News by Stefan Mychajliw

News by Stefan Mychajliw on South Shore Press


Aug 26, 2024

Ten Years in the Slammer for Having Guns and Drugs Near Kids

That's the sentence given to 32-year-old Desmond Roberts, the Coram man who pled guilty in April to illegally possessing a loaded semi-automatic firearm, fentanyl, cocaine, and oxycodone, which investigators found in close proximity to multiple children during the execution of a court-ordered search warrant of his residence in June 2023.

Aug 15, 2024

Reject Soft-On-Crime Politicians

Whether it is here in Suffolk County, across New York, in Minnesota, or across the country, it is time for law-abiding taxpayers to smarten up and choose elected leaders who will crack down on crime, put criminals behind bars where they belong, fully fund police, and fight to keep our communities safe.

Aug 15, 2024

Police Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash

Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed amotorcyclist in Medford.

Aug 15, 2024

DA Blasts Judge Who Let Drug Dealer Avoid Jail Time

Omar Aitcheson Who Sold the Mixture as Cocaine Will Spend 18 Months in a JudicialDiversion Program and Receive a Misdemeanor

Aug 14, 2024

Calling All Student Artists!

Presented together with Red Ribbon Week 2024 and the Youth Advisory Board, the Brookhaven Youth Bureau is seeking photographs, paintings or drawings from students from seventh through twelfth grades.

Aug 14, 2024

Yaphank Historical Society Celebrates 50 Years

State and local leaders recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Yaphank Historical Society.

Aug 14, 2024

New Board Takes the Helm

A new board has been sworn in for the Sound Beach Civic Association: Patty Blasberg, Joan Russo, Charlotte Karpf-Fritts, Bea Ruberto, and Vera Ronning.

Aug 14, 2024

Supporting the First Amendment

At the time I served as the Erie County Comptroller, the independently elected financial watchdog who fiercely fought corrupt politicians to protect taxpayers. In Suffolk County it's the same seat held by the Hon. John Kennedy.

Aug 13, 2024

Upcoming Events at Westhampton Free Library

Decorate back-to-school supplies

Aug 12, 2024

108 Years Young

A steady stream of friends, family, and local dignitaries led by New York State Senator Dean Murray gathered to celebrate Mary's 108th birthday.

Aug 12, 2024

Ronkonkoma Man Dies in Apparent Drowning

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man who was pulled unresponsive from the water in Shirley.

Aug 12, 2024

William Floyd Students Raise Resources for an Important Cause

Near the end of the 2023-24 school year, the William Floyd High School National Honor Society under the direction of advisors Salvatore Alfredson and Rebecca Penney, hosted "Sets for Tourette's," a volleyball tournament to benefit the Tourette Association of America.

Aug 12, 2024

Future Law Enforcers Celebrate Completion of Police Training

The South Shore Press congratulates the 17 teens who recently participated in the Suffolk County Police Department Explorer graduation.

Aug 12, 2024

Assemblyman DeStefano Honors Fallen Firefighers

Local and state leaders also gathered in a solemn ceremony to honor and remember the brave firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty over the past year.

Aug 12, 2024

State Lawmaker Calls for Stronger Security Surrounding EBT Cards

It's high time for New York State to upgrade the antiquated technology used in Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards.

Aug 12, 2024

Brooklyn Man Busted For Bolting After Boces Hit And Run

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that 22-year-old Josef McLorrain of Brooklyn, was indicted for two counts of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, and other related charges, for allegedly striking two BOCES employees with his vehicle in an Eastern Suffolk BOCES parking lot."The indictment alleges that the defendant drove towards a group of BOCES employees in a

Aug 6, 2024

From the News Director: Two Left Wing Peas in a Radical Progressive Pod

Tim Walz makes AOC look conservative.

Aug 5, 2024

William Floyd Students Shine at National Competition

two WFHS students presenting their project at the YMCA Changemakers conferenceWilliam Floyd High School rising seniors Alice Chen and Mathew Reis presenting their project proposal at the YMCA Changemakers Summit.

Aug 5, 2024

Waging War on Ticks in Brookhaven

Ticks in and around Brookhaven, beware.

Aug 5, 2024

Surveillance Video Key to Convicting Killer of Young Mother

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that 32-year-old Anthony Santiesteban was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison, after a jury found him guilty in June of Murder in the Second Degree and other related charges.

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Crime

Suffolk County Police Department Gets Slapped Hard on Another Second Amendment Case

The Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) received another blow against its pistol permit policies for violations of Suffolk County residents’ Second Amendment rights.


Local

What's New at ESM Elementary Schools? Good Deeds and Greater History Appreciation

South Street School students of the Eastport-South Manor Central School District displayed kindness through a pair of noble collections last month.


Local

April Rules: David Fincher—not Tarantino—May Shepherd a ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Sequel

Quentin Tarantino’s long-rumored “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” follow-up may see the light of day yet—and with a Red Apple-branded twist, of course.