ID Released After Body Of Teen Found On Long Island Beach ID Released After Body Of Teen Found On Long Island Beach
ID Released After Body Of Teen Found On Long Island Beach Police detectives have identified a body that washed ashore on a Long Island Beach. The body found at Cupsogue County Park around 1:20 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 2, has been identified as Joseph Rera, 16, of Center Moriches, said the Suffolk County Police. Rera was reported missing while fishing at the location on Friday, Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard said Rera was swept into the water near the Moriches Inlet while fishing near Dune Road. The Coast Guard called off the search for the teen on Saturday, Nov. 7.  Friends and family said on a GoFundMe page the te…
Six Charged  For Scheme In Which 117 Turkish Moms Gave Birth To 119 Children On Long Island Six Charged  For Scheme In Which 117 Turkish Moms Gave Birth To 119 Children On Long Island
Six Charged For Scheme In Which 117 Turkish Moms Gave Birth To 119 Children On Long Island Six Long Island residents have been indicted for allegedly operating a “birth tourism” fraud and money laundering scheme. The six were indicted on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, said the office of Seth D. DuCharme, Acting U.S. Attorney Eastern District of New York. The scheme, which took place in Suffolk County between approximately 2017 and 2020, involved pregnant Turkish women fraudulently entering the United States using tourist and business visas to give birth so that their children would obtain birthright citizenship and medical benef…
New LIDL Market Opening On Long Island New LIDL Market Opening On Long Island
New Lidl Market Opening On Long Island The revolving door of a supermarket location on Long Island is changing once again. LIDL is opening up its eighth Long Island location on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The new market is in Oakdale at 4560 Sunrise Highway, the former location of Best Market, ShopRite, and other prominent supermarkets. Earlier this year, LIDL announced that it will be opening new locations in East Meadow, Oakdale, Patchogue, and Lake Grove, bringing the total of markets the Virginia-based company will open on Long Island up to eight. Other stores are planned for Plainview and Center Moriches. “We appreciate all the…
Long Island Home-Turned-Museum And Nearby Church Recommended For Registers of Historic Places Long Island Home-Turned-Museum And Nearby Church Recommended For Registers of Historic Places
Long Island Home-Turned-Museum And Nearby Church Recommended For Registers of Historic Places The Mary E. Bell House in Center Moriches and a nearby church, both owned and built by an African American family during the 1800's, were recommended by the state Board for Historic Review for the New York and National Registers of Historic Places.  The sites are two of 18 recommended by the organization to potentially add to the 120,000 on the National register.  The two-story home on 66 Railroad Avenue was reportedly used as a site of worship for freed slave Abraham Perdue and his neighbors and friends, according to the town's Ketcham Inn Foundation.  Perceiving a need for…
Man Killed, Woman Critically Injured In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash Man Killed, Woman Critically Injured In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash
Man Killed, Woman Critically Injured In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash A driver was killed and a passenger critically injured in a single-vehicle crash on Long Island overnight. It happened Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 at approximately 9:50 p.m. in Middle Island. Jesse Ahern, 38, of Center Moriches, was driving a 2009 Honda Civic northbound on West Bartlett Road, south of East Bartlett Road, when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a fire hydrant and a tree, Suffolk County Police said. Ahern was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead.  Karen Schneider, 34, of Ronkonkoma, the only …
New Long Island Stores Big Part Of German Discount Grocer Lidl's US Expansion New Long Island Stores Big Part Of German Discount Grocer Lidl's US Expansion
New Long Island Stores Big Part Of German Discount Grocer Lidl's US Expansion German grocer Lidl plans to open 50 new locations in the U.S. by 2021, and has already launched two new Long Island stores, with more to come. Those stores, in East Meadow and Patchogue, opened on consecutive Wednesdays: July 29 on Aug. 5, respectively. The locations (1980 Hempstead Tpke in East Meadow and 655 Montauk Highway in Patchogue) were previously Best Markets, a grocery chain run out of Bathpage that Lidl acquired in 2018.  Before the end of September, Lidl said, two more Best Market stores will be converted on Long Island, both in Nassau County locations: in Franklin S…
Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Business Burglaries Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Business Burglaries
Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Business Burglaries A Long Island man is in custody following a string of business burglaries over the course of two months, police said. Suffolk County Police investigators arrested Mastic Beach resident Richard Greene at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, after he attempted to break into a pizzeria that still had employees inside. Police said that Greene broke the glass door of Michelangelo Pizzeria on Main Street in Center Moriches on April 8, at which point an employee inside the closed restaurant approached Greene, who fled. The employee chased Green and called the police. Investigators track…
ID Released For 38-Year-Old Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash ID Released For 38-Year-Old Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash
ID Released For 38-Year-Old Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash A man killed during a single-vehicle crash on Long Island has been identified by police. Michael Crisci, 38, was killed around 7:10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, after losing control of his vehicle in Center Moriches, said the Suffolk County Police. According to detectives, Crisci, a resident of Center Moriches, was driving a 2000 Lincoln southbound on Brookfield Avenue when the vehicle left the road and struck a mailbox and then slammed into a clump of trees in front of 42 Brookfield Ave. Crisci was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk Count…
Driver Killed After Crashing Into Mailboxes, Tree On Long Island Driver Killed After Crashing Into Mailboxes, Tree On Long Island
Driver Killed After Crashing Into Mailboxes, Tree On Long Island Click here for an updated story: ID Released For 38-Year-Old Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash A single-car crash killed a man after he lost control of his vehicle on Long Island. The crash took place at 7:10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Center Moriches, said the Suffolk County Police. According to detectives, a 2000 Lincoln was traveling southbound on Brookfield Avenue when the vehicle left the road and struck residential mailboxes and then slammed into a tree. The driver, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. This is a d…
Motorcyclist Killed In Long Island Crash Motorcyclist Killed In Long Island Crash
Motorcyclist Killed In Long Island Crash A motorcyclist was killed in an afternoon crash at a busy Long Island intersection. It happened  Sunday, Feb. 23 at about 3 p.m. in Center Moriches. Jason Frederick, 44, of Selden, was driving a 2017 Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound on Montauk Highway, just east of the intersection of Belleview Avenue, when the motorcycle veered off the roadway and Frederick struck the guardrail, Suffolk County Police said. Frederick was transported via Center Moriches Fire Department ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue where he was pronounced dead. The motorcycle wa…
Prosecutors Detail Physical, Mental Abuse In Freezing Death Of Long Island 8-Year-Old Prosecutors Detail Physical, Mental Abuse In Freezing Death Of Long Island 8-Year-Old
Prosecutors Detail Physical, Mental Abuse In Freezing Death Of Long Island 8-Year-Old During the indictment of an NYPD officer from Suffolk County and his fiancée for the alleged murder of his 8-year-old son, prosecutors outlined the mental and physical abuse suffered by the child. Thomas Valva was found dead in the basement of his home at 11 Bittersweet Lane, in Center Moriches around 9:40 a.m., Friday, Jan. 17. His father, Michael Valva, 40, told police he had fallen in the driveway. Earlier Story: 8-Year-Old Long Island Boy Was Kept In Garage Overnight Before Dying, Police Say Valva, and his fiancée Angela Pollina, 42 both of Center Moriches, were indicted on Thursd…
Long Island Man Drove Drunk With Infant Twin Grandchildren In Land Rover, Police Say Long Island Man Drove Drunk With Infant Twin Grandchildren In Land Rover, Police Say
Long Island Man Drove Drunk With Infant Twin Grandchildren In Land Rover, Police Say A Long Island man is facing a host of charges after police say he drove drunk with his two infant grandchildren inside the SUV. It happened Saturday, Feb. 1 at approximately 12:35 a.m. in Center Moriches, Suffolk County Police said. Seventh Precinct officers responded to a 911 report of an intoxicated man asleep at the wheel of a 2005 Land Rover with two babies in the vehicle at the Burger King drive-through window, located at 864 Montauk Highway, Shirley, at approximately 12:35 a.m.  The driver woke up before police arrived at the scene, and witnesses reported seeing t…