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No Swimming At Jones Beach As Erin Pulls Closer To Long Island
"I urge everyone to remain vigilant as the storm approaches," Gov. Hochul said.

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"I urge everyone to remain vigilant as the storm approaches," Gov. Hochul said.

Anyone with information regarding the Monday evening incident is asked to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
Teresa Gucciardo died following a car crash involving an off-duty Nassau officer in Commack, New York Attorney General Letitia James says.
Erin is a Category 2 hurricane approximately 600 miles east of North Carolina, the National Weather Service said.
"This is what I want to do for the next chapter of my career," Corey Lieblein said.
"We want to send a clear message that gang activity in Nassau County will not be tolerated," Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said.
The Rockville Centre-based business also plans to eclipse $1 million raised for a bowling charity.
They were located in Garden City, where the men were placed into custody, police said.
"We're looking more in the way of high surf and dangerous rip currents," National Weather Service meteorologist Jay Engle said.
Lifeguards will be on duty for two more weekends.
"We will stop at nothing to eliminate gang violence before it escalates," Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said.
It's part of the nationwide Stop DWI initiative.
He died on Saturday night in Island Park, police say.
The awards will take place on Sunday, Sept. 7.
They will be arraigned at Nassau County Family Court, police say.
Francisco Pimentel faces charges that include endangering the welfare of child and aggravated driving while intoxicated, police say.
“We were pleased to work with the center to bring this improvement to the community," said Nassau County Legislator Samantha Goetz.
"The need for blood can go up and donations have a tendency to go down in the summer," New York Blood Center's Michele Lariviere told Patch.
The woman was detained by Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents after it was determined that she was in the U.S. illegally, police said.
The body is being brought to the medical examiner's officer for evaluation, police said.