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Courthouse renaming for the honorable Judge Richard J. Mccord

Courthouse renaming for the honorable Judge Richard J. Mccord

After 34 years of exemplary and dedicated service to the City of Glen Cove, the Honorable Judge Richard J. McCord has retired from his position as City Court Judge. On Saturday, November 18th, to honor his performance as the longest-sitting judge in the City of Glen Cove, the courthouse will be renamed the Richard J.…

Bethpage Turkey Drive benefitting Island Harvest returns on Nov. 17

Bethpage Turkey Drive benefitting Island Harvest returns on Nov. 17

The Bethpage Turkey Drive to benefit the Island Harvest Food Bank will take place on Friday, November 17, from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bethpage’s headquarters located at 899 South Oyster Bay Road in Bethpage. This year marks the 15th anniversary of Long Island’s largest one-day food drive which to date, has donated more…

Two more lawsuits filed in connection to the Farmingdale H.S. bus crash

Two more lawsuits filed in connection to the Farmingdale H.S. bus crash

Two more families are suing the company that owned the bus involved in the Farmingdale High School bus crash and its driver.At least six lawsuits have been filed in connection to the crash that happened in September. Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 and seriously injuring others | AP NewsCreator:…

Rep. George Santos won’t seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking

Rep. George Santos won’t seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee in a scathing report Thursday said it has amassed “overwhelming evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York that has been sent to the Justice Department, concluding flatly that he “cannot be trusted” after a monthslong investigation into his conduct. Shortly after the panel’s report…

Amtrak service north of NYC will resume after repairs to a parking garage over the tracks

Amtrak service north of NYC will resume after repairs to a parking garage over the tracks

NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak service north of New York City will be restored starting Thursday after it was disrupted for several days by structural issues with a parking garage over the tracks on Manhattan’s west side, the railroad announced Wednesday. Service between New York City and the Croton-Harmon station in Westchester County was halted…

Gilgo Beach murder suspect appears in court wife attends court appearance

Gilgo Beach murder suspect appears in court wife attends court appearance

Asa Ellerup, the estranged wife of suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, attended his Nov. 15 court appearance at Suffolk County court in Riverhead. No new charges were brought against Heuermann. The Suffolk County District Attorney told reporters he expected the grand jury investigation to wrap up soon. Heuermann is due back in court…

House ethics report on Rep. George Santos won’t recommend expulsion

House ethics report on Rep. George Santos won’t recommend expulsion

The House Ethics Committee will not recommend any punishment for Rep. George Santos in a public report it plans to release later this week after a months long investigation.An investigative subcommittee had contacted at least 40 witnesses, reviewed 170,000 pages of documents and authorized more than three dozen subpoenas as part of its investigation into…

A horse loose on a flight to Belgium forces a cargo jet back to New York

A horse loose on a flight to Belgium forces a cargo jet back to New York

NEW YORK (AP) — A cargo jet headed to Belgium from New York had to turn around mid-flight after a horse escaped its stall and got loose in the hold, according to air traffic control audio. The Boeing 747 operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic had just started its flight across the Atlantic Ocean on Nov.…

Tens of thousands of supporters of Israel rally in Washington, crying ‘never again’

Tens of thousands of supporters of Israel rally in Washington, crying ‘never again’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of Israel rallied by the tens of thousands on the National Mall under heavy security Tuesday, voicing solidarity in the fight against Hamas and crying “never again.” The “March for Israel” offered a resounding and bipartisan endorsement of one of America’s closest allies as criticism has intensified over Israel’s offensive in…

Heuermann due back in court on Wednesday

Heuermann due back in court on Wednesday

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is due back in court Wednesday for the first time since his Sept. 27 appearance.Heuermann currently is charged with 3 murders and is a prime suspect another. The four women were found dead in Gilgo Beach in 2010 and police found seven more sets of human remains along…