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New Whole Foods Location, More Planned For Long Island New Whole Foods Location, More Planned For Long Island
New Whole Foods Location, More Planned For Long Island Popular organic supermarket Whole Foods has a new location coming to Long Island, alongside many more stores planned in a new shopping center. The SunVet Mall, located at 5801 Sunrise Highway in Holbrook, which some Yelp reviewers deemed “a dead mall,” is getting a major facelift. Plans are underway for a shiny new shopping center, now dubbed The Shops at SunVet, with development scheduled to finish in 2025, according to developer Regency Centers. The SunVet Mall was originally built in 1973, but in recent years has seen numerous stores shut down, leaving a ghostly abandoned atmosphere a…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Triple Fatal: 11-Year-Old Dies From Injuries After Long Island Crash Triple Fatal: 11-Year-Old Dies From Injuries After Long Island Crash
Triple Fatal: 11-Year-Old Dies From Injuries After Long Island Crash An 11-year-old involved in a horrific crash on Long Island has died from her injuries, becoming the third fatality in the incident. The crash happened at the intersection of westbound Veterans Memorial Highway, and Coates Avenue in Holbrook on Wednesday, April 12 at approximately 1:20 p.m. Alanna Lika, of Holbrook, has been identified as the latest victim, Suffolk County Police said. Emanuel Dandrea, age 74, of Shoreham was driving a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when he attempted to make a left-hand turn toward southbound Coates Avenue and collided wit…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police ID Vehicle Involved In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Man On Long Island Police ID Vehicle Involved In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Man On Long Island
Police ID Vehicle Involved In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Man On Long Island Investigators have identified the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian on Long Island. The crash happened in Holbrook on Veterans Memorial Highway at Grundy Avenue at about 6:45 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Earlier report - Hit-Run Crash: Holbrook Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle While Crossing Road In an update on Tuesday, Nov. 22, police said investigators determined that the vehicle that fatally struck 59-year-old Alan Lepre, of Holbrook, and fled the scene is a white Jeep Grand Cherokee that is a 2016 model or ne…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Crash: LI Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle While Crossing Road Hit-Run Crash: LI Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle While Crossing Road
Hit-Run Crash: LI Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle While Crossing Road Police are searching for the driver who fatally struck a pedestrian on Long Island. The crash happened in Holbrook on Veterans Memorial Highway at Grundy Avenue at about 6:45 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, the Suffolk County Police Department said. ROAD CLOSURE: Veterans Memorial Highway is closed in both directions at Grundy Avenue in Holbrook due to an earlier crash and the ensuing investigation. — Suffolk County Police Department (@SCPDHq) November 20, 2022 SCPD said a passing motorist reported seeing a body on the side of the road. Responding officers determined that the man, identified…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Killed, 4 Injured In Three-Vehicle Long Island Crash Man Killed, 4 Injured In Three-Vehicle Long Island Crash
Man Killed, 4 Injured In Three-Vehicle Long Island Crash A 69-year-old Long Island man was killed during a three-vehicle crash. It happened in Holbrook around 7:10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28 on Lincoln Avenue. According to Suffolk County Police, Steven Russell, of Brentwood, was driving a 2021 Ford Bronco northbound on Lincoln Avenue when his vehicle was struck by a 2015 Ford F550 that was traveling eastbound on Veterans Memorial Highway. The F550 then struck a 2005 Chevrolet van that was stopped at the intersection, police said. Russell was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced dead. T…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash
Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash Police are investigating a two-vehicle Easter morning Long Island crash that left one person dead. It happened Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 8:45 a.m. in Holbrook. Richard Norman, age 66, was driving a 2016 Ram van northbound on Broadway Avenue when his vehicle went through a steady red light and collided with a 2005 Mitsubishi flatbed truck that was traveling eastbound on Veterans Memorial Highway, Suffolk County Police said. Norman, of Bohemia, was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced dead, police said.  The driver of the flatbed, a …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Long Island Woman Faces DWI Charge After Crash Injures 10-Year-Old Boy Long Island Woman Faces DWI Charge After Crash Injures 10-Year-Old Boy
Long Island Woman Faces DWI Charge After Crash Injures 10-Year-Old Boy A 23-year-old Long Island woman has been charged with driving while intoxicated following a crash that seriously injured a 10-year-old boy. It happened just before 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15 in Holbrook, Suffolk County Police said. Lauren Ortiz, 23, of Lake Ronkonkoma, was driving a 2012 Honda sedan northbound on Coates Avenue when she drove past a stop sign and crashed into the passenger side of a 2018 Honda sedan driven by Lee Kaiser Sr. as it was traveling eastbound on Veterans Memorial Highway, police said. Lee Kaiser Jr., Kaiser Sr.’s 10-year-old son, who was in the rear pa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Long Island Woman, 42, Arrested For Bank Of America Robbery Long Island Woman, 42, Arrested For Bank Of America Robbery
Long Island Woman, 42, Arrested For Bank Of America Robbery A 42-year-old woman has been charged for allegedly robbing a bank on Long Island. The robbery occurred Wednesday, Sept. 11 at about 2:30 p.m. in Holbrook, Suffolk County Police said. Michele Atkinson, 42, of Bohemia entered Bank of America, located at 4400 Veterans Memorial Highway, approached a teller and presented a note demanding cash, according to police. The teller complied and Atkinson fled in a black car at approximately 2:35 p.m. Fifth Precinct officers responded and Officer Arkadiusz Janczurewicz located and arrested Atkinson in a parking lot behind 5181 Sunrise Highway …

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by Joe Lombardi