Uniondale News

This undated photo provided by the Nassau County Police Department shows Dalton Smith of Hempstead, N.Y. On Saturday, May 18, 2013, police identified Smith the alleged home invader involved in the fatal slaying of a New York college student early Friday morning.

In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University.

Hofstra University students gather near the house where another student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight house break-in next to the campus, Friday, May 17, 2013, in Uniondale, N.Y. Photo: Louis Lanzano Hofstra University students gather near the house where another student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight ... (more)

In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rubello is shown.

The shooting at a private house only steps from the Long Island campus cast a pall over the university community gearing up for commencement ceremonies this weekend.

A Hofstra University student was killed early this morning in a botched robbery while her twin sister was in the house, cops said.

Hofstra University students gather near the house where another student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight house break-in next to the campus, Friday, in Uniondale, N.Y. / Louis Lanzano, AP UNIONDALE, N.Y. - A junior at Hofstra University and an armed intruder were fatally shot during an overnight house break-in next to the ... (more)

Police say a Hofstra University student and an armed suspect were fatally shot during a break-in at a Long Island home.

Quite a scene that was in Uniondale, N.Y., on Saturday night; aside from the 2009 Cup Final, I'm not sure I've seen a Penguins squad of The Crosby Era so joyously celebrate a series win.

The Westbury High School Class of 1973 held its 40th Reunion. The festivities began Friday, April 26 where the alumni gathered at the Long Island Marriot in Uniondale.

Adelphi University will honor Burt Young for his accomplishments in acting with a Doctor of Fine Arts degree at Adelphi University's Commencement on May 19, 2013 in Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY 11553.

A Nassau County jury has convicted a Uniondale man on robbery charges after prosecutors said he held up two men at gunpoint within 15 minutes.

A Uniondale man died after he was hit by two cars, one of which didn't stop, early Sunday morning in Amityville, Suffolk County police said.

A company headed by the sister of Shila Shah-Gavnoudias, Nassau's public works commissioner, received a $250,000 contract from the county after superstorm Sandy for engineering and inspection services, including oversight of tree debris removal countywide.

A 26-year-old Uniondale man is being charged with murder in connection with a February shooting in Hempstead that left one man dead, police said Saturday.

Aspiring singers and groups descended upon the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale today for auditions for season three of the Fox show "X Factor." Those looking to wow the judges with their talent needed to register and get a wristband before the event.

Nassau Democrats have selected Rockville Centre attorney Laura Gillen to challenge two-term Republican County Clerk Maureen O'Connell in November.