Carle Place News

Matthew Sforza joined the Suffolk County police force in May 1995, leaving his position as sergeant in the New York Police Department to start at the bottom of the ladder at the SCPD.

Nassau police say a Westbury woman stole cash from worshipers' purses while they were praying at a Carle Place church.

Police on Long Island say a small school bus carrying 11 children collided with a car, causing minor injuries to some of the kids.

Police say a congregant at a Long Island church disregarded at least one of the Ten Commandments: Thou shalt not steal.

A Long Island woman has been arrested for stealing from people in a church. Patricia Adams, 46, of Westbury, was seen by an usher Sunday at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Carle Place leaning over a pew and taking cash from the purse of a parishioner who was on the kneeler, police said.

Dolores Sedacca was unanimously nominated as candidate for the Nassau County Legislature, 9th District, at the recent Nassau County Democratic Committee convention.A The Working Families Party also endorsed her.

However it feels to dodge a bullet, thata s probably how Nassau County Democratic boss Jay Jacobs felt after brokering a deal to avoid a bitter internal battle over incumbent Roger Corbina s legislative seat.

What: State Class B regional semifinal When: Today, 2 p.m. Where: Mitchel Field, Uniondale What's next: The winner will advance to the regional final, scheduled for 4 p.m. today against the Long Island champion.

Citing his pending criminal case on federal tax charges, Nassau County Legis. Roger Corbin asked Monday night that his plea for the Democratic nomination for another term be held in secret, according to the head of the party.

In separate cases, a Plainview lawyer and a Merrick man who posed as a lawyer were charged with criminal misconduct, Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice said Tuesday.

May 16, 2009, Baldwin , L.I. Jessica, 27, a former title insurance processor, and Christian, 28, an officer with the NYPD , met at the Source Mall in Westbury in the spring of 2001.

Nassau Democrats named their current crop of incumbents Thursday night to top the slate in the November election.

The Democratic leadership in Nassau County has decided to delay a decision on who it will nominate for the 2nd Legislative District seat now held by Legis.

Readers' faves Any local diner can make you eggs, but how many places can serve you a breakfast that will make your day? Few enough.

The owner and assistant director of a Hicksville day care center where a 2-year-old toddler died in March after choking on a carrot were arrested Wednesday morning, officials said.

It has been in the works for several years because the county has been waiting on the state for approval.

A grandmother and her 8-year-old grandson were injured at a Carle Place church Sunday morning when the elevator they were in suddenly dropped about 10 feet, Nassau police said.

A former bank manager who stole more than $1 million "from low-activity bank accounts" has been sentenced to 3 to 9 years in prison, prosecutors said.

By Victoria Caruso-Davis The annual Ethel Bennett's Ms. New York Senior America pageant was held April 26 at Lindenhurst High School with Carle Place's own Marie Marano being named Ms.

A federal jury has awarded $5 million to a former Baldwin school official who said she was fired in 2004 after complaining that a middle school principal used sexist and derogatory language.