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An aerial photo of Jones Beach after Sandy (credit: Twitter/Howard Glaser)

Officials Hope To Have Jones Beach And Robert Moses Ready For Memorial Day

Jones Beach and Robert Moses State Parks took a beating from superstorm Sandy, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel.

2013/03/15

Beach goers at Robert Moses State Park’s Field 5 on Monday, May 28, 2012 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Robert Moses State Park To Remain Closed For A Long Time To Come

Robert Moses State Park is known as a place for fun in the summertime sun, but it may have to remain closed for a long time to come in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

2012/11/17

Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Jones Beach In Ruins, But Parks Officials Vow To Have It Ready For Memorial Day

It’s a casualty that could take years to rebuild. Long Island’s shoreline was battered and parts of it are in ruin. New York State Parks Deputy Regional Director George Gorman was there when 20-foot waves crashed over the boardwalk.

2012/11/15

An aerial photo of Jones Beach after Sandy (credit: Twitter/Howard Glaser)

Jones Beach State Park Closed Until Further Notice; Boardwalk May Have To Be Replaced

Superstorm Sandy has substantially damaged historic Jones Beach State Park and swamped a beach at nearby Robert Moses State Park deep under roiling seawater.

2012/11/03

Kristine Johnson flies

CBS 2′s Kristine Johnson Soars To New Heights Inside Bethpage Air Show Plane

Earlier this week, CBS 2 anchor Kristine Johnson got a bird’s eye view at what it’s like to fly in one of the Bethpage Air Show’s aerobatic aircrafts.It was one wild ride.

2011/05/27

A Jail Cell - File / Photo: JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images

Queens Man Claiming He Was Adrift At Sea Faces Weapons Charge

Pablo Perez, a 47-year-old resident of Flushing, Queens, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and ordered held on $10,000 cash bail at hospital bedside arraignment on Wednesday.

2011/05/12

State police search for remains on Long Island (credit: CBS 2)

No New Finds Tuesday In Search For Human Remains On L.I.

State Police said 50 officers from various departments — using eight dogs and a helicopter — found “nothing of significance” in the dense brush along a mile-long stretch of the Robert Moses Causeway.

2011/05/03

Police barricade Wantagh Parkway as part of their search for remains on Long Island's South Shore beaches - May 2, 2011 (credit: Mona Rivera / 1010 WINS)

Police Expand Search For Remains In L.I. Possible Serial Killer Case

State police on Monday closed a five-mile stretch of parkway on New York’s Long Island to look for human remains and other clues in the case of a possible serial killer.

2011/05/02

Suffolk police divers at Hemlock Cove between Gilgo and Cedar beaches on 4/13/2011. (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Sources: Long Island Serial Killer Probe May Be Targeting 2 Killers

There may be two killers — not one — on Long Island. That’s what law enforcement sources are telling CBS News about the investigation into the 10 sets of human remains found along Ocean Parkway.

2011/04/13

Investigators find human remains near Jones Beach (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Police Confirm Latest Remains Human; Count Moves To 10 In Jones Beach Probe

The state medical examiner is conducting forensic tests on a human skull found at Jones Beach yesterday, while local and state police say no new discoveries have been made in the area.

2011/04/12

Emergency personnel examine an object on the side of the road, center, near Jones Beach in Wantagh, N.Y., Monday, April 11, 2011.  (credit: Seth Wenig/AP)

Cops Confirm New Remains Human; Skull Also Found Along Ocean Parkway

The remains discovered Monday by investigators looking for more possible victims of a serial killer at Jones Beach State Park are likely human, WCBS 880′s Peter Haskell said citing a report from Newsday.

2011/04/11

Suffolk County Beach Search - Credit: Mona Rivera / 1010 WINS

Search For Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Presses On

While investigators scour miles of desolate New York beachfront, dozens of detectives are inspecting credit card receipts, telephone records, and old traffic tickets in the hunt for a possible serial killer.

2011/04/09

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