Nassau County News

An employee of a Bellmore pharmacy fired a shot from his licensed handgun when a Freeport man tried to steal prescription drugs last week, according to authorities.

With delicate razor clams gracing tasting menus at Maison Premiere and Atera , Wylie Dufresne rethinking chowder at Alder , and urban fish shacks and raw bars continuing to proliferate, it's hard to imagine that the humble clam was ever more fashionable than it is now.

The reopening of West Shore Road in Mill Neck shows that, for all its serious fiscal problems, Nassau County can accomplish something big.

A Freeport man was arrested Friday on felony robbery charges after police said he robbed a Bellmore pharmacy, threatened the pharmacist with a knife and then led police on a chase for nearly three miles, according to a Nassau County police news release .

Nassau County detectives are looking for two men who allegedly robbed a couple at gunpoint in Uniondale early Saturday morning.

A gas station store clerk became the victim of an assault late Friday night in Roosevelt when he tried to use a stick to defend his co-worker against a group of young men, police said.

State lawmakers are expected next week to restore $90 million in aid for services for the developmentally disabled after it was cut as part of the state budget in March.

A Bellmore pharmacist who armed himself after two fatal, high-profile drugstore robberies on Long Island fired a shot when a robber turned and brandished a knife as he made his getaway Friday afternoon, Nassau County police said.

Established in late 1999, the Floral Park Historical Society continues to move forward with its mission to promote historical research and educate residents about the rich history of Floral Park and Long Island.

A Flushing woman was arrested Friday afternoon on prostitution charges after she allegedly offered to have sex with an undercover detective for cash at an Oceanside spa, Nassau County police said in a news release.

A man entered the Wells Fargo Bank at 145 Fulton Ave., at 10:58 a.m. "and verbally announced a robbery to a teller," Nassau County police said in a news release.

Switching party lines was not enough to secure Leslie Gross -- a North Hempstead Democrat running with Republicans for town clerk -- the endorsement of the Nassau County Conservative Party.

Across Nassau County, residents are reacting with a mix of surprise, empathy, and appreciation to the Nassau County District Attorney's recent arrests of more than 100 men for soliciting prostitutes, including three Manhasset residents ranging in age from 22 to 79. The DA's office not only arrested the men, but made public their names and ... (more)

Families across the Hudson Valley and the nation are struggling today to cope with the impact of job loss after IBM Corp. swung a big ax that hit 697 workers in Dutchess County alone.

Law enforcement officials nationwide are demanding the creation of a "kill switch" that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, New York's top prosecutor said Thursday in a clear warning to the world's smartphone manufacturers.

Women's groups and Gov. Andrew Cuomo intend to tweak the abortion provision of the Women's Equality Act to alleviate concerns that the bill might lead to partial-birth abortions in New York.

Former Long Beach City Councilman Michael Fagen was taken away in handcuffs yesterday after he was sentenced to 30 days in jail in a larceny case.

One out of every six police officers and firefighters who retired from state and local agencies outside New York City last year qualified for an annual pension of greater than $100,000, according to a report released Wednesday.

Mayor David Mandell remains optimistic that the situation can be resolved, even though progress is slow.

The Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School Symphonic Orchestra recently presented their annual springtime performance for the Plainview Senior Citizens Club.