COVID-19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Long Island Eateries COVID-19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Long Island Eateries
Covid-19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Long Island Eateries Health officials are warning about possible COVID-19 exposure at a pair of Long Island restaurants. The alert was issued by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services on Wednesday, Nov. 11 for these eateries, and these dates: Mannino’s Restaurant, located at 1575 Montauk Highway, in Oakdale, between Friday, Oct. 29 and Wednesday, Nov. 4; The Village Idiot Irish Pub, located at 1487 Montauk Highway, Oakdale, between Saturday, Oct. 31 and Monday, Nov. 2 Those who were potentially exposed should monitor themselves for symptoms for 14 days after visiting the restaurant, the health depart…
COVID-19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Two Long Island Restaurants COVID-19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Two Long Island Restaurants
Covid-19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Two Long Island Restaurants Health officials are warning about possible COVID-19 exposure at a pair of Long Island restaurants. The alert was issued by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services on Wednesday, Nov. 11 for these eateries, and these dates: Mannino’s Restaurant, located at 1575 Montauk Highway, in Oakdale, between Friday, Oct. 29 and Wednesday, Nov. 4; The Village Idiot Irish Pub, located at 1487 Montauk Highway, Oakdale, between Saturday, Oct. 31 and Monday, Nov. 2 Those who were potentially exposed should monitor themselves for symptoms for 14 days after visiting the restaurant, the health depart…
New LIDL Market Opening On Long Island New LIDL Market Opening On Long Island
New Lidl Market Opening On Long Island The revolving door of a supermarket location on Long Island is changing once again. LIDL is opening up its eighth Long Island location on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The new market is in Oakdale at 4560 Sunrise Highway, the former location of Best Market, ShopRite, and other prominent supermarkets. Earlier this year, LIDL announced that it will be opening new locations in East Meadow, Oakdale, Patchogue, and Lake Grove, bringing the total of markets the Virginia-based company will open on Long Island up to eight. Other stores are planned for Plainview and Center Moriches. “We appreciate all the…
Woman Charged After Four Dead Dogs Found At Long Island Residence Woman Charged After Four Dead Dogs Found At Long Island Residence
Woman Charged After Four Dead Dogs Found At Long Island Residence Multiple dead dogs were found inside a Long Island “uninhabitable” home leading to an animal cruelty arrest for a 68-year-old Oakdale woman. Donna Hulse’s Jade Street residents made multiple complaints to the SPCA and police about what they alleged were dead dogs inside her home and a strong smell of urine and feces in recent weeks, SPCA Chief Roy Gross said. Gross said that when SPCA officers went to the house on Jade Street previously, their view inside was blocked because the windows had been covered from the inside and Hulse refused to allow them inside to inspect the premises. Howeve…
New Long Island Stores Big Part Of German Discount Grocer Lidl's US Expansion New Long Island Stores Big Part Of German Discount Grocer Lidl's US Expansion
New Long Island Stores Big Part Of German Discount Grocer Lidl's US Expansion German grocer Lidl plans to open 50 new locations in the U.S. by 2021, and has already launched two new Long Island stores, with more to come. Those stores, in East Meadow and Patchogue, opened on consecutive Wednesdays: July 29 on Aug. 5, respectively. The locations (1980 Hempstead Tpke in East Meadow and 655 Montauk Highway in Patchogue) were previously Best Markets, a grocery chain run out of Bathpage that Lidl acquired in 2018.  Before the end of September, Lidl said, two more Best Market stores will be converted on Long Island, both in Nassau County locations: in Franklin S…
Police Officer Helps Deliver Baby On Long Island Police Officer Helps Deliver Baby On Long Island
Police Officer Helps Deliver Baby On Long Island A new baby girl made her way into the world with a little help from a police officer on Long Island. Suffolk County Police said one of their officers responded to a 911 call from a woman in labor in Centereach around 9:15 p.m., on Wednesday, June 24. Officer Jessica Proios responded to Hammond Road near Nicolls Road, to help the woman in need. Upon arrival the mother, Ashley Silvering was in the back seat of a vehicle, and about to deliver a baby.  Proios assisted the woman and helped deliver a baby girl, moments after arrival, police said. Silvering, 37, of Oakdale and her newborn …
COVID-19: LI Duo Nabbed For String Of Burglaries In Attempt To Exploit Pandemic, Police Say COVID-19: LI Duo Nabbed For String Of Burglaries In Attempt To Exploit Pandemic, Police Say
Covid-19: LI Duo Nabbed For String Of Burglaries In Attempt To Exploit Pandemic, Police Say A Long Island duo was arrested for allegedly burglarizing numerous businesses in March and April, thinking police were busy with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and would not catch them. Suffolk County Police arrested Joseph Porter and Rebecca Wood, on Tuesday, April 7, in Bay Shore for allegedly committing the burglaries at least 10 businesses throughout Suffolk County, police said. Porter, 31, of Mastic Beach, and Wood, 23, of Lake Ronkonkoma, were nabbed when a Third Precinct Patrol officer a Hyundai Santa Fe that fit the description of a vehicle used in previously reported bu…
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Long Island Hit-Run Crash Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Long Island Hit-Run Crash
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Long Island Hit-Run Crash A 63-year-old Long Island man has been arrested for an alleged hit-and-run crash that killed a 35-year-old pedestrian. Philip Tavares, of Oakdale, was arrested on Wednesday, March 11, for the crash that killed a pedestrian on Friday, March 6, on Hawthrone Avenue in Central Islip, said the Suffolk County Police. According to investigators, Tavares allegedly struck Terrance Tuffini, of Central Islip and then fled the scene. Tuffini was then struck by a 2007 Toyota Yaris, operated by Mary Doherty, and was struck again by a 2008 Dodge Nitro driven by Jonathan Hernandez. Tuffini was transported…
Long Island Man Admits Role In NJ/NY ‘Shotgun’ Mortgage Scheme That Cost Banks $9 Million Long Island Man Admits Role In NJ/NY ‘Shotgun’ Mortgage Scheme That Cost Banks $9 Million
Long Island Man Admits Role In NJ/NY ‘Shotgun’ Mortgage Scheme That Cost Banks $9 Million A Long Island man admitted in federal court in Newark that he participated in a $9 million ‘shotgun’ mortgage scheme in New Jersey and New York. Yorce Yotagri, 53, of Freeport partnered with two other Long Island men – identified as Jorge Flores of Oakdale and Jose Piehrahita, also of Freeport – to secure several home equity lines of credit for the same properties and pocket the money before the lending banks found out, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. One of those properties was in Jersey City, a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Newark says. Yotagri lived on ano…
Long Island Pickup Truck Driver Charged With DWAI After Crashing Into Police Vehicle Long Island Pickup Truck Driver Charged With DWAI After Crashing Into Police Vehicle
Long Island Pickup Truck Driver Charged With Dwai After Crashing Into Police Vehicle A pickup truck driver was allegedly under the influence of drugs when he struck a police cruiser on Long Island, sending an officer to the hospital, police said. Suffolk County resident Robert Haff, Jr., of Oakdale, was driving a 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 truck north on Nicolls Road approximately a half-mile north of the Long Island Expressway in Holtsville at approximately 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, when he rear-ended a marked police vehicle. The officer was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and Half was arrested for allegedly driving while imp…
Man Struck, Killed After Being Hit Two Vehicles At Busy Long Island Intersection Man Struck, Killed After Being Hit Two Vehicles At Busy Long Island Intersection
Man Struck, Killed After Being Hit Two Vehicles At Busy Long Island Intersection A man was killed after being struck by two vehicles on Long Island. It happened just before 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24 in Oakdale. George Collins was attempting to cross eastbound Sunrise Highway Service Road, approximately a half-mile mile west of Oakdale Bohemia Road, when he was struck by two vehicles, Suffolk County Police said. Irene Pastor, was operating a 2018 Hyundai in the left lane when she struck Collins, according to police. Collins ended up in the right lane and then was struck by a 2016 Ford driven by Dyan Sybalski, police said. This is a developing story. Check back to…
Teenage Long Island Woman Nabbed For Committing Five Robberies In Eight Days, Police Say Teenage Long Island Woman Nabbed For Committing Five Robberies In Eight Days, Police Say
Teenage Long Island Woman Nabbed For Committing Five Robberies In Eight Days, Police Say A teenage armed robber who committed five robberies in eight days at several Long Island businesses has been apprehended, police said. Bay Shore resident Anahi Gomez, 18, was arrested by Suffolk County Police following an investigation into a string of robberies between Friday, Dec. 27 and Friday, Jan. 3 at five different businesses between Huntington Station and Lake Ronkonkoma. It is alleged that Gomez entered the businesses, displaying what appeared to be a handgun, then fled with an undisclosed amount of money. The five businesses Gomez targeted:  Applegreen, at 540 Islip Ave. …