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Teacher-no-more: Islip predator poached for photo soliciting
Courtesy of the online vigilante organization Predator Poachers and the Suffolk County Police Department, Shoreham-Wading River music teacher Mark Verity, 37, was arrested for allegedly soliciting indecent photos from someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl.
“Cat’s in the Cradle” doc to screen at Cinema Arts on Nov. 1
Rick Korn’s documentary recently won Best Film at the 2025 Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) Film Festival. It celebrates 50 years since the folk singer-songwriter turned world hunger fighter released his most popular song.
Smith Point Beach ‘severely eroded’ after Nor’easter
Smith Point County Park Beach in Shirley—along with other nearby oceanfronts—suffered significant damage during the Nor’easter that battered Long Island from Sunday, October 15th, into Monday the 16th.
Four teens charged in Middle Island robbery
According to police, they arrested four teenagers in direct connection with the gunpoint robbery of another teen's luxury clothing in the parking lot of a Middle Island apartment complex.
DA: Bay Shore father sexually abused 8-year-old daughter
Per Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney, a 33-year-old Bay Shore man was convicted after a jury trial of “Course of Sexual Conduct in the First Degree” for repeatedly sexually abusing his daughter over approximately one year.
St. Anthony’s sophomore dies of leukemia, liver failure
The 15-year-old sophomore at St. Anthony’s High School in Huntington passed away on Monday, October 6th, just one week after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and liver failure.
ABLI: Federal shutdown damaging local economy
The Association for a Better Long Island (ABLI) — which represents owners of $15 billion in regional property — recently warned that the ongoing federal shutdown will cause “enormous economic damage” to Long Island.
Medford Dairy Queen owners speak with SSP after odd lawsuit
As first reported by CBS this week, the sisters apparently violated a “Frequency of Pay” law when they paid their staff—who qualify as “manual workers,” per this loophole—biweekly.
LI Cares Food Bank names new CEO
New President and CEO Katherine M. Fritz previously served as the organization’s vice president for development and communications.
Spooky October at Cinema Arts Centre
As part of their Spooky October Series, the Huntington arthouse community theater will screen Universal horror classics “Frankenstein” and “Bride of Frankenstein” back to back on Thursday, October 16 at 7 p.m.
The Rock. Kerr. Blunt. Safdie. THE SMASHING MACHINE
Everyone with two eyes and a heart can smell what The Rock and A24 are cooking: dramatic performance respectability finally due Dwayne Johnson’s way.
Medford and Lindenhurst: two crashes, two injured, one dead
Transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital with serious injuries, Highway Patrol Officer Michael Hyland was operating a 2020 Harley Davidson as part of a funeral procession on North Wellwood Avenue at Jerome Street when he collided with a 2020 Toyota Tundra—the driver, Jeffrey Geller, 61, was not injured.
"Cocktails for a Cause” coming to Tap Room in Bay Shore
Courtesy of the Late Knight Warriors (LKW) nonprofit, many will come together in support of one-year-old Jackson Berry amidst his battle with leukemia on November 15th.
Adventureland raises 400K through Helping Hands event
Long Island’s most popular amusement park since it opened in Farmingdale in 1962 recently hosted its eighth annual Helping Hands Foundation Friends & Family VIP Night.
Gio's law prevails: epipen mightier than partisan sword
Georgina Cornago lobbied for EpiPens in police patrol cars. After the first life saved by its recent implementation, "Gio's law" sponsor, Suffolk County Legislator Dominick Thorne, explained "money doesn’t matter when it’s somebody’s life."
Bunting Season: How I’d save baseball as Commissioner
Forget robo-umps. If we’re talking about preserving the integrity of baseball, the path forward isn’t removing the human element—it’s restoring the lost art of “small ball.”
Riverhead man convicted of second-degree murder
“Mr. Reyes was one month away from becoming a father when the defendant [Brent Henry] made the senseless decision to murder him,” said DA Tierney.
Deputy Sheriff Dexter: Meet Suffolk’s newest K9 officer
Already having assisted in numerous investigations—including tracking down a suspect who fled from a DWI crash—2-year-old Dexter has been hard at work even before assuming his official title on October 2, said Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon.
Tri-Town open forum held at Lake Ronkonkoma Firehouse
Legislator Leslie Kennedy hosted an Open Forum for the Ronkonkoma, Lake Ronkonkoma, and Lake Grove communities on Monday, September 29th. The event kicked off at 6 p.m., during which residents were encouraged to express their concerns directly to elected officials in attendance.
October Slate for LIMEHOF
For the next four Sundays — Oct. 5, Oct. 12, Oct. 19, and Oct. 26 — the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will host a king’s ransom of local acts at its Stony Brook headquarters.
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Plaintiff Linkedto Partners LLC Accuses Digital Asset Firm DeFi Technologies Inc. of Securities Fraud
Linkedto Partners LLC has initiated a class-action lawsuit against DeFi Technologies Inc., accusing them of securities fraud by allegedly making false statements about their financial health between May and November of this year.
Plaintiff alleges auto dealer and bank conspired in deceptive financing scheme
In a lawsuit filed on December 5th in Brooklyn's Eastern District Court of New York against Generation Kia Inc., Esran L. Boothe claims he was misled into an inflated car financing deal through deceptive practices involving electronic contracts...
UCS Trading Inc., an e-commerce business victimized by fraudsters sues The Moroccan Deal Inc., alleging deceptive investment scheme
In a striking legal move, UCS Trading Inc., an e-commerce company based in New York City has filed a lawsuit against The Moroccan Deal Inc., accusing them along with two individuals of orchestrating a fraudulent investment scheme involving...