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Save Thyme With These Best Thanksgiving Dinners Catered By Long Island Restaurants, Foodies Say Save Thyme With These Best Thanksgiving Dinners Catered By Long Island Restaurants, Foodies Say
Save Thyme With These Best Thanksgiving Dinners Catered By Long Island Restaurants, Foodies Say Pie-ning to feast without the fuss? Thyme is running out to place your Thanksgiving order with these a-maize-ing Long Island restaurants. Entrepreneur Michael McCormick just isn’t in the cooking mood this year, but still yearns for a scrumptious holiday meal. So he turned to his fellow foodies to find Long Island’s best Thanksgiving caterers. “Concern is it’s going to be a bland, flavorless, low seasoning, small portion, overpriced disaster,” McCormick wrote on the Long Island Foodies Facebook group. “Just want the best meal I don’t have to cook on the table. Where can I get a bird and som…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fatal Crash: Person Struck By Car On Route 110 In Suffolk County Fatal Crash: Person Struck By Car On Route 110 In Suffolk County
Fatal Crash: Person Struck By Car On Route 110 In Suffolk County A person died after being hit by a car overnight on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened at about 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in Melville, on Broadhollow Road (Route 110), between Spagnoli Road and Ruland Road.  A 23-year-old Huntington Station man was driving a 2003 Toyota sedan northbound in the left lane when he struck the man who was crossing the road, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, whose identity has not yet been released, was transported to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, where he was pronounced dead. Morris, of Huntington Station, was uninjured.…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fatal LIE Crash: 30-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized In Suffolk County Fatal LIE Crash: 30-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized In Suffolk County
Fatal LIE Crash: 30-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, 4 Others Hospitalized In Suffolk County One person was killed and four others hospitalized in a single-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway. It happened around 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in Melville. A 30-year-old man was driving a 2004 Nissan Sentra eastbound, near the Pinelawn Road overpass, when he lost control of the vehicle, which exited the roadway, crashed into trees and overturned, according to Suffolk County Police. The victim, identified as Daishun Jones Rains, of Huntington Station, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Exam…

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Police & Fire
Husband, Wife Killed In Melville Crash Husband, Wife Killed In Melville Crash
Husband, Wife Killed In Melville Crash Two people were killed in a multi-vehicle midday Long Island crash. It happened just after 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, in Melville. Fred Goldberg, age 92, was driving a 2022 Acura eastbound on Ruland Road when he lost control of the vehicle and veered through traffic, crossing a grass median on the northwest corner of the intersection of Pinelawn Road, according to Suffolk County Police. The Acura then struck a 2018 Lexus SUV and a 2020 Ford Escape, both of which were stopped at the red light facing southbound on Pinelawn Road waiting to turn east onto Ruland Road, said p…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
These Middle Schools Ranked Top 5 In Suffolk County, Report Says These Middle Schools Ranked Top 5 In Suffolk County, Report Says
These Middle Schools Ranked Top 5 In Suffolk County, Report Says The grades are in and these middle schools are a cut above the rest, according to the community and school ranking site Niche. After considering a number of key areas, the following schools were ranked in the website’s 2025 “Best Schools in Suffolk County” report: No. 1 - Candlewood Middle School in Dix Hills No. 2 - West Hollow Middle School in Melville No. 3 - Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School in East Setauket No. 4 - Oldfield Middle School in Greenlawn No. 5 - Port Jefferson Middle School Candlewood, West Hollow, and Gelinas all hold overall grades of A+, while Oldfield and Port Jeffe…

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LI Child Therapist Shared Videos Of Infants Being Bound, Raped, Feds Say LI Child Therapist Shared Videos Of Infants Being Bound, Raped, Feds Say
LI Child Therapist Shared Videos Of Infants Being Bound, Raped, Feds Say A licensed child therapist from Long Island is accused of sharing videos of child sex abuse, with some victims as young as toddlers. Renee Hoberman, age 36, of Plainview, was arraigned on charges of distributing child pornography in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Prosecutors said Hoberman used social media messaging apps to upload videos depicting one or more minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct between June and October 2024. Several videos depicted infants aged six months to one year being physically restrained and raped by an adult male, as the infants cried…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Alleged $1.3M Scheme: CEO From Melville Accused Of Accounting Fraud, Misleading Investors Alleged $1.3M Scheme: CEO From Melville Accused Of Accounting Fraud, Misleading Investors
Alleged $1.3M Scheme: CEO From Melville Accused Of Accounting Fraud, Misleading Investors A New York resident who was the chief executive officer of digital advertising technology company Kubient fabricated documented and misled investors and auditors, according to federal authorities. The scheme by Long Island resident Paul Roberts, age 48, of Melville caused Kubient to improperly recognize more than $1.3 million in fraudulent revenue in Kubient’s financial statements at the time of the company's initial public offering, according the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams. Roberts was charged this with one count of securities fra…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Best Breakfast Pizza On Long Island Found At These Suffolk County Restaurants, Foodies Say Best Breakfast Pizza On Long Island Found At These Suffolk County Restaurants, Foodies Say
Best Breakfast Pizza On Long Island Found At These Suffolk County Restaurants, Foodies Say Move over breakfast burritos, the rise of breakfast pizzas is upon us. Picture this: an everything-bagel crust topped with crispy bacon, crumbly sausage, scrambled egg, and melted cheddar, mozzarella, or pepper jack cheese. Throw in some green peppers and mushrooms for good measure and what’s not to love? While decidedly not as compact or travel-friendly as its burrito brethren, breakfast pies are a perfectly acceptable way to break one’s fast – just ask members of the “pizza” subreddit: “Love me some breakfast pizza. Some hash browns on it are a game changer!” one user wrote. …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Police Recover $49K Taken From Bay Shore Resident In Scam Police Recover $49K Taken From Bay Shore Resident In Scam
Police Recover $49K Taken From Bay Shore Resident In Scam Police recovered nearly $50,000 that was taken from a Long Island man in a scam earlier this week. An 89-year-old Melville resident called a number he found on the Internet on Wednesday, Aug. 7, at approximately 1:30 p.m. to help him with a computer password problem.  The person on the phone convinced him that his bank accounts had been hacked and that he needed to remove his money from the bank, according to Suffolk County Police. The victim was instructed to lie about why he withdrew his money and was told that the bank officials were involved in the theft.  The…

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West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes On Long Island; Here's How To Protect Yourself West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes On Long Island; Here's How To Protect Yourself
West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes On Long Island; Here's How To Protect Yourself Health officials on Long Island are urging people to take precautions after testing of mosquitoes confirmed the presence of West Nile Virus. Twelve mosquito samples were positive for the virus following testing done at locations around Suffolk County, according to county Health Commissioner Dr. Gregson Pigott. The samples were collected on Sunday, July 2, and Monday, July 3, in Northport, Melville, West Babylon, Lindenhurst, Holbrook, Holtsville, North Patchogue, Farmingville, and Manorville. It brings the total number of positive mosquito samples this year to 16. “The confirmation of Wes…

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by Michael Mashburn