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Hudson Valley Teen Killed In Crash Remembered For His Love Of Fishing, 'Being On The Move'
A 17-year-old Hudson Valley student killed in a crash that also injured three others, one critically, is being remembered for his love of life.
Related: Hyde Park HS Student Dead, 1 Critical Following Crash
Daniel "Dan" George Noakes, age 17, of Hyde Park, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 15, at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie following a single-vehicle crash in which he was the driver.
A Poughkeepsie native, Noakes was the son of Glenn A. and Nicole Liegey Noakes. His father lives in Poughkeepsie, and his mother and sister, Annie, in Hyde Park.
Noakes, an 11th-grad…
15-Year-Old Sexually Abused Inside Long Island Church Basement, Police Say
A Long Island church member is accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl inside his place of worship.
Clinton Bucknor, age 71, of Huntington, was arrested Thursday, May 9, following an investigation by Suffolk County Police detectives.
According to police, the victim’s sister called 911 on Wednesday, May 8, saying her 15-year-old sister had been sexually abused by an employee at the Huntington Seventh-Day Adventist Church, located on West 9th Street.
An investigation found that Clinton sent an inappropriate photo and text to the girl and had sexual contact with her in the church’s basemen…
Full Closures Of Long Island Expressway Planned
Scheduled roadwork could spell delays for Long Island drivers in the coming days.
Between Monday, May 6, and Friday, May 10, full overnight closures will impact the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway in Huntington between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Drivers are asked to plan for the following eastbound closures:
On Monday, May 6, and Tuesday, May 7, at Exit 49 (State Route 110)
On Wednesday, May 8, and Thursday, May 9, between Exit 49 and Exit 50 (Bagatelle Road)
On Friday, May 10, between Exit 50 and Exit 51 (State Route 231)
The closures will allow crews to facilitate a bridge cleanin…
2 Women Charged With Prostitution After Raid At Huntington Massage Parlor
Two women are facing prostitution charges after a raid at a Long Island massage parlor,
In response to community complaints, Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers led an investigation at Ruyi Healing Inc. in Huntington, located at 201 E. Main St., at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28.
The manager, Yuexian Pan, age 45, of Flushing, Queens, was charged with:
Unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony;
Prostitution, a misdemeanor,
Criminal Nuisance, a misdemeanor.
An employee, Xin Ai Zhang, age 45, also a resident of Flushing, was charge…
Long Island Vegan Bakery Accused Of Re-Selling Dunkin' Donuts
A Long Island bakery, which offers vegan treats, has been accused of re-selling (the very not-vegan) Dunkin’ Donuts in a post by a fellow vegan store that has now gone viral.
Cindysnacks, a 100 percent vegan grocery store in Huntington, alerted the Long Island community to its concerns on Sunday, March 3.
Just a week before, co-owner John Stengel said that the store received a shipment of desserts from The Savory Fig, an independent Long Island-based vegan baker.
One of the donuts, however, looked a little familiar — in all the wrong ways.
“In the middle of the boxes was the donut,” S…
