Company Donates More Than 1,000 School Supplies Items To Suffolk County Students In Need
A Long Island-based company has donated more than 1,000 school supplies items to support local students in need.
Between Monday, Aug. 16, and Wednesday, Aug. 25, Widex USA hosted a virtual school supply drive in Suffolk County for students in the Brentwood School District.
The company, which manufactures hearing aids, is based in Hauppauge.
Company employees donated much-needed items including composition books, binders, pencils, notebooks, and more.
“I was able to put together at least 50 backpacks for students in our district who need them most – and still have plenty of sup…
Two Injured In Long Island Expressway Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say
A man was driving while intoxicated on the Long Island Expressway when he was involved in a crash that injured himself and seriously injured another person, police said.
It happened just after 2 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1 in Hauppauge.
James Todarello, age 72, of Coram, was driving a 2002 Mercedes-Benz, and Nolan Grant, age 57, of Medford, was driving a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee on the westbound Long Island Expressway near Exit 57 when the vehicles crashed, Suffolk County Police said.
The Mercedes overturned on the roadway, and the Jeep, which also overturned, traveled over a guardrail and …
Man Killed In Crash At Busy Long Island Intersection
An investigation is underway after a man was killed in a crash at a busy Long Island intersection.
It happened around 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 10 in Islandia.
Matthew Matuza, age 42, of Central Islip, was riding a 2013 Ducati motorcycle eastbound on Motor Parkway when he was struck by a westbound 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe as the driver, Rachel Grube, age 23, of Hauppauge, attempted to make a left turn onto Veterans Memorial Highway, Suffolk County Police said.
The collision caused Matuza and his motorcycle to roll under a 2015 Ford F-750 that was stopped at the intersection, according to po…
Ex-Suffolk DA Spota, Aide Sentenced For Corruption
Two former high-ranking Suffolk County government officials have been sentenced to jail following a six-week federal jury trial.
Former Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas J. Spota and Christopher McPartland, his former anti-corruption aide were each sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 10, by US District Judge Joan M. Azrack, to five years in prison.
Additionally, Spota, age 79, of Mount Sinai, was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine.
The sentences stem from the defendants’ December 17, 2019 convictions for trying to cover up a prisoner’s beating at a Hauppauge …
Long Island Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Patrol Vehicle, Police Say
A Long Island woman has been accused of driving while intoxicated after allegedly slamming into a police car that was stopped at a crash site with its emergency lights on.
Danielle Schimmel was arrested around 10:36 p.m., Thursday, July 15, following the crash in Ronkonkoma, said the Suffolk County Police.
According to police, Schimmel, age 27, was driving a 2019 GMC Adacia northbound on Ocean Avenue, when she crashed the vehicle into a parked patrol car facing east that was blocking traffic with emergency lights activated, at the scene of an earlier motor vehicle crash.
Schimm…
Rachel Quinn, Beloved Long Island Teacher, Dies At Age 27
A Long Island community is rallying around the family of a 27-year-old teacher and expectant mom who unexpectedly died from a heart abnormality.
Rachel Quinn, an educator at the Bretton Woods Elementary School in Hauppauge, where she taught fifth-graders, died on Monday, June 14 at Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue.
Quinn’s first child, Ellie Anne Quinn, who was expected in weeks, also died, officials said.
Born in February 1994, Quinn grew up in Smithtown, attending school in Hauppauge, where she was involved with the cheerleading squad and chorus. She later attended St. …
