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Opening ceremonies for the 49th annual San Gennaro Feast in Island Park included a procession down Long Beach Road with the St. Januarius statue, the festival’s namesake.

San Gennaro Feast in Island Park featured food and fun

The smell of Italian food filled the air and sounds of children screaming with glee on rides echoed throughout Island Park as Sacred Heart Church hosted the 49th annual San Gennaro Feast from Sept. 5 through 9. more

By Mike Smollins | 9/19/19

Trusha Goffe, Steve Werner, Mike Reck, Nahid Shaikh and Pat Stoneking spoke at a press conference announcing new alleged perpetrators named in lawsuits filed under the Child Victims Act at the Long Island Marriott.

Nineteen claims filed against the Diocese of Rockville Centre at the dawn of Child Victims Act

As the New York Child Victims Act’s (CVA) one-year provision went into effect on Aug. 14, survivors of childhood sexual abuse took advantage of the opportunity to seek justice and hold their abusers accountable. The claims brought the Diocese of Rockville Centre into the spotlight again as a number of lawsuits filed on the first day named the religious institution as a defendant. more

By Jill Nossa | 8/22/19

Michael Wustrow, 56, lived on Smith Street in Freeport and was the music director at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre. On Thursday, he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in the Eastern District Court of New York.

Former St. Agnes music director, of Freeport, pleads guilty to child porn charges

Freeporter Michael Wustrow, 56, the former co-director of music at St. Agnes Cathedral, pleaded guilty to child pornography charges pm Thursday, prosecutors said. Wustrow faces up to 20 years in prison when he is … more

By Nadya Nataly | 6/14/19

Michael Wustrow, 56, from Smith Street in Freeport, pleaded guilty yesterday to child pornography charges.

Former St. Agnes music director pleads guilty to child porn charges

Michael Wustrow, the former co-director of music at St. Agnes Cathedral, pleaded guilty yesterday to child pornography charges. He faces up to a 20-year prison sentence. more

By Briana Bonfiglio and Ben Strack | 6/14/19

Richard W. LaRossa, 72, a deacon at the Church of St. Raymond of Penyafort in East Rockaway, has stepped down after being accused of sexually abusing a minor 26 years ago.

East Rockaway deacon steps down after sexual abuse allegation

A deacon in East Rockaway has been removed from his position by the Diocese of Rockville Centre as law enforcement officials and church administrators investigate an allegation that he sexually abused a minor 26 years ago. more

By Mike Smollins | 5/29/19

Brian Toale and Janet Klinger, who both said they were sexually abused when they were children, stood outside St. Agnes Cathedral on May 2, calling on the Diocese of Rockville Centre to release the names of accused priests.

Abuse survivors to Diocese of Rockville Centre: Release names of credibly accused priests

Members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, known as SNAP, stood outside St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre on May 2 to call on Bishop John Barres to release the names of clergy who have been credibly accused of abusing children. more

By Ben Strack | 5/9/19

A public display of faith at Holy Trinity High School

Students at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville recently took part in the ‘Faith in the Public Square’ initiative, which asks students to do good works. During Holy Week, the students prepared … more

5/2/19

Jeff Anderson of Jeff Anderson & Associates spoke at his law firm's news conference on April 23.

Former Hewlett scoutmaster named in ‘perversion files’

Former Hewlett Boy Scout Troop 115 Scoutmaster and Valley Stream resident Michael J. O’Hara was named as one of the roughly 200 people in New York and New Jersey who were identified as sexually abusing kids in the so-called “perversion files,” that were released on April 23 by Jeff Anderson & Associates, a Manhattan-based law firm. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 4/23/19

Michael Wustrow, 56, from Smith Street in Freeport, was indicted on child pornography charges.

Freeporter and former St. Agnes music director indicted on child porn charges

The former co-director of music at St. Agnes Cathedral was indicted by a grand jury last week on child pornography charges, prosecutors said. more

By Ben Strack | 2/26/19

Boston attorney Mitchell Garabedian, left, held a news conference on Tuesday in Rockville Centre to report that two women have alleged that they were sexually abused at St. Agnes Cathedral between 1961 and 1971. Robert Hoatson, who co-founded Road to Recovery, joined him.

Two women accuse Bishop John McGann, others of sexually abusing them as children at St. Agnes Cathedral

Two women who grew up in Rockville Centre say that three clergy members and a parish worker at St. Agnes Cathedral sexually abused them when they were children, Boston attorney Mitchell Garabedian said at a news conference on Feb. 19. The women, now in their 60s, were not identified. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 2/19/19

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