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COVID-19: More Long Island Schools Switch To Remote Learning COVID-19: More Long Island Schools Switch To Remote Learning
Covid-19: More Long Island Schools Switch To Remote Learning While classes resumed for students on Long Island on Monday, Jan. 3, not all did so in-person as the region battles the highly transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant that has become the dominant strain in the US. Most of Long Island’s 124 school districts reopened on Monday morning, though some faced staffing shortages that forced them to go remote for various reasons. Earlier story - COVID-19: Some Long Island Districts Switch To Remote Learning In Nassau County, at least three districts - Freeport, Westbury, and Hicksville - announced that they would be transitioning to their distance le…

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by Zak Failla
News
Alert Issued For Missing 13-Year-Old Long Island Girl Alert Issued For Missing 13-Year-Old Long Island Girl
Alert Issued For Missing 13-Year-Old Long Island Girl A 13-year-old Long Island girl has gone missing and authorities are asking the public's help in locating her. Valery Diaz-Granados was last seen at her residence in Westbury on Sunday, Dec. 19 at 4 p.m., Nassau County Police said. Her disappearance was reported to police on Monday morning, Dec. 20. She is 5-foot-6 and approximately 200 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt. She has no known destination. Detectives request anyone with information regarding her whereabouts call the Missing Persons Squad at (516) 573-7…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Utility Worker Sentenced For Crash That Killed Bicyclist On Long Island Utility Worker Sentenced For Crash That Killed Bicyclist On Long Island
Utility Worker Sentenced For Crash That Killed Bicyclist On Long Island A utility worker from out of the region has been sentenced to 3-1/2 years to 10 years in prison for operating a utility truck while high on multiple drugs and striking and killing a bicyclist on Long Island. Matthew Mummaw, age 34, of Jacksonville, Florida, was sentenced on Friday, Dec. 17, after pleading guilty to manslaughter in October for the death of 38-year-old Erik Canales in Uniondale, said Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith. In August 2020, Mummaw was in Nassau County as an employee of Heart Utilities of Jacksonville. He was being paid to repair po…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teen In Custody Charged For Assaulting Police Officers On Long Island Teen In Custody Charged For Assaulting Police Officers On Long Island
Teen In Custody Charged For Assaulting Police Officers On Long Island A teenager taken into custody for a previous incident on Long Island is facing new charges after allegedly attacking officers who were tasked with guarding him, police said. Nassau County Police investigators said that two Fourth Precinct officers were guarding a 14-year-old teen who had been taken into custody on a separate incident at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2. It is alleged that while guarding the teen, he became unruly and began to fight with the officers, punching one in the face before he could be restrained. The officer was transported to an area hospital for treatment of her i…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Officers Hospitalized After Incident Involving Group Of Teens On Long Island Two Officers Hospitalized After Incident Involving Group Of Teens On Long Island
Two Officers Hospitalized After Incident Involving Group Of Teens On Long Island Two police officers on Long Island were hospitalized breaking up an incident at a young adult home involving four teenagers, authorities announced. Officers from the Nassau \ County Police Department responded to Mercy First on Covent Road in Syosset shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, where there was a report of a disturbance involving several teens. According to police, officers needed to transport a 14-year-old involved in the incident to an area hospital for evaluation. When they attempted to bring him in, police said that the teen began to fight with the officers before he was …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
$5K Reward Offered For Information On Fatal Nassau County Hit-Run Crash $5K Reward Offered For Information On Fatal Nassau County Hit-Run Crash
$5K Reward Offered For Information On Fatal Nassau County Hit-Run Crash A reward has been offered for anyone with information that leads to the arrest of a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Long Island. Nassau County Police Department officers responded to Stewart Avenue shortly before 5:20 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 26, east of Levittown Parkway in Hicksville, where there was a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle. The woman - later identified as Harshida Nayi, age 43, of Westbury - was located by officers lying in the eastbound lane of Stewart Avenue. She was transported to an area hospital and later died from her injuries sustained in th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash On Long Island Roadway ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash On Long Island Roadway
ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash On Long Island Roadway The identity has been released of a woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened on Friday, Nov. 26, at around 5:20 p.m. in Hicksville. Nassau County Police Department officers responded to Stewart Avenue, East of the Levittown Parkway, for reports of a woman lying in the roadway.  Upon arrival, officers discovered the dead woman lying in the eastbound lane of Stewart Avenue. "It appears the woman was struck by an unknown vehicle which left the scene," Nassau County Police said. On Monday, Nov. 29, police identified the woman as Nayi Ha…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Nassau County Man Injures Five Officers While Resisting Arrest, Police Say Nassau County Man Injures Five Officers While Resisting Arrest, Police Say
Nassau County Man Injures Five Officers While Resisting Arrest, Police Say A 22-year-old Long Island man is facing assault charges after police said he injured five officers while resisting arrest. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance at Bowling Green Drive in Westbury around 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20, according to the Nassau County Police Department.  After an investigation, police attempted to arrest Cristhofer Peralta Liriano, of Westbury, NCPD said.  Police said Liriano resisted arrest and began to fight with officers.  Officers used an Electrical Control Device to subdue Liriano, and he was arrested. NCPD …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Three Men Busted After Failed Armed Robbery Attempt In Nassau County Three Men Busted After Failed Armed Robbery Attempt In Nassau County
Three Men Busted After Failed Armed Robbery Attempt In Nassau County Three men are facing charges on Long Island after allegedly attempting to rob a man at knifepoint and fleeing from investigators, police said. A 38-year-old man was walking on Dartmouth Avenue in Westbury shortly after 11 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11 when two men approached him and demanded his wallet and cash. Nassau County Police said that the man refused, and yelled for help, prompting the suspects to flee on foot. According to investigators, subsequent to the investigation, officers noted a grey Mazda speed off near the intersection of Linden Avenue and Union Avenue in Westbury, at which…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Teens Nabbed For String Of Robberies At Long Island T-Mobile Stores Two Teens Nabbed For String Of Robberies At Long Island T-Mobile Stores
Two Teens Nabbed For String Of Robberies At Long Island T-Mobile Stores Two teens on Long Island are facing a host of charges after forcibly stealing Apple products from several T-Mobile stores and threatening violence when employees sought to intervene, police said. In Nassau County, police Robbery Squad detectives said that Lanizja Myers, of Rosedale, and Brooklyn resident Elyanni Sesay, both 19, entered the T-Mobile locations and forcibly removed Apple iPhones and Apple Watches. Investigators said that in the instances when a store employee would attempt to stop them, the two teens threatened that they had a weapon and displayed a taser and pepper spray. Po…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Charged With DWI, Manslaughter After Crash Kills One, Hospitalizes Two Long Island Man Charged With DWI, Manslaughter After Crash Kills One, Hospitalizes Two
Long Island Man Charged With DWI, Manslaughter After Crash Kills One, Hospitalizes Two A man has been charged with driving while intoxicated and manslaughter after a crash that killed one person and hospitalized two others on a busy Long Island roadway. The crash happened just before 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8 in East Garden City. A 54-year-old female driver of a red SUV was struck by a Ford F650 tow truck flatbed driven by a 57-year-old man, in front of 877 Stewart Ave., Nassau County Police said. The collision then caused the Ford F650 to strike a white van, according to police. The woman driving the red SUV and a 16-year-old male passenger were both transported to a local ho…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Long Island Restaurant Praised For Authentic Mexican Cuisine Long Island Restaurant Praised For Authentic Mexican Cuisine
Long Island Restaurant Praised For Authentic Mexican Cuisine A cozy Long Island restaurant that offers guests a wide selection of Mexican cuisine has been praised by guests for its authentic menu.  Little Mexico Restaurant is located at 280 Post Ave. in Westbury.  The longtime eatery serves up a variety of tacos made with handmade round tortillas, including chorizo tacos, chicken tacos, pork tacos and more. The menu also includes a number of seafood and steak dishes, including a grilled steak and avocado dish and a tilapia dish made with green tomatillo sauce.  Guests can choose from number of margarita flavors, such as peach, m…

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by Nicole Valinote