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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Nicholas Grasso

    Brookhaven Town officials: Violence at North Bellport park caused 'senseless loss of life' (opens the original)

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    An East Patchogue hospital went into lockdown after what Town of Brookhaven officials described as a violent incident late Tuesday at a North Bellport park led to a "senseless loss of life" and clashes later at the hospital. The Suffolk County Police Department had no immediate comment on what took place at the park, the hospital, NYU Langone Hospital — Suffolk, or whether anyone died. Drew Scott, the director of communications for the Town of Brookhaven told Newsday late Tuesday in a text messa

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Nicholas Grasso

    Illegal sex work and human trafficking are on the rise, even as police are cracking down and arrests are skyrocketing, experts say (opens the original)

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    Human trafficking doesn't often start out with a white van prowling behind a pedestrian, or look like a scene out of the Liam Neeson movie franchise, "Taken." Much more commonly, the crime that has continued to spike on Long Island begins with enticement, experts told community members gathered Tuesday evening at Huntington Town Hall for a forum on human trafficking. "It all starts with some kind of lie — promise of friendship, romance, some kind of job offer," panelist Santhosh Paulus, senior p

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Nicholas Grasso

    3 Long Island school districts make top 10 nationwide in new rankings (opens the original)

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    Three of the 10 best school districts nationwide are on Long Island, and the region dominated a list of the top 10 in New York State, according to the Niche 2027 Best School Districts rankings. The Roslyn, Syosset and Jericho school districts are listed as the second, third and seventh best respectively in the United States as part of the annual rankings by Niche, a Pittsburgh-based company that offers reviews and ranks of districts, public and private schools, and colleges. Roslyn Union Free Sc

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Nicholas Grasso

    Port Jefferson Station man killed after being struck by bicyclist in Central Park (opens the original)

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    A Port Jefferson Station man died Sunday, days after he was hit by a bicyclist in Central Park, police said. Richard O'Brien, 41, was walking on East Drive in Central Park about 6:36 a.m. Wednesday when a 32-year-old man heading north on a bike struck him, the New York Police Department said in a news release. O'Brien fell to the ground and suffered severe head trauma, the NYPD said. He was transported to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center on the Upper East Side, where he was pro

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Nicholas Grasso

    Hicksville registered sex offender Borys Barrera-Callejas charged with possessing child porn (opens the original)

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    A Hicksville man who is a registered sex offender was arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials, police said. Detectives arrested Borys Barrera-Callejas, 38, on Sept. 3 after an investigation determined he failed to “properly report” his social media accounts on his phone “which is forbidden as a registered sex offender,” the Nassau County Police Department said in a news release Thursday. Upon further investigating, detectives found “numerous child pornography files loca

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