Long Island Mom Sentenced For Dealing Prescription Drugs
According to her attorney, Joanne Connelly was a typical middle class soccer mom from Long Island, but prosecutors said otherwise.
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According to her attorney, Joanne Connelly was a typical middle class soccer mom from Long Island, but prosecutors said otherwise.
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.
We've seen bitter budget wrangling in Nassau County, but now Long Island's county to the east, Suffolk, is getting hit with its own budget crisis.
The 20-year-old Roslyn resident founded Concerts for a Cure when he was only 7 years old. Since then, he has raised $5.1 million to fight children's neurological diseases and fund research.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said the designation will make it easier to apply for federal aid and give the lighthouse top priority for funds for repairs, including concerns about erosion.
The-56-year-old from Oyster Bay was killed last month along with a French photographer while covering the violence in the Syrian city of Homs.
Police precincts in Nassau County have been chopped due to an ongoing budget battle. The Legislature voted along party lines, 10-9, on Monday afternoon in favor of closing half of the county's eight precincts.
They may not agree on much, but one thing that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Barack Obama had a certain ring of truth: Israel and the United States are both enemies of Iran.
It's known as incense or potpourri, but it's not the kind you use to make a room smell nice. It's an herbal mixture that's being smoked for a high, and getting many people sick. Now, there's a new effort to get it banned.
The Dreamliner will be at Newark's Liberty Airport for an invitation-only United Airlines reception on Tuesday evening. United has placed orders for the new aircraft that will provide more options for its New Jersey hub.
Police said 19-year-old Aaron Thomas had left his car parked in the safety zone of the expressway to buy gas on Commack Road and was struck while returning to his vehicle.
Edward Krolick, 22, and Jack Carson, 21, were charged with 2nd Degree Burglary.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan said the Health and Human Services regulation on providing free contraceptive services to employees of religiously based institutions is a violation of religious freedom.
Four New Yorkers were arrested by Suffolk County Police on Friday for their alleged connection to several burglaries dating back to February 8. The burglaries are believed to have taken place in the towns of Centereach, Selden and Coram on Long Island.
Colvin, a Long Island native who worked for Britain's Sunday Times, was killed along with French photographer late last month during shelling inside the besieged city of Homs.
