ICE detained Great Neck resident Tomas Orellana outside a Mineola courthouse on Monday, Jan. 5. Orellana, a Salvadoran native, has lived in the country for more than 20 years with his wife, who is a U.S. citizen and eight children, who are all U.S. citizens and attended Great Neck schools.

Oyster Bay bar owner indicted after DWI hit and run

The owner of an Oyster Bay bar was charged with vehicular assault, leaving the scene of an incident, driving while intoxicated and other charges for a May 2025 hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian victim intubated for nearly a week with severe injuries, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.

Alleged Gilgo Beach killer trial to start in September ‘come hell or high water,’ judge says

The alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer trial has a start date at long last.

Bronx man gets 25 years after sexually abusing child for over a decade

A Bronx man was sentenced on Monday, Jan. 12, to 25 years in prison and 20 years post-release supervision for sexually abusing his girlfriend’s daughter at their Port Washington home for more than a decade, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.

Nagler suspended after investigation finds he violated district code of ethics, employment contract

The Mineola School Board suspended Superintendent Michael Nagler on Thursday, Jan. 8, after an investigation found him to be in violation of the district’s code of ethics and his employment contract.