Emma Jones

Emma Jones

111 Articles

Floral Park resident who worked on Apollo 11 dies

Floral Park resident James Gillis, who helped to put the first astronauts on the moon, died on Feb. 9 at

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Fairgrieve runs for Mineola village justice

Nassau County Court Judge Scott Fairgrieve has served the Mineola community in multiple capacities for 42 years, and he doesn’t

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Burglar breaks into Mineola gas station

Be on the lookout for a cigar-smoking burglar lighting up the NCPD's radar. Police are investigating a robbery on Tuesday

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Shareholder accuses Mineola bank CEO of mismanagement, nepotism

The preliminary results of a vote by Hanover Bancorp. shareholders on Friday show overwhelmingly support for Michael Puorro, president, chairman

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East Williston schools, state team up against teen vaping

The Wheatley School hosted a #NoVapeNY rally on Thursday at 3 pm to bring together concerned community members in the

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Nassau County police fatally shoot 19-year-old

An alleged carjacking in Garden City Park ended in a fatal shooting in the Cambria Heights neighborhood of Queens involving

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Kathleen Rice campaigns for presidential hopeful Buttigieg

“Kicking off a canvas this morning with some incredible volunteers in Northborough, MA! Thank you to everyone working hard across

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Bail reform advocates laud more equitable process, opponents fear crime uptick

Social justice warriors B. Nicole Triplett and Shanequa Levin promised systemic change as a result of New York State’s recent

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New York carries out plastic bag ban

As of March 1, stores in New York State are no longer permitted to provide single-use plastic bags to customers.

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Barnwell vies for village justice seat

Justice Steven Barnwell has spent “almost every single solitary day” in a courtroom for the past 38 years. Now, he

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Mineola man seeks closure five years after brother’s murder

On Sept. 25, 2015, Mineola resident Joe Mariani received news that his brother, John Mariani, had been shot and killed

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Cuomo announces Islanders’ early return

The Islanders will return to Long Island full-time a year early, calling the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum their home until

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Mineola woman confronts intruder in home

A Mineola resident confronted an intruder in her Garfield Avenue home on Tuesday. At around 10:10 am, Catia Teixeira heard

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Samuels, Flachner compete for village justice seat

East Williston residents Emil Samuels and Mitchell Flachner are vying for the position of village justice in the March 18

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Curran announces director pick for victims advocate office

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced her nomination of Jeanine Diehl to be executive director of the Nassau County crime

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