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Funeral Director, Father From Long Island Who Died At 43 Was 'One Of Most Caring Men' Funeral Director, Father From Long Island Who Died At 43 Was 'One Of Most Caring Men'
Funeral Director, Father From Long Island Who Died At 43 Was 'One Of Most Caring Men' Kenneth Maher Jr. was prepared for burial inside the same Long Island funeral home where he helped countless strangers navigate their own losses. The lifelong St. James resident died Friday, Jan. 3 at the age of 43, according to his obituary. Naturally, his visitation was held at the family business: St. James Funeral Home on Middle Country Road. A second-generation funeral director, Maher followed in the steps of his late father, Kenneth Maher Sr, working in the death care industry from an early age, according to his company bio. He completed the Mortuary Science program at Nassau County…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'Wonderful' Massapequa Mom's Death In Crash With NYPD Officer Target Of NY AG Investigation 'Wonderful' Massapequa Mom's Death In Crash With NYPD Officer Target Of NY AG Investigation
NY AG Probing Nypd Officer-Involved Death Of Lynn Walsh State officials have launched a formal inquiry into the death of a Long Island woman following a crash with an NYPD officer. Lynn Walsh, 70, of Massapequa Park, died on March 17, 2023 after she was struck by an off-duty NYPD officer in a marked crosswalk on Sunrise Highway near Unqua Road in Massapequa Park. Walsh was ultimately struck by three vehicles, including one belonging to the off-duty officer. She was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. On Monday, Dec. 30, the New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) opened an investigation into the woman’s death. Su…

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by Michael Mashburn
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COVID-19: 400 Employees In Nassau Targeted By ID Theft Unemployment Fraud Rings, DA Says COVID-19: 400 Employees In Nassau Targeted By ID Theft Unemployment Fraud Rings, DA Says
Covid-19: 400 Employees In Nassau Targeted By ID Theft Unemployment Fraud Rings, DA Says Nearly 400 employees of different Nassau County institutions have been had their identities stolen and used to file false unemployment claims during a scheme that started at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, the identities of 380 people working for Northwell Health, Nassau County Community College, Hofstra University, the Villages of Valley Stream, East Williston, and Herricks, several Nassau County school districts and other smaller organizations have been stolen by the fraud rings, which submitted false claims to unemployment, said Nassau County District Attorney Madeli…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Former Nassau Community College Player Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Road-Rage Crash Case Former Nassau Community College Player Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Road-Rage Crash Case
Former Nassau Community College Player Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Road-Rage Crash Case A former Nassau County Community College basketball standout has pleaded not guilty in connection to a high-speed chase that left a man dead and injured his ex-girlfriend. Dana King, Jr., of Valley Stream, pleaded not guilty to one count of manslaughter and two felony assault counts on Tuesday in Nassau County Court. King is charged for his role in the death of Jim Hayes on March 19. Police said that there was a dispute between King, Hayes, and a 21-year-old woman in Valley Stream that led to a five-mile high-speed, road-rage chase that took them onto the Southern State Parkway for a stretc…

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by Zak Failla