Amid Overdose Crisis, First Fentanyl Summit To Be Held In Suffolk County Amid Overdose Crisis, First Fentanyl Summit To Be Held In Suffolk County
Amid Overdose Crisis, First Fentanyl Summit To Be Held In Suffolk County It comes in powder and pill form, and just a tiny bit on the end of a pencil is enough to kill you. Local leaders on Long Island will continue sounding the alarm over America’s growing opioid epidemic at their first-ever fentanyl summit, hosted by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday, May 29. Members of the public, along with families who have lost someone to an opioid overdose, are invited to ask law enforcement panelists and members of the medical examiner’s office any questions they have about fentanyl. Earlier Report: Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charg…
Stretch Of Route 121 In Lewisboro Named After 6 Fallen Veterans Who Graduated From John Jay HS Stretch Of Route 121 In Lewisboro Named After 6 Fallen Veterans Who Graduated From John Jay HS
Stretch Of Route 121 In Lewisboro Named After 6 Fallen Veterans Who Graduated From John Jay HS A stretch of a well-traveled road in Northern Westchester has been dedicated to six fallen veterans who graduated from a nearby high school, officials announced. A section of Route 121 in Lewisboro will now be known as the “John Jay High School Veterans Memorial Highway” following a ceremony held at the school's front lawn on Saturday, May 25, New York State Sen. Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Chris Burdick announced.  The renaming honors the memory of four veterans who graduated from John Jay and died in service during the Vietnam War:  Pfc. Kenneth Richard Jaconett…
Driver Busted In Stolen U-Haul Truck On Northway In Colonie, Police Say Driver Busted In Stolen U-Haul Truck On Northway In Colonie, Police Say
Driver Busted In Stolen U-Haul Truck On Northway In Colonie, Police Say What began as a routine traffic stop on a highway in the region ended with a man in handcuffs and accused of driving a stolen U-Haul truck. A trooper in Albany County pulled the box truck over at around 10:45 a.m. Friday, May 24, on I-87 in Colonie for multiple vehicle and traffic law violations. New York State Police said further investigation determined that the U-Haul truck had been reported stolen to the Colonie Police Department just one day prior. The driver, 52-year-old John Ogden, of Watervliet, also did not have a valid driver’s license, according to police. Ogden was arrested on…
Columbia Convict Sentenced For Fatally Shooting Mississippi Man At Manheim Night: DA Columbia Convict Sentenced For Fatally Shooting Mississippi Man At Manheim Night: DA
Columbia Convict Sentenced For Fatally Shooting Mississippi Man At Manheim Night: DA Club23 may have closed nearly a year ago, but a deadly shooting at the Lancaster County nightclub will never be forgotten by a Mississippi family.  Jatavis Devonte Scott, 25 of Mound Bayou, MS, died at Lancaster General Hospital on March 19 not long after he was shot by Tyler Jamel Wilson, now 29 of Columbia, PA, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced. Wilson was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, according to the Lancaster DA's office.  Wilson "was found guilty by [a] jury of third-degree murder, persons not to posse…
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Teen Missing Over A Week From Dix Hills Seen Her? Alert Issued For Teen Missing Over A Week From Dix Hills
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Teen Missing Over A Week From Dix Hills Authorities and family members of a missing Long Island teen are imploring the community for help. Shivani McShane, age 14, was last seen in Dix Hills on Saturday, May 18, according to the New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse. She was spotted wearing a black sweater, black sweatpants, and white sneakers. In a Facebook post, Devin Trapp wrote that Sivrani, her sister, was at the Madonna Heights School (located at 151 Burrs Lane) before she went missing. “She has no phone, no means of contacting anyone, and no money,” Trapp wrote. “We are very worried about her.” Shivani is 5-…
WINNER: Fast Play Lottery Player Takes Home $60K WINNER: Fast Play Lottery Player Takes Home $60K
Winner: Fast Play Lottery Player Takes Home $60K One lucky player purchased a fast-play lottery ticket for the $2 Jersey Jackpot winning $60,296. The winning ticket was sold at Eddie’s Liquor Store, 700 Chestnut St., Camden in Camden County.
19-Year-Old Killed, Another Man Injured In Single-Vehicle Stony Brook Crash 19-Year-Old Killed, Another Man Injured In Single-Vehicle Stony Brook Crash
19-Year-Old Killed, Another Man Injured In Single-Vehicle Stony Brook Crash One man is dead and another is hospitalized with serious injuries following a single-vehicle crash on Long Island. The wreck happened at around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, in Stony Brook, near the intersection of Stony Brook Road and North Country Road. Suffolk County Police said a sanitation worker called 911 after a GMC vehicle with two occupants struck a tree and overturned. Emergency crews found both men inside the vehicle and unconscious. They were taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where 19-year-old Patrick Kelly, of St. James, was pronounced dead, police said. The other man re…
WINNER! Quick Draw Ticket Sold In Paterson Nets Big $$ WINNER! Quick Draw Ticket Sold In Paterson Nets Big $$
Winner! Quick Draw Ticket Sold In Paterson Nets Big $$ It was a terrific Tuesday for a lottery player in Paterson. Their Quick Draw Progressive ticket won $316,320, 60% of the progressive jackpot on Tuesday, May 21. The ticket was sold at Main Discount Liquor & Wine in Paterson. In Quick Draw, a set of nine “Your Jackpot Numbers” (01-80) are randomly selected and printed at the bottom of every Quick Draw ticket. If all nine of the player’s numbers are selected in any of the Quick Draw drawings that the ticket is eligible for, the ticket wins a portion of the Progressive Jackpot based on the amount wagered per draw.
$3.4M Restoration Project Completed At Tarrytown Lighthouse: 'Historic Occasion' $3.4M Restoration Project Completed At Tarrytown Lighthouse: 'Historic Occasion'
$3.4M Restoration Project Completed At Tarrytown Lighthouse: 'Historic Occasion' A several-million-dollar project to rehabilitate an over 140-year-old lighthouse in Westchester is officially finished.  The completion of a $3.4 million effort to restore the Tarrytown Lighthouse was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 23, which was also the 150th anniversary of the Town of Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County officials announced.  The extensive capital project included exterior repairs and repainting, fixing cracks, replacing doors and windows, cleaning foundation masonry, refurbishing the interior plaster and paint finishes, restoring the wo…
'Possible Insider Threat' Involving BWI Airport Employee Averted At Checkpoint: TSA 'Possible Insider Threat' Involving BWI Airport Employee Averted At Checkpoint: TSA
'Possible Insider Threat' Involving BWI Airport Employee Averted At Checkpoint: TSA TSA officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) intercepted a loaded handgun over the holiday weekend that was in the possession of a retail shop employee who works there, officials say. The employee - who now faces serious consequences - was caught with a 9mm handgun that was loaded with eight bullets when it was found in his belongings as he was screened at the checkpoint on the way to work. Police investigators at the airport were contacted, responded to the checkpoint and confiscated the weapon. The Baltimore man was cited on firearm charges and h…
Man Stabbed Cousin To Death At Hauppauge Business Before Brutally Attacking Victim's GF: Jury Man Stabbed Cousin To Death At Hauppauge Business Before Brutally Attacking Victim's GF: Jury
Man Stabbed Cousin To Death At Hauppauge Business Before Brutally Attacking Victim's GF: Jury Jurors have convicted a man of stabbing his cousin to death at a Long Island business before turning the knife on the victim’s girlfriend. Wilson Felipe Andrade-Molina, age 38, of Brentwood, was found guilty of murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, May 23, in the death of Miguel Andrade-Cando. Prosecutors said surveillance video captured Andrade-Molina arriving at Electronic Machine Parts in Hauppauge, where the two worked, at around 7:20 a.m. on March 30, 2023. Earlier Report: 'Out For Blood': Brentwood Man Stabs, Kills Cousin, Brutally Attacks Girlfriend,…
2 $100,000 Lottery Tickets Sold In Massachusetts On Memorial Day 2 $100,000 Lottery Tickets Sold In Massachusetts On Memorial Day
2 $100,000 Lottery Tickets Sold In Massachusetts On Memorial Day Two people capped off the long Memorial Day weekend with a major payday after they won $100,000 playing the Massachusetts State Lottery.  They won the six-figure prizes by correctly guessing all five numbers in the "Mass Cash" drawing on Monday, May 27. Those were 8, 10, 17, 18, 34.  Related: Martha's Vineyard Man Plans Vacation With His $1 Million Lottery Payday These were the biggest jackpots claimed in the Bay State on Monday.  The tickets were sold at Stop & Shop at 31 Sparks Ave. on Nantucket and Absolute Wine & Spirits…