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Drunk LI Driver Who Left Passenger To Die Adds Two Years To Prison Term With Witness Threat: DA Drunk LI Driver Who Left Passenger To Die Adds Two Years To Prison Term With Witness Threat: DA Drunk LI Driver Who Left Passenger To Die Adds Two Years To Prison Term With Witness Threat: DA
Drunk LI Driver Who Left Passenger To Die Adds Two Years To Prison Term With Witness Threat: DA A Long Island man who fled a drunken crash that killed his passenger got an extra two years on his prison term Tuesday, Oct. 13 after threatening a witness, authorities said. Elvin Maradiaga Ortiz, 35, of Hempstead, was sentenced to 21 years behind bars, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. He was initially supposed to get 19 years as part of a plea deal, according to authorities. However, Ortiz’s long list of crimes grew even further when he was charged with witness intimidation, which tacked on the extra two years, the DA’s office said. Investigators said Ortiz threatened t…

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LI Drug Dealer Who Sold Weed Gummies To Middle Schoolers And Fled For Canada Learns His Fate LI Drug Dealer Who Sold Weed Gummies To Middle Schoolers And Fled For Canada Learns His Fate LI Drug Dealer Who Sold Weed Gummies To Middle Schoolers And Fled For Canada Learns His Fate
LI Drug Dealer Who Sold Weed Gummies To Middle Schoolers And Fled For Canada Learns His Fate The man who sold weed gummies that sent 12 Long Island middle schoolers to the hospital has been sentenced to prison time Wilmer Castillo Garcia, 24, of Mastic, got two years behind bars at his sentencing hearing Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. His sentence was part of a plea deal he took on July 23, according to authorities. Castillo Garcia was selling the THC gummies through Instagram when a student at William Floyd Middle School purchased them and distributed them to classmates in March 2025, investigators said. All 12 students received medical atten…
Fired LI Health Aide Didn’t Let Dismissal Stop Her $5K Medicaid Fraud: Investigators Fired LI Health Aide Didn’t Let Dismissal Stop Her $5K Medicaid Fraud: Investigators Fired LI Health Aide Didn’t Let Dismissal Stop Her $5K Medicaid Fraud: Investigators
Fired LI Health Aide Didn’t Let Dismissal Stop Her $5K Medicaid Fraud: Investigators A Long Island health care aide turned her month-long employment into an extended scheme and stole $5,000 from Medicaid, authorities said. Latricia Hires, 34, of Bridgehampton, was arrested and arraigned in Riverhead on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Hires got a job in September 2025 as an aide for two residents at L’Arche – Long Island, a residential facility for people with intellectual disabilities in Riverhead, investigators said. Her employment was terminated on Oct. 17, 2025, but she continued billing Public Partnerships LLC, the fiscal intermedi…
LI Men Killed In Shockingly Similar Car Crashes At Highway Toll Booth Identified: State Police LI Men Killed In Shockingly Similar Car Crashes At Highway Toll Booth Identified: State Police LI Men Killed In Shockingly Similar Car Crashes At Highway Toll Booth Identified: State Police
LI Men Killed In Shockingly Similar Car Crashes At Highway Toll Booth Identified: State Police Both drivers who died in fiery crashes into a highway toll booth on Long Island last month were identified Tuesday, Oct. 13 by police. Vijay P. Cheema, 74, of Fort Salonga, died in the Monday, Sept. 14 crash into the Sunken Meadow State Park toll booth on the north end of Sunken Meadow State Parkway in Kings Park, New York State Police said. Gregory W. Salone, 70, of Kings Park, died Monday, Sept. 21 after crashing into the exact same toll booth exactly one week later, state police said. Cheema’s death in the first crash was ruled a suicide, according to state police. Investigators did not…
Nassau County Man, 50, Killed After Stopping In Left Lane On I-95 Nassau County Man, 50, Killed After Stopping In Left Lane On I-95 Nassau County Man, 50, Killed After Stopping In Left Lane On I-95
Nassau County Man, 50, Killed After Stopping In Left Lane On I-95 A 50-year-old Long Island man has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash on Interstate 95 in Westchester County after his SUV was struck by another vehicle while stopped in the left lane, police said. Nassau County resident Pankaj R. Bakshi, 50, of Floral Park, died following the two-vehicle collision on northbound I-95 in Port Chester on Monday, Oct. 12, New York State Police confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 13.  The crash happened around 5:55 a.m. near mile marker 14.8 on the New York State Thruway. According to police, Bakshi was driving a 2025 Chevrolet Suburban that ha…

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Northwell Health Launches The Institute For Healthy Aging Across 28 Hospitals Northwell Health Launches The Institute For Healthy Aging Across 28 Hospitals Northwell Health Launches The Institute For Healthy Aging Across 28 Hospitals
Northwell Health Launches The Institute For Healthy Aging Across 28 Hospitals Northwell Health has launched a new initiative connecting services across its 28 hospitals to help older adults maintain their health, independence and quality of life as they age. The Northwell Institute for Healthy Aging brings together hospital services, physician practices, outpatient programs, research facilities, and community resources to better coordinate care for aging adults and their families. According to Northwell Health, the initiative focuses on preventing illness, addressing changing healthcare needs and supporting caregivers who help older adults manage their health. The i…

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Power Grid Emergency Issued In NY: What To Know About Unusual October Alert Power Grid Emergency Issued In NY: What To Know About Unusual October Alert Power Grid Emergency Issued In NY: What To Know About Unusual October Alert
Power Grid Emergency Issued In NY: What To Know About Unusual October Alert The world's largest power grid operator has issued an emergency alert as unusually warm October weather and widespread equipment outages put pressure on electricity supplies across the region, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania. PJM Interconnection issued a Maximum Generation Alert and Load Management Alert for Tuesday, Oct. 13, as higher electricity demand and planned equipment outages put pressure on the regional power supply. The alerts mean power companies are being asked to keep as much equipment running as possible, including postponing maintenance that could take power plants or t…

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Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win
Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win Pringles is offering its biggest fans a Halloween giveaway to literally die for: an urn. The snack brand unveiled the custom Pringles can-shaped urn as part of a contest that started on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Fans can enter the giveaway through Thursday, Oct. 22. The unusual giveaway is inspired by the inventor of the Pringles can, whose ashes were buried in one of the containers in 2008. The unique urn is made of precious metal and features a personal engraving, along with a removable lid. Fans must sign a "will and taste-ament" at OnceYouDrop.com, pledging to have the…

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Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win
Pringles Offers Can-Shaped Urn, 200 Years Of Crisps To Die-Hard Fans: How To Win Pringles is offering its biggest fans a Halloween giveaway to literally die for: an urn. The snack brand unveiled the custom Pringles can-shaped urn as part of a contest that started on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Fans can enter the giveaway through Thursday, Oct. 22. The unusual giveaway is inspired by the inventor of the Pringles can, whose ashes were buried in one of the containers in 2008. The unique urn is made of precious metal and features a personal engraving, along with a removable lid. Fans must sign a "will and taste-ament" at OnceYouDrop.com, pledging to have the…

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Popular NJ Deli Faces State-Imposed Fine Over Words It's Used For 25 Years Popular NJ Deli Faces State-Imposed Fine Over Words It's Used For 25 Years Popular NJ Deli Faces State-Imposed Fine Over Words It's Used For 25 Years
Popular NJ Deli Faces State-Imposed Fine Over Words It's Used For 25 Years A popular New Jersey deli is blasting the state after being hit with a proposed $1,000 penalty over its use of kosher-related terms, which the business says it has used for more than 25 years. The Kibitz Room, located at 100 Springdale Road in Cherry Hill, received a notice of violation and settlement offer from the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs dated Wednesday, Oct. 7. The notice followed a Wednesday, Sept. 16 inspection in which investigators found the deli had violated state consumer protection laws and regulations governing how food is advertised as kosher, according to the do…