News by Michael J. Reistetter
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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.
Gio's law prevails: epipen mightier than partisan sword
Georgina Cornago lobbied for EpiPens in police patrol cars. After the first life saved by its recent implementation, "Gio's law" sponsor, Suffolk County Legislator Dominick Thorne, explained "money doesn’t matter when it’s somebody’s life."
Bunting Season: How I’d save baseball as Commissioner
Forget robo-umps. If we’re talking about preserving the integrity of baseball, the path forward isn’t removing the human element—it’s restoring the lost art of “small ball.”
Riverhead man convicted of second-degree murder
“Mr. Reyes was one month away from becoming a father when the defendant [Brent Henry] made the senseless decision to murder him,” said DA Tierney.
Deputy Sheriff Dexter: Meet Suffolk’s newest K9 officer
Already having assisted in numerous investigations—including tracking down a suspect who fled from a DWI crash—2-year-old Dexter has been hard at work even before assuming his official title on October 2, said Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon.
Tri-Town open forum held at Lake Ronkonkoma Firehouse
Legislator Leslie Kennedy hosted an Open Forum for the Ronkonkoma, Lake Ronkonkoma, and Lake Grove communities on Monday, September 29th. The event kicked off at 6 p.m., during which residents were encouraged to express their concerns directly to elected officials in attendance.
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Don't Expect Bregman to Pay Off
This week, one of the bigger names in the free agency cycle signed with the Chicago Cubs, and fantasy managers everywhere sighed. Usually, anyone heading to Wrigley Field is viewed as a positive, but for Alex Bregman, more information has emerged suggesting this move could spell trouble for his fantasy outlook. Bregman is a right-handed pull hitter who previously played in two of the more favorable home parks for that profile in Houston and Boston. Both parks feature short left-field dimensions that reward pulled fly balls and help inflate power numbers.
Futures Bettors Will Be Smiling
The College Football Championship is set, and it pits two of the more unlikely teams against each other. Indiana may have the largest living alumni base in the country, with more than 800,000 graduates, but few expected the Hoosiers to reach this stage. They feature zero five-star recruits and have instead relied on depth, discipline, and consistency while dominating all season long.