Amityville News

Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million -- the highest Powerball jackpot in history.

In East Farmingdale right lane closed on Rt-109 EB north of Southern Pky. Stop and go traffic from Rt-110/Broad Hollow Rd An Amityville woman used a camera tripod "like a baseball bat" in the parking lot of a West Hempstead nightclub Sunday morning, striking another woman in the arm, Nassau County police said.

In East Farmingdale right lane closed on Rt-109 EB north of Southern Pky. Stop and go traffic from Rt-110/Broad Hollow Rd An Amityville man was drunk Saturday when he drove his car off the road in Hempstead and into a fencepost, sending it flying into the head of a woman who was in her yard smoking a cigarette, Nassau County police said Sunday.

Brian Thomas Tichy and his partner Joe Sutton have decided to bring their John Bonham celebration, "Bonzo Bash", to Long Island commemorating the life of rock's ultimate drummer - the drummer for Led Zeppelin, John Bonham.

In Amityville accident. left lane blocked on The Southern St Pkwy WB at Straight Path/X36. Stop and go traffic from Belmont Ave/X37 in West Babylon In Amityville accident.

In Amityville accident. left lane blocked on The Southern St Pkwy WB at Straight Path/X36. Stop and go traffic from Belmont Ave/X37 in West Babylon In Amityville accident.

In Nassau Cnty accident. right lane blocked on The Northern St Pkwy EB between Post Ave/X32 and before Wantagh Pkwy/X33 in Jericho.

A pedestrian was killed early Sunday morning after being struck by two cars in front of an Amityville Village bar and detectives are now looking for the driver of one of those vehicles that fled the scene, Suffolk County police said.

Amityville trustee Nick LaLota has presented the basics of a $15.2 million budget proposal for the coming fiscal year that would avoid service cuts while imposing a 3.45 percent tax levy increase.

Accident. Right lane blocked on The Southern St Pkwy WB at Rt-106/X25. Stop and go traffic from Seaford/Oyster Bay Expwy/Rt-135/X28a Accident.

Police say a grand jury on Wednesday indicted 23-year-old Akeem Harris of Amityville, N.Y., on a murder charge in connection with the April 9 stabbing death of 30-year-old Thomas Taylor .