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Rain chances linger in tri-state forecast
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The unsettled stretch continues for another day in the tri-state area. An area of low pressure will continue to bring chances of rain Wednesday night into Thursday. After some uncertainty, the forecast looks promising for the weekend as high pressure will try to bring drier conditions for the period.
Unsettled today & nicer tomorrow
A stormy day ahead with gusty winds, isolated flooding & a few spotty power outages as a storm stalls near Long Island. This storm will drift away from Connecticut tonight with some drying and clearing Friday & through the weekend. Today: Periods of heavy rain giving way to showers. Gusty winds with 20-35 MPH gusts. […]
Long Island Expressway Closures Planned On Long Island: Here's When, Where
Transportation officials have announced a new set of closures affecting the Long Island Expressway. Starting Monday, May 20, and lasting through Thursday, May 23, the eastbound Long Island Expressway will be closed in the following parts of Oyster Bay and Hempstead: On Monday, May 20, Exit 34 (New…
NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, Farmingdale State College Announce Success of Professional Microcredential Program
The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and The State University of New York (SUNY) joined with Farmingdale State College and developmental disabilities service providers Community Mainstreaming Associates, Developmental Disabilities Institute, Epic Long Island, Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Life's WORC, The Center for Developmental Disabilities, Inc., and Viability today to celebrate the success of its Direct Support Professionals Microcredential Program. Officials were on hand to acknowledge 26 students from the first cohort who are graduating this month. Enrollment for a second cohort is happening now.
Long Island Man Sentenced to 42 Months' Imprisonment for $3 Million Bank Loan Scheme
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Gary Confredo, also known as “Gary Conte,” the former operator of Goldstar Financial Management Corp. (Goldstar), a financial services business based in Commack, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack to 42 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to commit bank fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud Bank of America of more than $3.2 million in loans and lines of credit that were obtained under false pretenses. The Court also ordered Confredo to pay $1,096,882 restitution to Bank of America. Confredo pleaded guilty to the charge in November 2022.
Paws in Puddles in Coram celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting
On May 3, Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Jane Bonner (holding scissors) joined in celebrating the grand opening of Paws in Puddles, a small, family owned and operated self-service dog wash and grooming salon located at 1844E Route 112 in Coram with a ribbon cutting. The new business, owned and operated by...
Man sentenced to 9 years in prison for fentanyl and crack cocaine sale that led to fatal overdose of Ronkonkoma woman
Justin Llewellyn Pleaded Guilty in March to Selling Drugs that Led to the Death of Yasmin DeLeon. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on May 16 that Justin Llewellyn, 35, of Wyandanch, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty in March to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, for selling fentanyl and crack cocaine to Yasmine DeLeon, 25, of Ronkonkoma, that lead to her fatal overdose in November 2022. Llewellyn was one of 21 defendants indicted last April following a long-term narcotics and gun trafficking investigation.
East Patchogue Man Arrested for Assaulting Elderly in Commack Parking Lot
Suffolk County Police today arrested an East Patchogue man for assaulting an elderly man in a Commack parking lot last week. Robert Whittaker was panhandling for money in a parking lot, located at of 10 Garet Place, on May 7 when he pushed a 79-year-old man at approximately 3:45 p.m. The victim suffered minor injuries. Following an investigation by the Fourth Precinct Crime Section, officers responded to a 911 call reporting Whittaker was on East Main Street in Bay Shore today at 4:13 p.m.
Rough weather this AM & better Friday
A stormy day ahead with gusty winds, isolated flooding & a few spotty power outages as a storm stalls near Long Island. This storm will drift away from Connecticut tonight with some drying and clearing Friday & through the weekend. Early this morning: Tough to hold the umbrella! Periods of heavy rain & windy. Isolated […]
Wanted for Selden Petit Larceny
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole merchandise from a Selden store this month. A man allegedly stole a backpack and health and beauty products from Target, located at 307...
NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities and Farmingdale State College announce success of Direct Support Professional Microcredential Program
Partnership Offers Microcredentials Through the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals for Current and Aspiring Direct Support Professionals at SUNY Campuses Statewide. The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and The State University of New York (SUNY) joined with Farmingdale State College and developmental disabilities service...
ZUZU 70’s pizza headlines 3 levels of fun at one ambitious Farmingale project
A new concept is coming to downtown Farmingdale. Three new concepts, actually. Opening this spring in the former Peanuts Nursery School at 202 Main Street is a three-level building that has something different to offer on each floor. The new venture is founded by the ownership group behind Croxley’s Ale...
Suffolk County man wins $5 million on lottery scratch-off game
Greater Babylon coverage is funded in part by The Argyle Theatre, where Broadway comes to Babylon. Click here for tickets to ‘A Bronx Tale,’ performing through June 16. A Babylon man has struck it rich with a New York Lottery scratch-off card that he purchased in Lindenhurst. William...
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