New Hyde Cancer Doc Sexually Abused Patient During Appointment, Police Say
A Long Island doctor sexually abused a patient during a routine appointment in New Hyde Park, Nassau County police said Thursday, March 5.
Dr. Mark Hoffman, a 71-year-old Roslyn resident, was seeing a 48-year-old female patient at his office on May 9, 2025, according to investigators. Hoffman and the victim were alone in the exam room at Optum Hematology Oncology when he had unwanted sexual contact with her, cops said. No nurse was present.
Hoffman was arrested almost 10 months later on Thursday, March 5 and charged with second-degree sexual abuse and forcible touching, authorities sai…
Docs Push Amputation For Ward Melville Grad, Victim Of DUI Wreck Near College, Family Says
An Arizona State University senior with Long Island roots will likely need to have her leg amputated after she was the victim of a drunken car crash in Arizona, her family and friends said in a fundraiser campaign.
Melaina Gargano, 22, graduated from Ward Melville High in East Setauket in 2022 and is in her senior year at Arizona State University, according to social media pages.
On Wednesday, Feb. 25, she was a passenger in a “horrific car accident” caused by a drunk driver, her family said in a GoFundMe launched Wednesday, March 4.
“Melaina is currently hospitalized in Arizona, where doc…
