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Man Arrested For Fatal Long Island Crash, Victim Remembered As 'Gentle, Nurturing' Man Arrested For Fatal Long Island Crash, Victim Remembered As 'Gentle, Nurturing'
Man Arrested For Fatal Long Island Crash, Victim Remembered As 'Gentle, Nurturing' A month after a serious crash on Long Island, police announced the death of one victim and the arrest of the person who they said was the cause of the wreck. Elvin J. Maradiaga, age 33 of Hempstead, was arrested in connection to the February crime, Nassau County Police announced on Thursday, March 41. The crash occurred at about 5:15 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 in Uniondale. When police arrived at the scene of the crash — which was near the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and Liberty Street — they saw a blue 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which had hit a pole and flipped over. One passenger…

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by Sophie Grieser
Weather
New Confirmations Bring Number Of Tornadoes In NY/CT During Storm To Six New Confirmations Bring Number Of Tornadoes In NY/CT During Storm To Six
New Confirmations Bring Number Of Tornadoes In NY/CT During Storm To Six A total of six tornadoes have now been confirmed in New York and Connecticut after the severe round of storms that moved quickly through the region from west to east on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 13. Three were on Long Island and the other three were in Connecticut. Five were rated as EF-0 twisters (the weakest of the six levels on the Enhanced Fujita Scale), due to its wind speed. One was rated as an EF-1 tornado. For a detailed rundown on each tornado, click on the links below. Nassau County EF-0: Woodmere-Hempstead-Uniondale-Levittown Suffolk County EF-0: East Islip Suffolk County …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Confirmed Tornado Touched Down In Three NY Locations Confirmed Tornado Touched Down In Three NY Locations
Confirmed Tornado Touched Down In Three NY Locations Click here for an updated story: New Confirmations Bring Number Of Tornadoes In NY/CT During Storm To Six A tornado that touched down in multiple locations has been confirmed following a line of severe storms that swept through the region from west to east on Saturday, Nov. 13. The National Weather Service in New York announced on late Sunday afternoon, Nov. 14 the twister touched down in three Long Island locations, all in Nassau County. It was rated as an EF-0 (the weakest of the six levels on the Enhanced Fujita Scale), due to its wind speed. The first confirmed touchdown was in W…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Three Officers Hospitalized After Altercation With Man Involved In Dispute At LI Household Three Officers Hospitalized After Altercation With Man Involved In Dispute At LI Household
Three Officers Hospitalized After Altercation With Man Involved In Dispute At LI Household Three police officers were hospitalized with one requiring emergency surgery after an altercation with a man involved in a disturbance with other residents of a Long Island household.  Officers responded to a call for a disturbance in Uniondale on Liberty Street on Thursday, Nov. 26 at about 11:20 p.m.  Upon arrival, officers separated Rigoberto Madrid Maldonado, 30, of Uniondale, from the other residents of the household, Nassau County Police said.  During this time, Maldonado became irate and combative and lunged at an officer, according to police.  Hearing the commo…

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by Joe Lombardi