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A nurse’s aide at Good Samaritan University Hospital sexually abused a 15-year-old patient in the facility’s behavioral health unit earlier this month, Suffolk Police said Friday.

Trever Lauriano, 36, of Wyandanch was arrested after another hospital employee called 911 to report the abuse, police said. Suffolk Police Special Victims Section detectives determined Lau...


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It’s a time to shell-abrate.

A day of local craft beer, turtle trivia and friendly competition will return to Riverhead next month as the New York Marine Rescue Center hosts its fifth annual Turtle Crawl.

The 21-and-over fundraiser will take place Saturday, Sept. 26, from...


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A new neighborhood restaurant bringing globally inspired flavors, handcrafted cocktails and a familiar face to Middle Island is now open.

Side Door Social officially celebrated its grand opening Thursday, Aug. 20, at 848 Middle Country Road, following a preview week that gave diners a...


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Nassau Police wants the public’s help in identifying a woman suspected of defacing a statue on the grounds of a North New Hyde Park elementary school.

Detectives said the woman entered the property at Notre Dame Elementary School, located at 25 Mayfair Road, about 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 13, and damaged the school’s St. Michael statue before fleeing on foot in an unknown ...


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A tornado struck Atlantic Beach Thursday evening as a line of severe thunderstorms rolled through Long Island. A National Weather Service tornado warning was in effect in Nassau from about 6:52 p.m. until roughly 7:04 p.m.

The National Weather Service issued the tornado warning for the Oceanside and Baldwin Harbor area, tied to a severe thunderstorm near Rockaway Be...


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