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On a recent Thursday at the Nassau County Police Academy in North Massapequa, recruits practiced arresting a suspect during a felony car stop, in which the vehicle that was pulled over had reportedly been used in a crime.

An arresting lesson in Nassau County police work

A Signal 15 comes in over the radio: A stolen vehicle used in a felony — perhaps a bank robbery, maybe a kidnapping — has been pulled over. Officers must quickly assess the situation: Is the vehicle occupant armed? Hostile? Ready to run? more

By Scott Brinton | 5/6/21

Volunteers, from left, Sandra Graves, Karen Mobley and Sabrina Burroughs-Scott at Sharon’s Food Pantry.

Sharon’s Food Pantry, Anti-Racism Project meeting needs a year on

More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, food insecurity and financial worries have made Sharon’s Food Pantry, at the Rockville Centre Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, an … more

By Tom Carrozza | 4/22/21

Mayor Francis Murray is leaning towards opting out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries in the village.

Rockville Centre likely to opt out on pot

Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray and the board of trustees said they intend to opt out of allowing cannabis sales in the village after New York state legalized recreational marijuana use on … more

By Tom Carrozza | 4/8/21

The Diocese of Rockville Centre has sold its Pastoral Center headquarters, at 50 North Park Ave., for $5.2 million.

Rockville Centre Diocese sells headquarters for $5.2 million

The Diocese of Rockville Centre has sold its Pastoral Center headquarters, on North Park Avenue in downtown Rockville Centre, for $5.2 million, church officials announced last Friday. The diocese … more

By Scott Brinton and Bridget Downes | 4/1/21

Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray, far left, honored Billy Mohr, second from right, and Patrick Erickson with a village proclamation for helping rescue motorists trapped in an overturned car in Baldwin.

South Side High School juniors lauded for heroism

Local elected officials and residents recently gathered to celebrate the heroism of two young men, Billy Mohr and Patrick Erickson, after the pair helped save motorists trapped in an overturned car … more

By Tom Carrozza | 4/1/21

Police Commissioner James Vafeades explained at a virtual village board meeting on March 1 the key points of the Rockville Centre Police Department’s reform plan, which is required by the state to be adopted by April 1.

Rockville Centre police reform plan to be adopted by April

Village trustees hosted a virtual public hearing March 1 on the Rockville Centre Police Department’s proposed reform plans, created in accordance with the New York State Police Reform and … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/18/21

Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray, right, joined dozens of people to send off the Lawrence family, including Chris Lawrence, above, who has owned and operated C.J.’s Coffee Shop for more than 30 years.

‘You always wanted to go back’

Thankful patrons of C.J.’s Coffee Shop marched from Hughes Street to North Long Beach Road on March 6 to celebrate the community fixture and to watch as Mayor Francis Murray presented a … more

By Tom Carrozza | 3/18/21

The Nassau County District Attorney's Office, Nassau County Police Department and several federal agencies recently broke up a multi-million-dollar cocaine-dealing ring.

Forty indicted in cocaine-dealing operation that included two day-care centers

Forty people have been indicted in a widespread, multi-million-dollar cocaine-dealing ring that operated out of Hempstead and Rosedale — including at two unlicensed day-care … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/15/21

George Blatti, a former doctor from Franklin Square, was escorted into the Nassau County courthouse on Thursday.

Former Franklin Square doctor charged with murder in opioid case

A doctor who had previously operated out of a former Radio Shack building in Franklin Square is facing murder and reckless endangerment charges for overprescribing opioids between 2016 and 2018, which led to five patients’ deaths, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said at a news conference on Thursday. more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/4/21

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano briefly left the federal courthouse in Central Islip between opening arguments in his corruption trial.

Opening statements heard in Mangano/Veditto corruption trial

Opening arguments were heard on Wednesday in the corruption trial of Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto. more

By Erik Hawkins | 3/11/18

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