Deborah Degrassi, the head children's librarian at Bellmore Memorial Library, has worked to inspire local children to love the library as much as she does. Now she is retiring 38 years later, leaving the only job she's ever known.
The political ties between former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto were so strong that Venditto had a town official help Mangano sell a building "circumventing the TOB's normal permitting process," according to federal prosecutors.
Five Manhattan doctors were charged Friday with a kickback scheme to overprescribe the pain medication fentanyl that involved a Long Island pharmaceutical sales manager who doled out lucrative sham speaker's fees, nightclub romps and lap dances.
Officer Louis Arcila has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of official misconduct, third-degree sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.
Eric Bermudez pumped eight bullets into Regina Flecha, prosecutors said. Police caught him driving with his fatally wounded victim in the front passenger seat.
Long Islanders may enjoy the weekend's sunny skies and temperatures in the mid to low 40s, but forecasters will be grappling with prospects for the fourth nor'easter in three weeks that could impact the area Tuesday through Thursday.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has nominated the former head of a kidney transplant program, whose son is a deputy economic development commissioner, to the county ethics board.