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Robert Liguori (credit: New York State Sex Offender Registry)

L.I. Man Gets Up To 3 Years For Hidden Camera At Fashion Show

A convicted sex offender who admitted to recording young women surreptitiously at a Long Island fashion show has been sentenced to as many as three years in prison.

2013/05/08

Pine Tree Day Nursery School in Riverhead, N.Y. (credit: Google Maps)

Riverhead Police Seek Man Who Jumped Nursery School Fence, Grabbed Girl

A teacher at Pine Tree Day Nursery School in Riverhead said a man jumped the fence, tossed a toy car, and grabbed a little girl before being confronted and running away.

2013/05/02

Natalie Malik's bag of Potpourri (credit: Sophia Hall / WCBS 880)

Long Island Woman Claims She Bought Potpourri With Snake Inside

A Long Island woman claims she bought potpourri and inside there was a snake which is now somewhere in her home.

2013/04/02

The Riverhead Town Board (file / credit: Town of Riverhead)

Riverhead Town Board Votes To Lift Anti-Boo Ban

In Tuesday’s 4-1 vote to strike the anti-boo rule from the books, the board voted to retain another part of its code. That part prohibits disruptive behavior and disruptive demonstrations.

2013/03/21

Long Island Aquarium Launches Naming Contest For River Otter Pups

The Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center in Riverhead has launched a naming contest for four baby otters born this past weekend.

2013/03/18

New Rule On Long Island: No Booing At Riverhead Town Hall

You can still boo or hiss at a basketball, baseball, or football game, but if you try it at a Riverhead town board meeting, you could be told it’s against the rules.

2013/03/08

Winter Weather Advisory Remains In Effect As Round 2 Of Storm Continues

After several hours of flurries, the region was seeing heavy snowfall in some areas Thursday night. In Westchester County, plows were hitting the streets. Along the Jersey Shore, streets were inundated with rising waters.

2013/03/07

Winter Weather Advisory In Place As Wind, Rain, Snow Heads Toward Tri-State

A winter weather advisory is in effect from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 6 p.m. Thursday for parts of Conn., northeastern New Jersey, New York City and western and central Long Island.

2013/03/06

Motorists in Lake Grove try move their car. (credit: CBS 2)

Long Island Slammed With Snow As Blizzard Moves Through

The heaviest snowfall is expected Friday night and into Saturday. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning, which remains in effect until 1 p.m. Saturday.

2013/02/08

Environmentalists: Cars Wrecked During Sandy Creating Natural Disaster

An environmental group believes sensitive Long Island land is being contaminated by cars damaged during superstorm Sandy.

2013/02/05

Propane Tank (file / credit: clipart.com)

Roslyn Schools Switch To Propane Buses

A Long Island school district has made the move to a cleaner and less costly way to transport its students.

2013/01/22

Daniel Sajewski (credit: Suffolk County Police)

L.I. Man Sentenced In Memorial Day Drunk Driving Crash Through Home

The judge sentenced Daniel Sajewski, 24, to one-and-a-half to three years behind bars on charges including driving while intoxicated, reckless endangerment and making false statements.

2013/01/15

Ellen Burkheimer mug shot (credit: Suffolk County Police)

Suffolk County Woman Charged In Head Start Fundraising Scheme

Ellen Burkheimer used the money she collected to buy heroin and pay her rent and other personal expenses, according to police.

2013/01/09

Woman Charged With Abandoning 2 Sick Puppies In Suffolk County

A Suffolk County woman has been charged with dumping two pit bull puppies at an animal hospital, authorities announced Sunday.

2012/12/30

An alligator that was found walking in the parking lot of a Pathmark supermarket in Baldwin, NY on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 (credit: Handout via Sophia Hall/WCBS 880)

Fourth Alligator Discovered On L.I. Taken To Riverhead Aquarium

There’s a snappy mystery still unfolding on Long Island. Someone has been dumping gators in several neighborhoods. Yes, gators, as in alligators. And the thought of them roaming free has residents a little skittish.

2012/10/05

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