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Police & Fire
'Kindest Soul' ID'd As Victim In Fatal Crash On Long Island 'Kindest Soul' ID'd As Victim In Fatal Crash On Long Island
'Kindest Soul' ID'd As Victim In Fatal Crash On Long Island The 44-year-old Long Island man, who was struck by a car while riding a bike, is being remembered as someone who “brought light to the darkest days.” It happened on Friday, Oct. 13 in South Farmingdale. Adam Markevitch, age 44, of North Massapequa, was traveling east on Reese Place on an electric bike. Earlier Report: Man, 44, Dies In South Farmingdale Collision At approximately 3:45 p.m. at the intersection of Merritts Road, he was struck by a 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Markevitch suffered severe trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene. Friends and family have taken to social …

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Man, 44, Dies In Collision On Long Island Man, 44, Dies In Collision On Long Island
Man, 44, Dies In Collision On Long Island Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred in a Long Island intersection. It happened on Friday, Oct. 13 in South Farmingdale. At approximately 3:45 p.m., a 44-year-old man was traveling east on Reese Place on an electric bike, according to Nassau County Police. When he was at the intersection of Merritts Road, he and a 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee collided. The man suffered severe trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released to the public. The driver of the Grand Cherokee, a 55-year-old woman who has not been named, stayed at the scene and did…

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by Sophie Grieser
News
'Suspicious' Fire Damages Popular Long Island Cafe 'Suspicious' Fire Damages Popular Long Island Cafe
'Suspicious' Fire Damages Popular Long Island Cafe A Long Island coffee shop was heavily damaged in a fire that has been deemed suspicious by the fire marshal's office. The fire took place in Nassau County around 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 20 at the Café La Bella Notte on Merritts Road in South Farmingdale. The fire, which heavily damaged the small cafe has been deemed suspicious and is under investigation by the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office and the Nassau County Police Arson and Bomb Squad, said Assistant Chief Fire Marshal James Hickman. The fire damage, which was considered "significant" was confined to the one business, with sligh…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Pastrami Sandwich Shop Opens New Long Island Location Pastrami Sandwich Shop Opens New Long Island Location
Pastrami Sandwich Shop Opens New Long Island Location A sandwich shop that specializes in "changing the pastrami game" has reopened at a brand-new Long Island location. Irving's opened its doors in Farmingdale in late October. The owners previously operated a location in Woodbury, which closed over the summer, before opening the new location of its pastrami sandwich shop at 180 Merritts Road in South Farmingdale. We’re so excited to announce that our FARMINGDALE location is now OPEN 🎉🎉🎉 EVERY sandwich $9.95‼️Come on down! 📍180... Posted by Irving's on Friday, October 29, 2021 The restaurant's signature sandwich, "The Angry Irving," is ma…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Long Island Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash
Long Island Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash A 50-year-old Long Island man was killed in a single-vehicle crash overnight. It happened around 4:50 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9 in South Farmingdale.  Gary Yander, of South Farmingdale, was traveling westbound in a 2008 Cadillac on Motor Avenue when he struck multiple fixed objects in the vicinity of Merritts Road, Nassau County Police said. He sustained multiple trauma injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by a Police Medic.  The investigation into this incident is ongoing.

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Police Car Long Island Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Police Car
Long Island Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Police Car A Long Island man was charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing into a police car. It happened on Friday, Feb. 14 at around 8:10 p.m. in South Farmingdale, according to police. An officer responding to a 911 call, operating a marked police car, was traveling south on Merritts Road near the intersection of Country Court when his vehicle was struck by Raymond D. Matos, 65, of Lynbrook, Nassau County Police said. Matos was operating a 1997 Ford Ecoline van traveling northbound on Merritts Road, operating the vehicle unsafely, according to police. He failed to yield…

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by Joe Lombardi