Hi! My name is Dan Hampton and I'm the breaking news manager for Patch's National Desk. Send tips and/or photos to dan.hampton@patch.com.
Previously: program manager for Patch's Test Kitchens, local editor on Long Island; and senior breaking news editor. Before Patch, I worked as a news associate at The Associated Press.
Madeline Singas, the Democratic Nassau County district attorney, and GOP challenger Frank McQuade are passionate about new bail reforms.
Port Washington's lower Main Street was filled with hundreds of costume-clad trick-or-treaters this weekend.
BREAKING: Police were able to identify him by reviewing surveillance camera footage.
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Among the demonstrations: the importance of keeping doors closed during an inferno.
Prosecutors say she stole money from the credit union and used it for Caribbean cruises and to make Amazon and Etsy purchases.
Candidates for Legislature districts covering Port Washington, Glen Cove, Great Neck, New Hyde Park, Mineola and more spoke on the topic.
BREAKING: Police say he robbed or tried to rob two gas stations and a convenience store in Nassau County.
He now becomes the state's candidate for national superintendent of the year.
BREAKING: Neighbors reportedly said the man who was shot had threatened the officer.
The new parking garage, part of the Long Island Rail Road Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville, will add 551 spaces.
BREAKING: Police say the thief somehow snuck into a restricted area and gained access to the restaurant's kitchen area.
The students were recently recognized by the College Board's National Hispanic Recognition Program for their exceptional scores.
Class begins with alphabet yoga, allowing kids to stretch and develop their literacy skills as they learn letters, sounds and new words.
The girls will play a familiar foe for the county championship.
BREAKING: Police say he told the man his grandson was arrested for DWI in an Atlantic City crash and that a pregnant woman was hurt.
Sewer lining work had been set to begin Monday, Oct. 28.
The Army Corps of Engineers says a proposed Throgs Neck floodgate that put the north shore at risk for flooding is less likely to be built.
