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Union Rags comes up along the inside during the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park - Elmont, NY - Jun 9, 2012 (credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Belmont Stakes Revives Talk Of Casino Near Belmont Park

The thrills and economic boost of Saturday’s Belmont Stakes horse race have revived talk of bringing a casino to Belmont Park, WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs reported.

2012/06/11

Hempstead Turnpike Safety Initiative - Elmont, NY - May 7, 2012 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Officials Announce New Safety Efforts For Hempstead Turnpike

Hempstead Turnpike on Long Island has been listed as the most dangerous roadway in the Tr-State Area and on Monday, federal, state and local officials announced a new push for safety..

2012/05/07

Bronco, a 3-year-old pit bull, when he was first rescued. (credit: Nassau County District Attorney's Office)

DA: Jermel Miller Of New Cassel Pleads Guilty To Animal Cruelty, Other Charges

Back in January, police were called to a domestic disturbance at an apartment in Elmont where they found an emaciated 3-year-old pit bull named Bronco.

2012/04/20

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Police: Suspects Fire Shots Into Elmont Home Injuring 20-Year-Old Woman

Police said a group of men fire shots into an Elmont home after a woman yelled at them to stop hitting her boyfriend’s car.

2012/04/09

Kaitlin Grant of Elmont, New York. (credit: Handout)

L.I. Substitute Teacher, 23, Accused Of Having Sex With Student, 15

Police say Kaitlin Grant of Elmont worked as a substitute teacher in the Freeport School District. The relationship allegedly took place from November 2011 to March 2012. Her attorney says his client “emphatically denies the allegations.”

2012/03/09

Elmont Memorial High School - Elmont, NY (file / credit: Elmont Schools)

Employees At Elmont H.S. Split $1 Million Lotto Prize

They are teachers, secretaries, janitors, and a couple lunch ladies at Elmont Memorial High School on Long Island, where 110 employees will share a $1 million Powerball prize.

2012/02/15

Nassau County Residents voice displeasure about plan to close 4 police precincts  on Feb. 6, 2012. (credit: Mona Rivera, 1010 WINS)

Nassau County Residents Voice Displeasure About Plan To Close 4 Police Precincts

The First Precinct in Baldwin, Fifth Precinct in Elmont, Sixth Precinct in Manhasset and Eighth Precinct in Levittown will become community policing centers with fewer officers under the plan.

2012/02/06

Nassau County police cruiser (file/credit: Sophia Hall/WCBS 880)

Nassau Minority Leader Blasts Mangano Police Closure Plan

Under a new plan announced by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano on Monday, four of the county’s eight police precincts would close and be turned into community policing centers to save money.

2012/01/31

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Firebomb Suspect Ray Lazier Lengend Arraigned At Bellevue Hospital

If convicted, 40-year-old Ray Lazier Lengend faces 25 years to life in prison.

2012/01/05

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NYPD Makes Arrest In Weekend Firebombing Spree

Police have charged 40-year-old Ray Lazier Lengend of 89-04 215 St., in Queens with five counts of criminal possession of a weapon, four counts of arson and one count of arson as a hate crime.

2012/01/03

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YouTube Video Shows Ciotti Campaign Worker Appearing To Make Racist Remarks Outside Opponent’s HQ

A Nassau County legislator calls a YouTube video of one of his campaign workers making racist remarks “an embarrassment” and says such actions will not be tolerated.

2011/10/18

Belmont Park - Elmont, NY (file / credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)

Latest Idea For Nassau Coliseum: Relocation To Belmont Park

The task force assigned to figure out how to plan a future for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum fell apart last week.

2011/10/05

This Elmont, NY home was completely destroyed by an explosion on Sept. 6, 2011. (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

House Explodes In Elmont, Long Island

An unoccupied house on 150 Lincoln Street was reduced to rubble following an explosion around 1:30 a.m.

2011/09/06

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Wild Weather Slams Region, Flooding Streets And Downing Trees

The damaging and deadly storms that roared through the area Friday night are gone, but today, it’s time to deal with the aftermath.

2011/08/20

Marlon Bernier and Ricardo Louis (credit: Nassau County District Attorney's Office)

2 Indicted In Nassau County For Allegedly Running Dog Fighting Operation

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said a grand jury indicted 25-year-old Marlon Bernier and 22-year-old Ricardo Louis.

2011/08/05

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