Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Announces Career Exploration Events

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the City of Long Beach and the Village of Lindenhurst will each receive $4.5 million in funding as the Long Island region winners of the first round of NY Forward. Building on the momentum of the State's successful Downtown Revitalization Initiative, the $100 million NY Forward program adopts the same "Plan-then-Act" strategy as the DRI to support a more equitable downtown recovery for New York's smaller and rural communities. As part of NY Forward Round One, two to three awards will be made to smaller communities in each of the State's ten economic development regions to support development and implementation of a revitalization plan for their downtowns.

RIVERHEAD, NY (JANUARY 25 2023)—In recognition of January being National Blood Donor Month, Peconic Bay Medical Center (PBMC) recently announced that 2022’s staff blood drive initiatives yielded 213 pints of blood and provided an estimated 639 patients with vital access to blood transfusions. As Peconic Bay Medical Center plans to expand its emergency department to accommodate the drastic increase in critical care patients, efforts like PBMC’s blood drives are essential to providing lifesaving resources for Eastern Long Islanders.

Mineola, NY---On January 23rd, the Nassau County Legislature honored 8th Precinct Nassau County Police Officer Chelsea Penn for her heroic rescue of a woman on a train tracks, who was trying to commit suicide. On September 11th, 2022, Officer Penn was on patrol in Hicksville and stopped at a train...

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who robbed a Central Islip. A man, armed with a handgun, robbed Vape Escape, located at 108 West Suffolk Ave., on December 17 at 9:30 p.m. The suspect fled eastbound on Suffolk Avenue in a waiting.

Suffolk County Police have arrested three men and seized their vehicles after they participated in an illegal car meet-up in Yaphank. Following an investigation by Fourth Precinct Crime Section, Community Support Unit and Anti-Crime Unit officers, Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers and an investigator from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, it was determined an illegal car meet-up was occurring at 53 Zorn Blvd. at approximately 11:40 p.m. on January 21.

They call it traditional Greek cuisine meets modern concepts. A new Greek restaurant called Noema opened in Huntington. Executive Chef Nicholas Poulmentis is cooking up traditional cuisine from his native Greece as seen through his own culinary lens. Noema takes over the space that used to be 7 Gerard, which...

The Major Case Bureau reports the arrest of four individuals for multiple burglaries that occurred throughout Nassau County from November 26, 2022 through January 18, 2023. According to Burglary Pattern Team Detectives, the four defendants while acting in concert did respond to the victim’s residences in a silver-colored Chevrolet Equinox, went to the rear or side of the victim’s homes and forcefully entered.

The Fifth Squad reports the arrest for an Attempted Murder that occurred at 1:00am on Monday, December 19, 2022 in Lynbrook. According to Detectives, Defendant Vincent T. Lynch, 36, of 11112 156 th Street Jamaica and the male victim, 27, were passengers sitting inside a gray colored 2004 BMW sedan parked in front of 710 Merrick Road when a physical altercation ensued. During that altercation the Defendant pulled out a firearm and fired one shot striking the victim. Subsequent to the investigation, it was determined that the victim was driven to a local area hospital for treatment.

The 28-year-old man suffered serious injuries and is currently being held at Stony Brook Hospital. The incident took place around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22 in Coram. The Man was standing in the eastbound lane of Middle Country Road, Near Country Club Drive, where he was struck by a 2004 Toyota Camry which was being driven by a 64-year old Coram man, Suffolk County Police said.

A crispy outside with a juicy inside, the Hibachi Rice Bun Burger is the newest food invention to hit Long Island. Introduced at the newly opened Inatome's HibachiBachi in Lynbrook, this is a hybrid of a burger with a rice bun. You can get one meltdown style (with cheese) and...

It’s a strange fusion of ramen and cajun boil but some who have visited the newly branded restaurant have been delighted while others are confused. The Cajun Crab Shack in Floral Park has rebranded to become Kinya Ramen Yakitori. The switch is more of an addition with ramen added to their cajun boils. The restaurant is under the same management according to someone who answered the phone there, who said they have just added ramen to the menu and they are not serving sushi yet.