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Missing New York Man Found Safe, Police Say
Update:
A 33-year-old Long Island man who was reported missing on Saturday, Feb. 12, has been found safe.
Williams Contreras, of East Northport, has been located, the Suffolk County Police Department reported on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
Original report:
Police have asked the public for help locating a missing 33-year-old Long Island man.
Williams Contreras, of East Northport, was last seen at a family member's home on Grange Street in Huntington at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.
Contreras was reported missing by a family member at about…
NY Man Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize
Meet New York's newest million-dollar lottery winner.
He's Long Island resident Paul Gargiulo, who has just claimed his $1,000,000 top prize on the New York Lottery’s $1,000,000 Cashword scratch-off ticket.
The ticket was purchased at Kings Montauk C-Store located at 2 West Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst.
Gargiulo, of Huntington, opted to receive his winnings as a single lump-sum payment totaling $651,000 after required withholdings, according to the NY State Lottery.
As of Monday morning, Oct. 4, there was one top prize remaining on the $1,000,000 Cashword ticket.
Players may…
Sullivan County Resident Killed In Double-Fatal Long Island Crash
A Hudson Valley resident was among the victims in a double-fatal crash on Long Island.
It happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 21 on the westbound side of the Northern State Parkway in Suffolk County in the area of Exit 39 in Huntington, state police said.
Two people killed were pronounced at the scene. They have been identified as backseat passengers, Husein Radoncic, age 26, of Astoria, Queens, and Hudson Valley resident Sasha Stopanjac, age 22, of Liberty, in Sullivan County.
Two others, the driver and front-seat passengers -- both men in their early 20s from Astoria -- wer…
