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25 to life: Honduran man sentenced for Central Islip murder
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Thursday, October 23rd that Jeremias Anaribamoran, 48, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison by Acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis.
Real-life Captain Phillips honored at Oheka Navy SEAL gala
The third Navy SEAL Museum Gala was held in honor of the late Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy of Patchogue, a Medal of Honor recipient slain in the 2005 “Lone Survivor” Afghanistan mission.
USA Today names Islip’s MacArthur no. 2 small airport
This marks ISP’s highest ranking in its five nominations to date, trending up one from the 3-spot it garnered last year.
More Mastic, Shirley pavement resurfacing projects announced
Brookhaven Town Highway Superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro and Councilwoman Karen Dunne Kesnig joined forces this week to announce the successful completion of two major paving projects that resurfaced a total of 23 roadways in Mastic and Shirley.
Center Moriches man arrested for 1984 murder of Nassau teen
Nearly four decades after 16-year-old Theresa Fusco disappeared following her last shift at Hot Skates ice rink, Richard Bilodeau, 63 has been charged with raping and murdering the late Lynbrook native.
Lock my phone, please
Yondr, the phone-poaching pouch-pen founded in 2014 to create phone-free environments in entertainment and education spaces, posted up at the UBS Elmont Arena gates on Wednesday, October 15th to remind me that rockstar comedian John Mulaney has earned the right to temporarily take away mine.
Teacher-no-more: Islip predator poached for photo soliciting
Courtesy of the online vigilante organization Predator Poachers and the Suffolk County Police Department, Shoreham-Wading River music teacher Mark Verity, 37, was arrested for allegedly soliciting indecent photos from someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl.
“Cat’s in the Cradle” doc to screen at Cinema Arts on Nov. 1
Rick Korn’s documentary recently won Best Film at the 2025 Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) Film Festival. It celebrates 50 years since the folk singer-songwriter turned world hunger fighter released his most popular song.
Smith Point Beach ‘severely eroded’ after Nor’easter
Smith Point County Park Beach in Shirley—along with other nearby oceanfronts—suffered significant damage during the Nor’easter that battered Long Island from Sunday, October 15th, into Monday the 16th.
Four teens charged in Middle Island robbery
According to police, they arrested four teenagers in direct connection with the gunpoint robbery of another teen's luxury clothing in the parking lot of a Middle Island apartment complex.
DA: Bay Shore father sexually abused 8-year-old daughter
Per Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney, a 33-year-old Bay Shore man was convicted after a jury trial of “Course of Sexual Conduct in the First Degree” for repeatedly sexually abusing his daughter over approximately one year.
St. Anthony’s sophomore dies of leukemia, liver failure
The 15-year-old sophomore at St. Anthony’s High School in Huntington passed away on Monday, October 6th, just one week after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and liver failure.
ABLI: Federal shutdown damaging local economy
The Association for a Better Long Island (ABLI) — which represents owners of $15 billion in regional property — recently warned that the ongoing federal shutdown will cause “enormous economic damage” to Long Island.
Medford Dairy Queen owners speak with SSP after odd lawsuit
As first reported by CBS this week, the sisters apparently violated a “Frequency of Pay” law when they paid their staff—who qualify as “manual workers,” per this loophole—biweekly.
LI Cares Food Bank names new CEO
New President and CEO Katherine M. Fritz previously served as the organization’s vice president for development and communications.
Spooky October at Cinema Arts Centre
As part of their Spooky October Series, the Huntington arthouse community theater will screen Universal horror classics “Frankenstein” and “Bride of Frankenstein” back to back on Thursday, October 16 at 7 p.m.
The Rock. Kerr. Blunt. Safdie. THE SMASHING MACHINE
Everyone with two eyes and a heart can smell what The Rock and A24 are cooking: dramatic performance respectability finally due Dwayne Johnson’s way.
Medford and Lindenhurst: two crashes, two injured, one dead
Transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital with serious injuries, Highway Patrol Officer Michael Hyland was operating a 2020 Harley Davidson as part of a funeral procession on North Wellwood Avenue at Jerome Street when he collided with a 2020 Toyota Tundra—the driver, Jeffrey Geller, 61, was not injured.
"Cocktails for a Cause” coming to Tap Room in Bay Shore
Courtesy of the Late Knight Warriors (LKW) nonprofit, many will come together in support of one-year-old Jackson Berry amidst his battle with leukemia on November 15th.
Adventureland raises 400K through Helping Hands event
Long Island’s most popular amusement park since it opened in Farmingdale in 1962 recently hosted its eighth annual Helping Hands Foundation Friends & Family VIP Night.
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Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk
Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.
SWR gymnasts advancing to the County Championship
Shoreham Wading River's Gia Politi and Alyssa Wood are advancing to the Suffolk County Gymnastics Championships. As integral members of the combined William Floyd/Longwood/SWR team this season, their contributions helped the squad achieve an outstanding 9-1 record and earn a fantastic second-place finish in League 1.
The Colonials are now looking at a 3-peat
The William Floyd Colonials are heading back to the Suffolk County Championship game after defeating rival Longwood in a dominant 41-7 rout this weekend.