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LI Expressway, Route 27 Detours Scheduled For Bridge Cleaning In Suffolk County LI Expressway, Route 27 Detours Scheduled For Bridge Cleaning In Suffolk County
LI Expressway, Route 27 Detours Scheduled For Bridge Cleaning In Suffolk County The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists of upcoming overnight detours on a pair of Long Island roadways during a bridge cleaning project. The work is scheduled in Suffolk County on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) in the Town of Babylon and the Long Island Expressway (I-495) in the Town of Brookhaven. The DOT says traffic will be detoured onto the Service Road between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on the following dates at these locations, weather permitting: Monday, June 27 – Eastbound Sunrise Highway at Exit 38 (Little East Neck Road); Tuesday, June 28 – Westbound Sunr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suffolk County Reports Two More Cases Of West Nile Virus Suffolk County Reports Two More Cases Of West Nile Virus
Suffolk County Reports Two More Cases Of West Nile Virus Two new cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed on Long Island, according to the Department of Health. Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Services Dr. Gregson Pigott reported this week that two additional cases of West Nile virus in Suffolk County, bringing the total to seven over the course of the year. According to health officials, the first new case was in the Town of Southold in a resident over the age of 50. He became ill with the virus in early October, was hospitalized later that month, and has since almost fully recovered at home. The second was in the Town of Brookhaven, …

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by Zak Failla
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Wrong-Way Long Island Driver Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Building Wrong-Way Long Island Driver Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Building
Wrong-Way Long Island Driver Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Building A driver was allegedly drunk when he sideswiped a car before crashing into an apartment building on Long Island, police said. The incident happened at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 23 in North Babylon. The 29-year-old man was driving a 2003 Ford E250 van north on Deer Park Avenue in the southbound lanes near Edmonton Drive, Suffolk County Police said. The driver then sideswiped a Nissan Altima before veering into a building on Springwood Drive, according to police. Upon arrival, officers said that the driver, identified as Aliro Palaciostobar, of Deer Park, was allegedly i…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Contractor Accused Of Falsifying Bids, Not Paying Workers' Benefits, DA Says Long Island Contractor Accused Of Falsifying Bids, Not Paying Workers' Benefits, DA Says
Long Island Contractor Accused Of Falsifying Bids, Not Paying Workers' Benefits, DA Says A Long Island contractor was arrested and accused of falsifying information on bids on public works projects in a number of municipalities and failing to pay workers’ benefits on projects. Nassau County resident Nicholas Analitis, age 44, of Massapequa, was arraigned on multiple charges in Suffolk County District Court on Tuesday, Aug. 17. Analitis and his company, West Babylon-based Gorilla Contracting Group, LLC, are each charged with the following: Eight counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument Ten counts of first-degree offering a false instrument for filing …

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by Nicole Valinote
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One Killed In Four-Vehicle Suffolk County Crash One Killed In Four-Vehicle Suffolk County Crash
One Killed In Four-Vehicle Suffolk County Crash Police are investigating after a 75-year-old driver died in a four-vehicle crash on Long Island. New York State Police said the crash happened around 3:15 p.m. Monday, July 12 in Suffolk County, on the Southern State Parkway, east of Exit 38 in the Town of Babylon. A Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Range Rover were driving east erratically, and both vehicles attempted to pass between two other vehicles, a Toyota Prius and a Mitsubishi Outlander, which caused the crash, according to state police. Police said the Range Rover went onto the right shoulder and into the tree line.  The…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Three Long Island Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol, Vape Products To Minors Three Long Island Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol, Vape Products To Minors
Three Long Island Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol, Vape Products To Minors Three Long Island store workers have been charged for selling alcohol and/or vape products to minors, police said. In response to community complaints, Suffolk County Police First Precinct Crime Section officers conducted an investigation into the sale of alcohol and vapes to minors during which five businesses were checked for compliance with the law. The detail was conducted between 9 p.m. Saturday, March 27, and 12 a.m. Sunday, March 28 in the Town of Babylon. The three facing charges are: Dharmendra Godhari, age 34, of Amityville, employed by The Barn, located on Deer Park Avenue, B…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Deli Shut Down After Owners, Customers Arrested During SLA Inspection Long Island Deli Shut Down After Owners, Customers Arrested During SLA Inspection
Long Island Deli Shut Down After Owners, Customers Arrested During SLA Inspection A Long Island deli was condemned and closed after four people were arrested and two people issued summonses during a New York State Liquor Authority Inspection. The inspection was conducted starting at around 8:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 at Los Tres Amigos Deli & Grocery, located at Great Neck Road in Copiague. Three men and one woman were arrested by Suffolk County Police for the following Class A misdemeanors: Pedro Galvan, 70, of Freeport, an owner of the deli, was charged with four counts of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Law - allowing consumption of beer on premise…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: New Long Island Testing Facility Opens COVID-19: New Long Island Testing Facility Opens
Covid-19: New Long Island Testing Facility Opens A new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing facility has opened at one of Long Island’s hotspots for the virus. Beginning on Friday, April 24, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced that a new testing center - by appointment only - would be opening at the Elsie Owens Health Center in Coram, which has seen a rise in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. Earlier story - COVID-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Deaths, Cases, As New Testing Facilities Open According to officials, the new mobile test centers have been set up in hard-to-reach areas where communication …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Two New Long Island 'Hotspot' Testing Sites Open COVID-19: Two New Long Island 'Hotspot' Testing Sites Open
Covid-19: Two New Long Island 'Hotspot' Testing Sites Open As the number of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continue to climb on Long Island, two new testing sites have opened. Town of Babylon officials has announced that is has joined with Suffolk County and HRHCare Community Health to establish two "hotspot" testing sites to address areas that are seeing higher rates of COVID-19 spread.  Both sites are at HRHCare Community Health locations including one in Wyandanch at 1556 Straight Path, and the other in Amityville at 1080 Sunrise Highway. Both sites began testing on Thursday, April 16, between the hours of 10 a.m. 3 p.m. …

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by Kathy Reakes