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IDs Released For Those Involved In Fatal Two-Vehicle Nassau County Crash IDs Released For Those Involved In Fatal Two-Vehicle Nassau County Crash
IDs Released For Those Involved In Fatal Two-Vehicle Nassau County Crash The identities have been released for those involved in a two-vehicle crash on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened just before 2:40 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, on the Southern State Parkway west of exit 17S in Hempstead. A preliminary investigation has determined a 2015 Jeep was traveling westbound when a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, also traveling westbound, rear-ended the Jeep, according to New York State Police.  The impact caused the Jeep to roll over and come to rest in the westbound lanes, police said.  The driver and sole occupant of the Jeep, now identified as  Terry H. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
One Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash On Southern State Parkway One Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash On Southern State Parkway
One Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash On Southern State Parkway Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Those Involved In Fatal Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on a stretch of the Southern State Parkway. It happened just before 2:40 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, on the parkway west of exit 17S in Hempstead. A preliminary investigation has determined a 2015 Jeep was traveling westbound when a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, also traveling westbound, rear-ended the Jeep, according to New York State Police.  The impact caused the Jeep to roll over and come to rest in the westbound lanes, police sa…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Here's How Many Long Island Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot COVID-19: Here's How Many Long Island Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot
Covid-19: Here's How Many Long Island Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot More than 50 percent of the hospital workers on Long Island who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine have done so, though the region is lagging behind others across the state. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that 60 percent of hospital workers on Long Island have received the COVID-19 vaccine, while statewide, a total of 60.8 percent of medical professionals have been vaccinated. Cuomo also made note that vaccination performance is uneven by region, with Long Island hospitals having used 78 percent of the doses allocated to them, with only New York City (60 percent), Finger Lakes (7…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Popular Nassau County Restaurant Fire Breaks Out At Popular Nassau County Restaurant
Fire Breaks Out At Popular Nassau County Restaurant Three firefighters suffered injuries as they battled a blaze that broke out at a popular Long Island restaurant. A fire broke out at Piccola Bussola shortly before 12:45 p.m. on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola, fire officials said. Upon arrival, fire crews found the restaurant and the apartment above the restaurant fully engulfed in flames. Multiple fire departments responded to extinguish the fire for hours before it was declared extinguished around 8 p.m., officials said. Four members of the fire department suffered injuries and were treated at the scene, with one being transported to NYU…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Bisected Victim’s Liver In Fatal Stabbing Outside Nassau Deli, DA Says Man Bisected Victim’s Liver In Fatal Stabbing Outside Nassau Deli, DA Says
Man Bisected Victim’s Liver In Fatal Stabbing Outside Nassau Deli, DA Says A man accused of allegedly killing a victim in front of a Long Island deli by stabbing him with a sword-like knife, bisecting his liver, has been arraigned for murder. Westley Witts, 30, homeless, was charged with second-degree murder, and criminal possession of a weapon, on Friday, April 17, for the incident which took place in Hempstead in March, said Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.  “The defendant, while wielding a large sword-like serrated knife, allegedly stabbed a stranger to death in the middle of a Hempstead street,” Singas said. “This was a completely sen…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island COVID-19 Patient Identified As Hospital Employee Long Island COVID-19 Patient Identified As Hospital Employee
Long Island Covid-19 Patient Identified As Hospital Employee Click here for an updated story: Three More Nassau Residents Test Positive For Coronavirus, Cuomo Says The 42-year-old Nassau County man who is being quarantined with coronavirus is a part-time employee at Mercy Medical Center. According to Catholic Health Services, which operates the Rockville Centre hospital, the employee was last at work in late February, at which point he displayed no symptoms. He is currently the only Long Island resident in "mandatory isolation."  It was unclear what the man's position was at Mercy Medical Center. He is currently isolated and being treated …

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by Zak Failla
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'Give Kids A Smile Day' Provides Dental Screenings To 1,500 Long Island Children 'Give Kids A Smile Day' Provides Dental Screenings To 1,500 Long Island Children
'Give Kids A Smile Day' Provides Dental Screenings To 1,500 Long Island Children Smiles were put on the faces of hundreds of underserved and special needs children on Long Island during the 17th annual “Give Kids a Smile Day.” Northwell Health teamed with Henry Schein and the Nassau County Dental Society to host the special event, which involved more than 350 volunteers and 100 dentists providing free dental screenings, fluoride treatments and oral hygiene instruction to 1,500 area children. Dentists, hygienists and other medical professionals from Northwell Health, Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola and Interfaith Med…

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by Zak Failla