Two men were arrested around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 11, for attempting to rob a car that they didn’t know was occupied by two on-duty detectives, according to police.
The detectives, who …
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1/15/21
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Ron Walsh, a high-ranking veteran Nassau County police officer, was to be sworn in Friday as Long Beach’s new top cop after a farewell ceremony at Nassau police headquarters.
Instead, …
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By James Bernstein
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1/14/21
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Two political groups faced off at the Wantagh Long Island Rail Road station on Saturday during a Black Lives Matter protest in response to the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Protesters …
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By Brian Stieglitz
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1/14/21
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Nassau Coliseum may see a surge in the number of concerts that it hosts late this year and early next year, according to a report from the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency.
The IDA …
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By Brian Stieglitz
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1/14/21
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Judy Turek had a busy year. The East Meadow poet finished 391 poems in 2020, and her work was published in 12 anthologies.
Turek, 58, who goes by the gender-neutral J R Turek, could be seen at …
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By Brian Stieglitz
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1/14/21
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Roughly 30 vehicles drove along Spruce Lane in East Meadow on Sunday, celebrating Max Schrier’s 90th birthday. Balloons poked out of car windows and passengers stuck their heads out of their …
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By Brian Stieglitz
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1/14/21
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran must quarantine for 10 days because of a recent exposure to a person who had tested positive for Covid-19.
Curran's press office reported Thursday that the …
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1/14/21
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The Mary Brennan INN in Hempstead will host its next no-contact curbside food drive to collect the most needed items for guests of the soup kitchen.
Call (516) 732-6009 with …
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1/11/21
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The Grand Stage Diner became Santa’s village the weekend before Christmas when volunteers set up a drive-through service under a tent adjacent to their restaurant, and handed out hundreds of …
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By Brian Stieglitz
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1/7/21
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Nassau University Medical Center, in East Meadow, is facing criticism for allegedly having one of the slowest rates of vaccine inoculation in New York.
At his Monday-morning coronavirus briefing, …
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By Brian Stieglitz
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1/7/21
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