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Durso, Saladino, Kennedy and NCDA hold free child ID card program
NYS Assemblyman Michael Durso, in coordination with Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Nassau County Legislator James Kennedy, and the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office recently h...
Drunk 21-Year-Old Crashes Into Vacant Business In Nassau County, Police Say
The early-morning incident happened in Westbury, on Old Country Road near Carman Avenue, at around 2:40 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. Nassau County Police said Aidan Schwartz, of Wantagh, was driving a Honda sedan when he crashed into a vacant building at 1137 Old Country Road. The building formerly housed a Pet Supplies Plus and Taco Joe’s.
Peter Galantino of Hempstead gets 2 weeks in jail for fatally kicking Yorkie
A Hempstead man convicted of fatally kicking a 4-pound Yorkie during an argument with the dog’s owners will spend 2 weeks behind bars but avoid a felony conviction, a judge ordered at a Thursday sentencing. A Nassau County jury convicted Peter Galantino, 63, in January of aggravated animal cruelty,...
1-year-old boy dies in apparent drowning in pool of house in South Farmingdale
A toddler apparently drowned on Friday evening in the swimming pool of a house in South Farmingdale, according to the Nassau County Police Department. CPR was already being performed on the toddler when police officers and medics arrived and began helping, according to a police news release, which said he was brought to a hospital but couldn't be saved. At 7:47 p.m., he was declared dead.
EDITORIAL: Public must resist efforts to erode First Amendment rights
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. After spending nearly two centuries...
County Executive Bruce Blakeman signs Nassau County's controversial mask ban into law
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the county's controversial mask ban into law on Wednesday.Blakeman was joined by several victims of hate crimes, as well as advocates, community members, and lawmakers, including Nassau Legislator Mazi Pilip, who sponsored the bill.The so-called Mask Transparency Act makes it illegal to wear a mask "for the purposes of concealing an individual's identity in public places," as well as wearing a mask on private property without the consent of the owner or tenant.It does not apply to "facial coverings" worn for medical or religious reasons. The misdemeanor charge carries a $1,000 fine, up to...
MASK BAN ENACTED: Nassau County exec. says 'street smart' cops will enforce it fairly, but critics slam 'sham' law
Nassau County on Wednesday implemented a controversial ban on face masks in public, leading to a barrage of criticism from groups who said the legislation threatens people’s health and free expression.
Nassau County's Mask Ban Signed Into Law; Here's Possible Sentence For Violations
On Long Island, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the “Mask Transparency Act” into law during a ceremony held Wednesday morning, Aug. 14. It came a little more than a week after the Republican-controlled county legislature passed the act by a vote of 12-0 on Monday, Aug. 5. All seven Democrats abstained from voting.
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