The top 5 stories in the Long Island Press this week include 13 haunts on Long Island, an opinion piece by a former FBI agent on the Gilgo Beach murders, and more.
Long Island Haunts: 13 Creepiest Haunted Places On Long Island
Originally the ancestral home of Native Americans and later settled by Europeans during the 1600s, Long Island is rich in history and loaded with folklore, myths and urban legends.
OpEd: Lifelong FBI Agent And Serial Killer Expert Jana Monroe On The Gilgo Beach Murders
“Like many newspaper readers, I’ve been following the accounts of the serial killings near Gilgo Beach, along Long Island’s South Shore, with a mixture of horror at the acts themselves and relief that a likely perpetrator is under arrest.”
Garden City Headquarters of Life’s WORC Named for Founder Victoria Schneps-Yunis
The Garden City headquarters of Life’s WORC, a nonprofit organization that has fought for the rights of special needs individuals for 50 years, was renamed the Victoria Schneps-Yunis Building on Wednesday in honor of its founder.
Was Fire Island Jane Doe Karen Vergata Last Seen at Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Suspect Rex Heuermann’s House?
A new witness believes that she last saw Karen Vergata, who was recently identified as Fire Island Jane Doe, at the Massapequa Park home of Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann.
In Long Island’s 2023 Elections, All Politics Are Local
It’s neither a presidential nor a midterm election year — but with elections in both Nassau and Suffolk counties as well as elections in every town, 2023 is a very important year for Long Island.
