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Double The Fun: Pair Of $1M Lottery Prizes Claimed By Mastic, St. James Men
Talk about a massive payday.
Two Long Island men have a million more reasons to be smiling after winning seven-figure lottery prizes.
Jose Carranza, of Mastic, claimed a $1 million prize on the “Platinum Power” scratch-off game, New York Lottery announced.
He purchased the lucky ticket in east Moriches, at East End Marketing on Montauk Highway.
After paying Uncle Sam, Carranza pocketed $416,641.
Not to be outdone was Ricky Alessi, of St. James, who claimed his own $1 million windfall after hitting a Powerball second prize for the drawing held Monday, May 27.
Alessi received a lump sum…
Popular Eatery Announces Fourth Long Island Location
An innovative Italian restaurant with hundreds of five-star reviews and Instagram-able views will open a fourth Long Island location.
ITA Kitchen, which has locations in Bay Shore, Garden City, and East Moriches, will open up its newest spot on Friday, Sept. 29, this time at 69 East Main Street, Patchogue.
The eatery, which offers a variety of options for brunch, dinner, desserts, and drinks, has amassed over 55 thousand Instagram followers and gone viral on social media multiple times for its decadent pasta dishes served up in a bowl made of chicken cutlets.
“[I] went here to try the …
Police Dog Rescues Missing Long Island Woman
A Long Island police K-9 and his handler rescued a missing woman who was found shivering and wet near her home.
Officer Ralph DiMasi and K-9 Jax found the 62-year-old East Moriches woman who suffers from dementia more than 18 hours after she was reported missing from her home, said the Suffolk County Police.
The woman, who went missing around 8 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 1, was found after a massive search that included uniformed officers, Aviation Section, Marine Bureau, and Canine Section.
But it was K-9 Jax who found the woman shivering, cold and wet, lying on a log in the middle of th…
Woman Charged With Prostitution After Raid At Long Island Massage Parlor
A woman was arrested for prostitution after a raid at a Long Island massage parlor.
In response to community complaints, authorities in Suffolk County conducted an investigation into illegal activities at S & A Spa, located in East Moriches at 94 Montauk Highway at around 4 p.m. Friday, July 30, Suffolk County Police said.
Jadi Bi, age 47, of Rego Park, was charged with:
One count of unauthorized practice of a profession, a Class E felony, under the New York State Education Law;
One count of prostitution, a Class B misdemeanor, under the New York State Penal Law.
The raid was conduct…
Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash
A woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash that happened overnight at a Long Island intersection.
Kerry Probst, age 46, was driving a 2012 Toyota Camry in Shirley westbound on Neighborhood Road, when the vehicle crossed over the center line and collided with a 2003 Ford Econoline traveling eastbound at around 8:22 p.m. Thursday, March 4, Suffolk County Police said.
Probst, of East Moriches, was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue where she was pronounced dead, said police.
The driver of the Econoline, Santos Punay-Vargas, age 30, of Mastic Beach, was not i…
Woman Standing In Front Of Long Island Farm Stand Struck, Killed By Box Truck
A woman was killed after being struck by a box truck while standing in front of a Long Island farm stand.
The incident happened around 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31 in Eastport.
Queens resident Judith DiLorenzo, 78, of Whitestone, was standing in front of a farm stand on County Road 111, approximately one-quarter mile north of Sunrise Highway, when the 2011 Freightliner box truck struck her, Suffolk County Police said.
The vehicle also struck the farm stand operator, Brian Ringhoff, and the farm stand
DiLorenzo, 78, of Whitestone, was transported to Peconic Bay Medical …
ID Released For Long Island Woman Killed When Boat Is Struck By 50-Foot Sea Ray
Both women killed in separate boat crashes on Long Island on Sunday, July 14 has been identified.
The most recent crash happened around 6:30 p.m. east of Moriches Inlet, when a 50-foot Sea Ray with three people aboard was traveling westbound a quarter mile off Cupsogue Beach at Cupsogue Beach County Park when it struck a drifting boat broadside with a married couple aboard, Suffolk County Police said.
Mi Hua Hsu, 56, of Shirley, has been identified as the woman killed in the crash.
Hsu and her husband, Jack Chin, were on a boat, drifting just east of the Moriches Inlet, when their ve…
Four Charged During State Liquor Authority Inspections Of Suffolk Businesses
Four store employees are facing charges following State Liquor Authority inspections in Mastic, Center Moriches and Shirley Friday night, June 21, Suffolk County Police said.
The four were all issued field appearance tickets on the following charges:
Angela DeCarmine, 40, an employee at Native Land Smoke Shop, 136 Poospatuck Lane, Mastic, for sale of E-Liquid nicotine to a minor.
Hector Gunzalez-Cortez, 42, an employee at Tropico Minimarket, 165 Main Street, Suite A, Center Moriches, for unlawfully dealing with a child.
Mushtaq Ahmad, 53, an employee of Valero Gas, 620 Montauk Hwy., E…
