containers
Advocates Rally for Affordable Housing in Huntington
Group braves the cold to show support for development
Citigroup to Repay $20 Billion in Bailout Money
NY-based bank was among the hardest hit by the credit crisis
Farmingville Man Convicted of Officer’s Death »
A Suffolk County jury found a Farmingville man guilty on Monday of fatally choking a Suffolk County Corrections officer who was moonlighting as a bouncer at a Southampton bar last year. Anthony Oddone, 27, was convicted of first-degree manslaughter after nine days of deliberations before Judge C. Randall Hinrichs at Suffolk County court in Riverhead. The jury [...]...
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Duo Sentenced in Deaths of 2 Men »
Two men were sentenced Monday at Suffolk County court in Riverhead in the shooting and dismemberment of a pair of rivals in a drug deal gone bad. Darren Lynch, 29, of Queens, and James Wall, 30, of Coram, were convicted last month of murder and kidnapping in the deaths of 22-year-old Jairo Santos and 35-year-old Joseph Odierno. Lynch testified [...]...
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Advocates Rally for Affordable Housing in Huntington »
More than a dozen supporters, organized by the Massapequa-based Long Island Progressive Coalition (LIPC), chanted “Yes In My Backyard” in support of the Avalon Bay development planned for Huntington Station amid a pro-affordable housing rally at Huntington Town Hall on Saturday. LIPC’s YIMBY campaign, as it’s called, aims to counteract those who tend to be opposed to developments [...]...
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Mental Exam Set for Woman in Pet Torture Case »
A woman will undergo a psychiatric evaluation following the discovery of more than 40 dead animals buried in her Long Island yard. Suffolk County Judge Paul Hensley said Monday that psychiatrists will determine whether Sharon McDonough is “an incapacitated person.” The results are due Friday. McDonough pleaded not guilty last month to animal abuse after five dogs [...]...
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Bohemia Man Shot, Killed in Home Invasion »
A Bohemia man was fatally shot during a home invasion early Monday morning, Suffolk police said. The victim, 53-year-old Steven Privitera, a truck driver, was shot in the abdomen inside his Sycamore Avenue home by two masked men who had forced their way into the house and demanded money at 12:28 a.m., according to Homicide Squad [...]...
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Teen Fatally Stabbed in Hempstead »
A teenager was fatally stabbed in his hometown of Hempstead early Saturday morning, Nassau police said. Hempstead Police officers found Erick Avalos, 16, suffering from several stab wounds on Cameron Avenue at 3:30 a.m. He was taken to Nassau University Medical Center where he died a half hour later. Homicide Squad detectives ask that anyone with [...]...
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