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Werner Reich, who spent more than a year at Auschwitz before coming to America and raising his family, died July 8. He was 94.

Holocaust survivor Werner Reich dies at 94

Werner Reich, who survived Josef Mengele’s experiments and the Auschwitz concentration camp before making his home on Long Island, died July 8 at his Smithtown home. He was 94. “I think … more

By Kepherd Daniel | 7/28/22

Conservative politics could play into school elections

The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections. more

By Alan Singer | 12/23/21

L.I. school board tries to ban Black Lives Matter

The Smithtown School District will restrict the use of 34 BrainPop instructional videos in classrooms because they introduce topics like Black Lives Matter and human sexuality. more

By Alan Singer | 8/19/21

After the coronavirus pandemic forced them to cancel their big wedding last Friday, John and Danielle Garren decided to get married in a “socially distant” ceremony in front of eight people in Danielle’s parents’ East Rockaway backyard.

Couple hosts wedding in East Rockaway backyard after canceling big party over coronavirus concernts

When John and Danielle Garren got engaged in 2018, they pictured a large wedding surrounded by about 100 family members and friends at St. Raymond’s Church in East Rockaway, followed by a reception at Watermill Catering in Smithtown. more

By Mike Smollins | 4/1/20

Each year, Oceanside sophomore Jeremy Feder raises thousands of dollars for America’s VetDogs, which was originally founded under the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.

Oceanside teen awarded for good deed

Oceanside resident Jeremy Feder, 15, received a Good Deed Award for Long Island Teenagers at the Congregation Beth Sholom Chabad on May 23. He was one of 42 Nassau County teens honored for helping others. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 5/30/19

Suffolk police arrested Lee Moser on Oct. 13 in Riverhead and charged him with two counts of third-degree grand larceny and scheme to defraud in the first degree. Sandy victims from Nassau and Suffolk counties allege he took money from them for work he never completed.

Contractor who allegedly scammed Hurricane Sandy victims arrested in Suffolk

A contractor from Smithtown who allegedly scammed Hurricane Sandy victims in Nassau and Suffolk counties out of tens of thousands of dollars has been arrested by Suffolk police. more

By Mike Smollins | 10/26/17

W.H. nurse, two others, arrested for negligence in patient death

Two nurses, one a West Hempstead resident, and a nurse's aid were arrested on Dec. 27 for endangering and neglecting an 81-year-old resident when they failed to respond to the patient’s ventilator alarms, the state attorney general’s office announced yesterday. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 12/29/16

Joseph Richard “Dick” Bolger was a lifelong music teacher.

Dick Bolger, music teacher, at 96

Joseph Richard “Dick” Bolger, formerly of Merrick, who taught music to generations of students in Bellmore, Great Neck, Delaware and Pennsylvania, died peacefully on Jan. 30 at home in Palatine, Ill. He was 96. more

2/13/15

Former RVC Diocese Bishop Walsh, 77

Bishop Paul Walsh, who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre from 2003 to his retirement in 2012, died Oct. 18 after an illness. He was 77. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 10/29/14

Dozens of East Meadow residents arrived at Temple Emanu-El on March 11 to hear LaForgia’s story.

‘I was given a second chance at life’

“The first 364 days of 2004 were pretty darn good,” Smithtown resident Mike LaForgia told a group of congregants and community members at Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow on March 11. more

By Todd Weinstein | 3/19/14

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