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Riverhead Police blotter: May 1, 2024
A total of 102 incidents were reported by Riverhead Town Police on May 1, 2024. Among them:. 11:11 a.m. Arrest, Riverhead Police Department, Howell Avenue, Riverhead. A person was arrested for a Riverhead Justice Bench Warrant and arraigned by a judge. 11:55 a.m. Identity Theft, Sunset Boulevard West, Wading River....
Expanding Shoppes at The Boulevard adding new stores and eateries
The retail portion of the sprawling 322-acre Boulevard mixed-use development in Yaphank is growing again. Called The Shoppes at The Boulevard, the retail complex is adding several new tenants and ...
Queens Couple Each Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for the Beating Death of 5-Year-Old Son
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Valerie Owusu, 28, and Emmanuel Addae, 28, of Corona, Queens, were each sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after a jury found them each guilty of Murder in the Second Degree, for the 2021 beating death of Owusu’s 5-year-old son, King Owusu.
Beloved giraffe that summers in NY dies — as officials trade blame on animal’s sad end
A Long Island game farm where a beloved giraffe died under mysterious circumstances came under fire this week after a scathing federal report blamed the animal’s death on malnourishment. But reps from the Long Island Game Farm in Manorville defended the 54-year-old establishment’s reputation Thursday, saying the giraffe was weakened by medication-resistant parasites just before its death last year. “It’s unfortunate we lost him, but we did everything in our power to save that animal,” Greg Drossel, the farm’s director, told The Post. “We didn’t starve it to death, although it was mentioned malnutrition, and the minute you mention that everybody thinks...
Police News: New Officers in Huntington
Nineteen officers fresh from the Suffolk County Police Academy have been assigned to the Second Precinct in Huntington. The department announced the new assignments for members of the 23-190 recruit class on Instagram. Meeting Tuesday The Second Precinct’s monthly public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday Read More ...
Bellport Man Sentenced to 125 Years to Life in Prison After Convicted of Multiple Rapes and Burglaries
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Eric Freeman, 48, of Bellport, was sentenced to 125 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of numerous counts of burglary, rape, and other related charges, for burglarizing four homes, raping a teen who was in one of the homes, and then attempting to rape a woman at another home.
Firehouse Restaurant in Sound Beach celebrates grand opening
On Saturday, April 20, Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Jane Bonner, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico, community members and local firefighters were in Sound Beach to celebrate the the grand opening of the new Firehouse Restaurant and Bar with a ribbon cutting . Formerly The Hartlin Inn, the restaurant, located at 30...
Navy to community advisory board: PFAS cleanup in Calverton off the agenda due to strict new federal limits on ‘forever chemicals’
PFAS cleanup at the former Navy plant in Calverton is off the agenda for now, according to the Navy’s project manager for the Calverton site. The Navy cannot discuss PFAS cleanup at an upcoming community meeting, currently scheduled for Tuesday, because the Navy is waiting for the Department of Defense “to issue policy” on how new federal drinking water standards will be incorporated into the cleanup program for the Calverton site, Navy Project Manager Addison Phoenix said in an email to members of the Calverton Restoration Advisory Board yesterday.
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