Elmont News

Police say the shotgun that the worker brandished was behind the counter when the two bandits came into the Elmont Deli at about 4:15 a.m. Saturday and pointed a handgun at the cashier, demanding money from him.

Jessey Tejada, 22, of 52 Lucille Ave., Elmont , was arrested Friday and was set for arraignment the same day.

The suit filed by senior account clerk Karin Filippi in U.S. District Court in Central Islip also accuses the Elmont Union Free School District of threatening to discipline her, assigning her additional duties, intimidating her, limiting her vacation time and transferring her to a lower-level position.

Pearl Gibson hugs Supervisor Kate Murray when given the key that gives her the opportunity to buy a condo in Elmont.

David Jarvis, 16, of Jamaica , Queens , is charged with first-degree attempted robbery in the Oct.

Elmont resident in the theft of a cell phone from a girl in a McDonald's restaurant.

In the race for the Nassau County Legislaturea s 3rd District, Legislator John Ciotti, a Republican, of North Valley Stream is running against challenger Nina Petraro Bastardi, a Democrat, of Valley Stream.

Written by Timothy Bolger on Oct 29th, 2009 and filed under Long Island News , News .

When Republican Maureen O'Connell , 58, stepped into the county clerk's office almost four years ago, it had suffered from years of neglect.

Written by Patrick Kelton on Oct 27th, 2009 and filed under Long Island News , News .

Officials investigate the scene where Suffolk Police and sources say a suspected robber was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer at a self-serve car wash on Bay Shore Road in Deer Park at 3:04 a.m. In two separate early-morning incidents, off-duty police officers in Nassau and Suffolk shot at least two would-be assailants, killing one and ...

Driving in a zero emission hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray steered the township toward a greener, cleaner future as she unveiled the first hydrogen fueling station on Long Island.

Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray announced in March that she would make a 2010 tax-freeze budget a priority for her administration.

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray has announced that registration for the annual Senior Citizen Seasonal Flu Immunization Program is now under way. The town, in cooperation with Nassau University Medical Center, will be providing seasonal flu vaccinations for senior residents age 60 or older at several town locations.

The Nassau County Police Department is advising residents that individuals are perpetrating a series of burglaries and scams throughout Nassau County.A In two recent cases, individuals may have posed as Nassau County employees.

Cooking is the leading cause of residential structure fires and injuries. Unattended cooking is the leading factor contributing to cooking-related fires.

Written by Timothy Bolger on Oct 23rd, 2009 and filed under Long Island News , News .

Share + Oct 23, 2009 1:32 pm US/Eastern Reporting Maurice DuBois ELMONT, N.Y. 1 of 1 Gas station attendant Mustapha Yakupoglu managed to pull a gun away from would-be robbers at the USA Gas Station in Elmont, Long Island, on October 21, 2009.

New Windsor, N.Y. : While I cannot condone what Richard and Mayumi Heene did, they are a product of the media, which were on this story faster than Usain Bolt in the 100 meters.

Kevan Abrahams, Legislative candidate Nina Petraro Bastardi and candidate for county clerk Carrie Solages - have joined to ask the U.S. Justice Department to post poll monitors at election sites in Nassau's minority areas to thwart what they call "voter suppression tactics." The announcement came during a news conference the three held in Elmont ...