Medford News

In East Islip road construction. right lane closed on Sunrise Hwy/NY Rt-27 EB between Carleton Ave/X46 and Southern Pky/Heckscher Pky In East Islip road construction.

In Jericho accident on NY Rt-25 EB west of Cantiague Rock Rd. Slow traffic from Post Ave/Post Rd in Old Westbury In Medford vehicle on fire on Horse Block Rd/Portion Rd/Smithtown Blvd/Terry Rd/CR-16 EB west of I 495/Long Island Expy.

In Jericho accident on NY Rt-25 EB west of Cantiague Rock Rd. Slow traffic from Post Ave/Post Rd in Old Westbury In Jericho accident on NY Rt-25 EB west of Cantiague Rock Rd. Slow traffic from Post Ave/Post Rd in Old Westbury In Medford vehicle on fire on Horse Block Rd/Portion Rd/Smithtown Blvd/Terry Rd/CR-16 EB west of I 495/Long Island Expy.

In Roslyn Heights accident. left lane blocked on The L.I.E./I-495 EB after x39/Glen Cove Rd. Stop and go traffic from x35/Shelter Rock Rd in North Hills In Holtsville construction work on CR-97/Nicolls Rd SB between CR-16/Portion Rd and before I-495/Long Island Expy In Holtsville construction work on CR-97/Nicolls Rd NB after I-495/Long Island Expy ... (more)

SUFFOLK TIMES PHOTO Leonard Skuggevik will be named superintendent of the Shelter Island School District, replacing Dr. Michael Hynes, who is now the superintendent of the Patchogue-Medford School District.

July 25th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public's help to identify and locate a man and woman who stole merchandise from a Medford store last month.

Suffolk County police are looking for a man and woman who allegedly stole from the Target in Medford on June 9, 2014.

Just in time for International Assistance Dog Week , which kicks off on August 3, Melanie Morano, 13, of Patchogue, was recently matched with a two-year-old assistance dog named Matisse through the non-profit Canine Companions for Independence , a national non-profit organization that provides assistance dogs to children and adults with ... (more)

US District court Judge Joseph Bianco threw the book at Long Island doctor Leonard Stambler yesterday by sentencing him to 10 years behind bars for literally acting as a "drug dealer" by writing illegal prescriptions for the painkiller oxycodone .Stambler , 63, is the first doctor to stand trial following a crackdown on abuse of he drug by the DEA ... (more)

Dr. Leonard Stambler was convicted in October 2013 of conspiracy and distribution of oxycodone.

A Rocky Point man who police say robbed two banks in three days was arrested shortly after the last robbery on Monday afternoon in a movie theater parking lot.

A Mastic man has been arrested in Florida and charged in the slaying of Sarah P. Goode, a 21-year-old mother whose body was found in a wooded area of Medford last month, Suffolk County police said early Saturday, July 12, 2014.

Police are investigating a reported robbery at a Medford bank Monday afternoon. A 911 call came in at about 2:05 p.m. from Suffolk County National Bank located at 2801 Route 112 reporting a robbery, police said.

July 21, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public's help to locate a man who violated two orders of protection earlier this year.

A Medford man is in critical condition and his passenger was also seriously injured after he drove his motorcycle into the back of a car on Sunrise Highway Sunday night, police said.

In Medford accident on Horse Block Rd/Portion Rd/Smithtown Blvd/Terry Rd/CR-16 WB between CO Hwy 101/Patchogue Yaphank Rd and before Manor Rd In Medford accident on Horse Block Rd/Portion Rd/Smithtown Blvd/Terry Rd/CR-16 WB between CO Hwy 101/Patchogue Yaphank Rd and before Manor Rd In Roslyn Heights road construction.

A Mastic man is behind bars at the Suffolk Count Jail today after pleading not guilty to murder charges in the death of young Medford Mom Sarah Goode.

Nearly a month after the body of Sarah Goode was found in the woods in Medford, Suffolk police have made an arrest in the death of the Medford mother.

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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano is not pursuing his search for a new police commissioner -- but he also isn't ready to permanently appoint his acting top cop to the post.