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Top 5 stories in Long Island Press this week: Vet torture charge, pedestrian deaths and more

The top 5 stories in Long Island Press this week include a veterinarian charged with torturing animals.
The top 5 stories in Long Island Press this week include a veterinarian charged with torturing animals.
Courtesy Humane Long Island

Here are the top 5 stories in Long Island Press this week.

2 pedestrian deaths shake Roslyn community

The Roslyn school community is mourning the loss of a beloved high school security aide while also grappling with the shock of a separate fatal pedestrian crash in Nassau County on Monday.

Tragedy struck the Roslyn community twice Monday, March 9, when two women were killed in separate pedestrian crashes in Nassau County

Great Neck doctor gets seven years for illegally prescribing oxycodone

Dr. Roya Jafari-Hassad walks from the federal courthouse in Central Islip after her arraignment, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022.

A Great Neck doctor was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for illegally prescribing oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose and defrauding health insurers, federal prosecutors said.

Village of Great Neck faces backlash after issuing 400 summonses for snow-related violations

Mayor Pedram Bral, Trustee Anne Mendelson, and Deputy Mayor Barton Sobel (L. to R.) at the Tuesday, March 10, village board meeting.

Before the Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees even started its Tuesday, March 10, meeting, residents approached the board to dispute tickets they received for not shoveling their sidewalks.

Hillside Islamic Center sues town after expansion request denial

The Hillside Islamic Center has sued the Town of North Hempstead, claiming it has used zoning law to prevent the congregation from building an adequate place of worship.

The Hillside Islamic Center, a mosque in New Hyde Park, filed a lawsuit Tuesday, March 10, against the Town of North Hempstead, claiming the town used its zoning power to prevent its congregation from building an adequate place of worship, according to court documents.

Woodbury veterinarian sentenced for ‘torturing and injuring’ animals

An Amazon parrot was one of the animals rescued from the convicted vet's home by Humane Long Island, an animal protection organization.

Woodbury veterinarian Linda Pesek has been sentenced to three years’ probation for “torturing and injuring” animals, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly’s office announced on Monday, March 1.