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Bus Crash: Farmingdale HS Band Director, Retired Teacher ID'd As Victims In Horrific Rollover
Tributes have begun pouring in for the victims of a deadly high school bus crash in New York that claimed the lives of two educators, including a beloved band director, and left several students hospitalized. Latest update - Double-Fatal Update: 5 Students In Critical Condition After Bus Crashes Down Embankment On I-84 The Orange County crash happened at around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, on I-84 in the town of Wawayanda, near Exit 15. A charter bus carrying marching band members from Farmingdale High School, in Nassau County on Long Island, was heading to Greeley, Pennsylvania for ba…
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Expect Delays: Overnight Lane Closures Planned For Portion Of LIE In Nassau County
Scheduled roadwork on the Long Island Expressway could spell delays Tuesday night, Nov. 29. Up to three westbound lanes of I-495 will be closed in the Town of Oyster Bay between Sunnyside Boulevard and State Route 135 from 9:30 p.m. until 5 a.m., according to transportation officials. The closures will allow crews to perform bridge maintenance. Drivers were urged to slow down through the stretch and reminded that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. You can find the latest travel information by calling 511 or visiting 511ny.org.
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'Put Lives At Risk': Nassau County Dentist, Town Worker Charged In Opioid Prescription Scheme
A Long Island dentist is among two people facing charges for allegedly selling opioid prescriptions to people without a medical need. Farmingdale resident Jason DiBlasi, age 49, who owns a dental office in Massapequa, was arraigned on 113 counts of criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance by a practitioner or pharmacist in Nassau County Court Friday, Nov. 18. Prosecutors said police began looking into DiBlasi’s prescribing habits while investigating a fatal overdose. Between May and September 2021, members of the Nassau County DA’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administ…
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Man Accused Of Impersonating Code Enforcement Inspector, Trying To Defraud Hicksville Business
A 54-year-old man is facing charges after police said he pretended to be a code enforcement inspector on Long Island in an attempt to defraud businesses. John Garland, of Queens, was arrested for an incident that happened in Hicksville at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, the Nassau County Police Department said. Detectives found that Garland entered G & J Dry Cleaners 2 Incorporated, which is located at 212 West Old Country Road, and claimed to be a code enforcement inspector for the town of Oyster Bay, NCPD reported. Police said Garland wore an orange vest and showed identification…
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Ramp Closure Scheduled On Northern State Parkway To Long Island Expressway In Nassau County
A new ramp closure has been scheduled on the Northern State Parkway leading to the Long Island Expressway in Nassau County, the New York Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced. The NYSDOT issued an advisory cautioning motorists that on Tuesday, May 17, the Exit 37A ramp from eastbound Northern State Parkway to the eastbound Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495) in the Town of Oyster Bay. According to NYSDOT, the ramp will be closed between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. Wednesday, May 18 to allow crews to conduct highway maintenance in the area. During the closure, motorists have been instr…
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Rare Coyote Warning Issued In Nassau County
A rare warning was issued by officials in a metro New York community following a recent rash of coyote sightings in the region. On Long Island, local lawmakers in Nassau County and the SPCA are warning that there have been multiple coyote sightings along the North Shore of the county and in the village of Lattingtown in the Town of Oyster Bay, prompting the warning. The warning applies to all Long Islanders, officials noted, but specifically to pet owners whose animals could be in potential danger if they encounter a coyote on the loose. According to the SPCA, pets should not be fed outsi…
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This Nassau Hamlet Ranks Among Top 50 Places To Live In United States
A Long Island hamlet was listed on a 2021 ranking of the best places to live in the United States. Plainview, which is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, was ranked 47th in Money.com's 2021 list of the 50 Best Places to Live. The website cited the area's many beaches along the Long Island Sound and ease of travel to Manhattan through the Long Island Rail Road or driving. Money.com also said the hamlet of about 27,300 people has a median home price higher than most of the other locations on the list, but significantly lower than nearby North Hempstead. Job growth is …
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Rats! Rash Of Rodent Sightings Sparking Concerns In Nassau County Hamlet
Residents of one Long Island hamlet say they are being overrun by rats and are spotting them day and night. It's happening in the hamlet of Plainview in the Town of Oyster Bay where residents are saying their neighborhood is infested with a rash of the rodents and have seen them everywhere, including on a fence line, swimming in a pool, and in yards. One resident told ABC 7 Eyewitness News, she has lived in her neighborhood for more than 21 years and had never had an issue with rats in the past. Officials with the Nassau County Department of Health inspected last week and confir…
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