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Attorney: Accused L.I. Ponzi Schemer Out On Bail

Gershon Barkany was arrested by FBI agents on March 28. He’s accused of spending the investors’ money for his personal benefit.

2013/04/09

Number Six School in Woodmere (file / credit: Google Maps)

Long Island Voters Deciding On Controversial School Sale Today

The plan is to sell the vacant Number Six School in Woodmere for $12.5 million to a group that wants to convert it to an outpatient medical center.

2013/03/20

A debate is raging on Long Island whether to turn a closed elementary school into medical offices (credit: CBS 2)

Contentious L.I. Debate Rages On Whether To Turn Vacant School Into Medical Offices

The hot-button issue is whether to sell the vacant Number Six School in Woodmere for $12.5 dollars, return it to the tax rolls and pump the much-needed cash into the district’s budget.

2013/03/19

Queens Maid Accused Of Stealing A Combined $42,000 From 3 Houses On Long Island

She cleaned their homes and then cleaned them out of their prized possessions. That’s what police in Nassau County are saying about a Queens woman who worked for several families in the Five-Towns area.

2012/06/19

Kol Dizritch Kosher Food Pantry - Woodmere, NY (file / credit: Jewish Community Center of the Greater Five Towns)

Woodmere Kosher Food Pantry Helps Those In Need Celebrate Passover

On Long Island, being poor doesn’t mean you’ll miss out on celebrating the Jewish exodus from slavery in Egypt this Passover.

2012/04/06

Marc Ringel (credit: Nassau County Police Department)

Woodmere Man In Explosives Probe Pleads Not Guilty To Weapons, Other Charges

Marc Ringel, 53, was arraigned Thursday morning on reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon charges. He is being held without bail.

2012/03/08

Man Allegedly Found In Woodmere Home With Guns, Explosives & Pot, To Be Arraigned Thursday

Police say they are not sure of Marc Ringel’s motives, but say the don’t believe he is a member of an extremist group or a terrorist.

2012/03/07

Police Find Explosive Devices Inside Woodmere Home

There was a developing situation on Long Island on Tuesday night as a neighborhood was evacuated after possible explosives were discovered in a family home. The bomb squad and FBI were on the scene as of 11 p.m.

2012/03/06