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A home on Meadowmere Avenue was broken into between 6 and 7 p.m. on Jan. 3, Suffolk detectives say. Do you have security video?
Joseph Scalafani's attorney says the case was about "a lethal combination" of betrayal and anger, and he led a productive life before it.
There will be ice corn hole, tic tac toe, and mini golf, as well as a graffiti ice wall, tractor rides, performances, and hot chocolate.
There were 6,500 fewer donations over the holidays, New York Blood Center says.
Village Trustee Joe Keyes will kick off the March 23 parade.
“I love to eat, and once in a while a little drink, when I feel good. That’s about it and I love to dance.”- Rosie Romano
The event will include qualified panelists and is described as educational with a focus on residential impact.
They affected 5 households in Port Jefferson Station, Shirley, and North Bellport; Arson detectives investigating two, authorities say.
It broke out at the Taylor Avenue home at around 8:30 a.m., and the residents escaped to safety with no injuries, Suffolk police say.
The cleaners were taken from the Independence Plaza store at around 5:35 p.m. on Oct. 16, Suffolk police say.
A "powerful and damaging" windstorm with wind gusts from 60 to 100 miles per hour is expected, the National Weather Service says.
Shamone Duncan, a 20-year veteran of the Department of Corrections, was shot dead in Turks and Caicos Saturday, authorities say.
Meteorologists predict wind chills 20 t0 25 below will persist through Wednesday, with the coldest conditions late Monday into Tuesday.
The 73-year-old man was taken with serious injuries to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue, Suffolk police say.
The man, in his 20s, was stabbed in his abdomen and later died at Bellevue Hospital; two are being questioned, cops say.
The region's coastal slopes and foothills will be most at risk Tuesday into Wednesday, National Weather Service meteorologist says.
Police say an adult and a child were struck at around 8:30 p.m. on Washington Street, NBC reported.
Witnesses reported he could have been involved in a race or a road rage incident, the California Highway Patrol says.
Witnesses alerted police several people were lying on the ground and bleeding, NBC Bay Area reported.
The news comes after a report that president-elect Donald Trump's administration would begin in the city on Tuesday.
