Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that broke out on a work train early Friday on the West Hempstead Branch of the LIRR Long Island Rail Road train service on the West Hempstead Branch has been restored after a section was suspended all day due to a fire that broke out on a work train behind a home in Malverne The first train to depart: one out of Atlantic Terminal at 6:11 p.m MTA spokeswoman Laura Cala-Rauch said that full service would also resume from other terminals and stations as well She said cross-honoring tickets has also ended on a non-passenger LIRR work train east of Westwood which runs the region's transit system analysis and reporting on serious crashes on Long Island’s roads By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy Service was suspended between Valley Stream and West Hempstead About 50 firefighters from the Malverne and Lynbrook fire departments responded to the train fire which happened behind a home on Ackley Avenue in Malverne Nassau County Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro said in a news release The Nassau fire marshal's hazmat team and drone unit also attended the scene Photos of work train fire East of the Westwood LIRR Station on Friday and the LIRR fire marshal was investigating The fire damaged vinyl fencing along the LIRR right of way Get more on these and other NewsdayTV stories The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in Unlimited Digital AccessOnly 25¢for 6 months Executive Circle Awards Aerial view of the under-construction Heritage Westminster in West Hempstead / Courtesy of Heatherwood Luxury Apartments Heatherwood tops out $212M West Hempstead project Sign up for your daily digest of Long Island Business News Listen to this article Long Island Business News has announced that it has chosen this year’s winn[...] The financial landscape of Long Island continues to evolve through the leadership of the remarkable [...] Long Island’s business landscape contains a remarkable tapestry of organizations that have stood t[...] Celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month by showcasing the extraordinary wo[...] Listen to this article Lorraine Gregory Communications will be holding a blood drive at its Edgewood[...] Long Island lost 3,100 construction jobs year-over-year in March ending a 12-month streak of gains,[...] Kids Empire and My Gym are opening at Mayfair Shopping Center in Commack Chick-fil-A opens its 12th Long Island location in East Meadow creating 80 jobs and supporting loca[...] Realty Three plans $120M South Village at Station Crossings with 273 rentals Amazon plans to purchase 26.7 acres of Massapequa’s Sunrise Mall site to build a new South Shore d[...] Our mission at Long Island Business News is to be the vital business news and advertising source to Long Island’s most influential readers Get our free LIBN e-alerts & breaking news notifications Subscribe for access to the latest digital and special editions Advertise With Us Festivals & Events emailed to your inbox every Friday Elizabeth Poirot spends more time talking about her teammates than her success on the West Hempstead girls lacrosse field "She comes to practice every day and leads by example in the drills she has become a more vocal upperclassman," coach Suzanne Kenney said and when your best player is a hard-working player it inspires everyone else to step up." Poirot's love for her teammates motivates her to become a better player every day "I like to see my teammates being able to improve," Poirot said "So many girls have been putting in the work since Day One making me want to get better for them." Newsday's weekly newsletter takes you on the field and inside the high school sports scene across Long Island Poirot scored the last seven goals for the Rams including the tying and go-ahead ones with 7:20 left in West Hempstead's 13-11 win over Freeport The junior finished with nine goals and two assists earning her Newsday Athlete of the Week honors "We weren't running plays specifically for her but she was able to win a couple of draws and get some quick goals," Kenney said "We started to work the clock and started to run our offense She found the gap and was able to put the ball in the back of the net." Poirot credited her lacrosse IQ for the big day "You need to be thinking at all times," Poirot said I figured out one of their plays: when they pressure out they say 'blue,' so I knew what to do; it was all IQ." West Hempstead lost to Freeport with a playoff spot on the line during Poirot's first year playing varsity We're playing Freeport again and getting this win,' " Poirot said "I didn't want a repeat of four years ago." as she was the leading scorer in Nassau last year with 74 as she currently leads all of Long Island in goals with 30 "She's always had a knack to get to the cage," Kenney said Her teammates feed off that fire and that energy." In addition to her standout performance in the field Poirot still finds time to participate in the National Honor Society and she maintains a 102 GPA 'You have to put the student in student-athlete' It's so funny because it's so true," Poirot said "I am able to balance it because I know I have to Poirot is a member of Athletes Helping Athletes a program where students teach younger students about life lessons while discussing social issues "I'm so honored to be a part of this program," Poirot said I thought this was the most inspirational thing ever Poirot is excited for the rest of the season She feels this team can win a county championship "When I saw more girls signing up for lacrosse," Poirot said "I said this is the year we will go all out."  444 Hempstead Turnpike West Hempstead / Courtesy of American Investment Properties West Hempstead retail property trades for $1.558M Scenes from a Nassau boys basketball game between Carle Place and host West Hempstead on Saturday Jonathan Houston of West Hempstead is caught between the base line and Matthew Babino of Carle Place during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game on Saturday Evan Wilson of West Hempstead makes the no-look pass during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game against Carle Place on Saturday Jamir Houston of West Hempstead is all alone for his layup during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game against Carle Place on Saturday Evan Wilson of West Hempstead goes up and over Gregory Koutsogiannis of Carle Place for two points during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game on Saturday Riley Leddick of West Hempstead looks for a lane to get past Mario Dalessandro of Carle Place during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game on Saturday Evan Wilson of West Hempstead passes to a teammate during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game against Carle Place on Saturday Evan Wilson of West Hempstead works the ball past Ryan Leary of Carle Place during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game on Saturday Isaiah Blunt of West Hempstead shoots over Mario Dalessandro of Carle Place during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game on Saturday Christian Feglia of West Hempstead gets through Gregory Koutsogiannis and Colin Driscoll of Carle Place during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game on Saturday Mario Dalessandro of Carle Place pulls down the rebound during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game against host West Hempstead on Saturday Isaiah Blunt of West Hempstead keeps a tight defense on Matthew Babino of Carle Place during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game on Saturday Isaiah Blunt of West Hempstead maneuvers past Ryan Leary of Carle Place during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game in West Hempstead on Saturday Alex Davis of West Hempstead lays up the shot while Mario Dalessandro of Carle Place waits for a rebound during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game on Saturday Ryan Leary of Carle Place tries to impede the progress of Isaiah Blunt of West Hempstead during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game on Saturday is welcomed back to the West Hempstead bench during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game against Carle Place on Saturday Isaiah Blunt of West Hempstead drops a three-pointer during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game against Carle Place on Saturday Search autocomplete is currently not responding MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Bay Shore man pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a July 2014 crash in which two of his passengers were seriously wounded in a single-car crash on the Wantagh Sta...Read on... 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Phone: 516-571-3800 Contact Us News 12 New YorkDownload the AppWhere to WatchTaxing Long IslandProsecutors: West Hempstead restaurant owners underpaid workers by over $60K The owners pleaded not guilty.News 12 Staff 2024 at 12:49 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A West Hempstead restaurant owner and manager were indicted on charges connected to underpaying employees NY — The owners of a Mediterranean restaurant in West Hempstead were charged with underpaying their employees which operates as Anatolia Mediterranean & Grill Unver allegedly underpaid employees more than $60,000 from Sept He also failed to contribute to the state's unemployment insurance program He was arraigned last week on charges of second-degree grand larceny failure to pay wages when due under labor law and willful failure to pay contributions Unver pleaded not guilty and was released on his own recognizance was arraigned on Wednesday on the same charges He pleaded not guilty and was released on his own recognizance He is also due back in court on December 13 were allegedly underpaid by more than $10,000 and $11,000 The seven other employees’ underpayments range from $1,696 to $9,936 the defendants face up to 5 to 15 years in prison "My office does not tolerate the exploitation of hard-working employees," Donnelly said "By allegedly underpaying their restaurant workers by more than $60,000 in the span of seven months Mahmut Unver and John Yilmaz not only violated the law but they undermined the dignity and value of those who helped build their business." Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. West Hempstead’s Evan Wilson (center) drives to the hoop against Cold Spring Harbor during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday The combination of Isaiah Blunt and Evan Wilson has proved to be a handful for opposing defenses and the West Hempstead senior duo has a sense of responsibility when it comes to bearing the load for a junior- and sophomore-laden boys basketball team When West Hempstead hosted Cold Spring Harbor on Monday in a matchup of the last two teams without a loss in Nassau League VIII Wilson scored 28 points and Blunt added 18 to help West Hempstead to a 58-49 victory The pair totaled 13 of the Rams’ 17 fourth-quarter points “It’s a pleasure,” Wilson said of playing with Blunt Wilson scored 10 third-quarter points as West Hempstead (7-4 Blunt scored six points in the final quarter on a step-back three-pointer to make it 44-40 with 6:51 left and a three-point play to extend the lead to 51-44 with 1:27 remaining 3-1) never inched within seven points again a 6-4 forward who garnered 2024 Newsday All-Long Island second-team honors “They make coaches look good,” West Hempstead coach Eric Rubin said I’m not a different coach than I used to be but when you got guys with that much talent won the Long Island Class B title last season Monday’s win snapped a three-game losing streak “We needed this win to get our momentum back.” “It’s extremely important that we won today Blunt picked up his fourth foul with 5:29 left had 12 points and made a tremendous impact as a rim protector and West Hempstead went 7-for-8 at the free-throw line in the final minute “He developed a lot — more offensively — from last year West Hempstead defeated Cold Spring Harbor in a Nassau boys basketball matchup on Monday shoots a three point jump shot against Cold Spring Harbors’ Yanni Dallaris (left) during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday West Hempstead’s Christian Feglia dribbles the ball up the court against Cold Spring Harbor during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday Cold Spring Harbors’ Carter Prizzi (center) takes a shot against West Hempstead’s Jamir Houston (right) during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday Cold Spring Harbors’ Nate Grossman (right) drives to the hoop against West Hempstead’s Jamir Houston (left) during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday dribbles the ball up court against Cold Spring Harbor during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday drives to the hoop against Cold Spring Harbor during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday looks to shoot against West Hempstead’s Jamir Houston (right) during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday drives to the hoop against Cold Spring Harbors’ Connor Sheridan (left) during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday attempts a shot against Cold Spring Harbors’ Carter Prizzi (left) during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday West Hempstead’s Jonathan Houston (right) drives to the basket against Cold Spring Harbors’ Cole Newman (left) during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday drives past Cold Spring Harbors’ Nate Grossman (left) during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday drives the lane against West Hempstead during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday drives to the basketball against West Hempstead’s Evan Wilson (right) during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday West Hempstead’s Kayden Nuzzi (right) looks up at the basket while being guarded by Cold Spring Harbors’ Cole Newman (left) during a Nassau boys basketball game on Monday A signature burger with a fried egg and a hot chicken sandwich at Sydney Burger in West Hempstead Sydney Burger looks like one of the many halal burger joints that dot the streets of Nassau County businesses that are the heartbeat of the late-night dining scene But there's something different going on here An illustration on the wall shows what appears to be a 50-foot burger with a fried egg pineapple rings and a red ingredient that looks almost like sliced beets this is how burgers look on the other side of the world Beets are a beloved but controversial hamburger topping in Australia and thus you won't see them on the menu at Sydney Burger The signature smash burger ($14.49) is a petite ground beef patty topped with three layers of melted cheese that mask the relish and housemade roasted tomatoes The most iconic ingredient is the fried egg although the caramelized onions (a classic Aussie ingredient) add sweetness Overall it's a nice hybrid between the Australian behemoths and smaller old-school American hamburgers Sydney Burger in West Hempstead serves Austrailian-style smash burgers Owner Sydney Gouda was born on the South Pacific island of Fiji but grew up in Brisbane He worked as a sous chef at the now-closed 21 Club in Manhattan He opened his first restaurant Sydney Burger in West Hempstead is his first restaurant; Gouda has already followed it up with a chicken joint Birdies Hot Chicken in Brooklyn The restaurant also carries other Australian items like roast capsicum sauce (pepper sauce) Australian ginger beer and a bacon jam made from beef Gouda offers burger specials with venison and kangaroo meat when he can get it from his distributor He also bakes his own brioche that he uses for an Aussie meat pie The regular menu is full of mashups like a croissant smashburger loaded bolognese fries and an ice cream sandwich tucked into a brioche bun The spicy chicken sandwich ($9.49) is also on the smaller side but features a perfectly cooked nugget of chile-seasoned chicken breast But the best thing might be the cheezy fries ($7.49) which are drenched in a flour-laden nacho cheese sauce Sydney Burger, 149 Nassau Blvd., West Hempstead, 631-888-3797, sydneyburgernyc.com Get important news about your town as it happens Get the top stories from across our network Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from daily updates A new sports bar on Long Island is delighting diners just weeks into business Allegro Bar & Grille in West Hempstead opened in late September 2024 Allegro Bar & Grille – located in West Hempstead at 157 Hempstead Avenue – opened in late September, serving up “an Italian twist on American classics,” according to its website Its menu boasts several flatbreads Customers can also select from a number of beers, wines, and craft cocktails, including the largest selection of spritzes and espresso martinis in the Long Island/New York City area, owner Frankie De Lorenzo bragged on Facebook “Our menu blends the best of both worlds giving you American favorites with Italian flair,” he wrote “The best part of it is we provide an upscale experience at a moderate price.” Since launching, Allegro has garnered 3 out of 5 stars on Yelp “I had the panini sandwich called the Frankie “The roasted peppers and mozzarella and steak was really really good Allegro Bar & Grille is open daily. Find out more on its website A fire destroyed a house on Woodlawn Road in West Hempstead on Saturday morning A house fire destroyed a home in West Hempstead on Saturday morning Authorities received multiple 911 calls about the blaze at 259 Woodlawn Rd. according to Nassau County Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro The four people living in the home got out on their own and were not injured Three adults and a child — and three dogs — were displaced a spokeswoman for the American Red Cross in the Greater New York Region When firefighters from the West Hempstead Fire Department arrived flames had spread throughout the two-and-a-half story home meaning it required a assistance from other departments It took around an hour for 100 firefighters from the West Hempstead Fire Department politics and crime stories in Nassau County "West Hempstead Fire Department responded quickly [and] they got a quick handle on it," Uttaro said although it has been deemed accidental and not suspicious a spokesman for the American Red Cross in the Greater New York Region said the agency was working to connect with the displaced residents Anyone facing displacement from a fire can call 877-RED-CROSS 2024 at 1:56 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A Glen Cove man was indicted for killing his mother-in-law at a birthday celebration in West Hempstead last month NY — A Glen Cove man was arraigned on Tuesday for the murder of his estranged mother-in-law as she left a birthday celebration last month was indicted on charges that include second-degree murder second-degree attempted murder and first-degree attempted assault after the September 29 incident Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said "Ana Ruth Espinoza was out with family celebrating her daughter’s birthday at a West Hempstead restaurant and saying her goodbyes when she was allegedly ambushed by Erick Gonzalez and ruthlessly stabbed seven times," Donnelly said "Ana’s husband tried to stop the defendant’s alleged rampage but was slashed in the hand when he intervened and she died later that morning at the hospital." He was remanded and is due back in court on November 4 Gonzalez fled the state after the stabbing and was arrested in New Jersey Gonzalez faces up to 50 years to life in prison Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. A taxi driver was robbed and attacked by three teens during a ride in West Hempstead Nassau County police announced on Saturday The 21-year-old driver was transporting the suspects near June Place and Theresa Avenue at 9 p.m The trio assaulted the driver before stealing cash from the center console and fleeing on foot Investigators later identified the suspects as 19-year-old Chance Richardson of Valley Stream whose names were not released due to their age Officers tracked them down a short time later and took them into custody without incident Richardson and both juveniles were charged with second-degree robbery Richardson faces an additional charge of endangering the welfare of a child Richardson is set to be arraigned on Saturday The juveniles will appear in the Youth Section of the same court on the same day Scenes from the Nassau Class A boys basketball championship between Floral Park and West Hempstead on Saturday Anthony Caris of Floral Park looks to get around Isaiah Blunt of West Hempstead during the Nassau Class A boys basketball championship at Farmingdale State College on Saturday Brendan Martin of Floral Park moves the ball down the sideline during the Nassau Class A boys basketball championship against West Hempstead at Farmingdale State College on Saturday Brendan Martin of Floral Park puts up the underhanded shot with Evan Wilson of West Hempstead defending during the Nassau Class A boys basketball championship at Farmingdale State College on Saturday Brendan Martin of Floral Park sinks a three-pointer during the Nassau Class A boys basketball championship against West Hempstead at Farmingdale State College on Saturday Collin Murphy of Floral Park drives past Christian Feglia of West Hempstead during the Nassau Class A boys basketball championship at Farmingdale State College on Saturday Floral Park celebrates after defeating West Hempstead in the Nassau Class A boys basketball championship at Farmingdale State College on Saturday Floral Park head coach Sean Boyle congratulates his players after defeating West Hempstead in the Nassau Class A boys basketball championship at Farmingdale State College on Saturday Prosecutors filed murder charges against a man accused of stabbing his mother-in-law to death as she left a Long Island restaurant was indicted on second-degree murder and related charges in Nassau County Court on Tuesday outside the La Candela Restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike Earlier Report: Suspect Nabbed, ID Released For Woman Fatally Stabbed Near Long Island Restaurant Prosecutors said Espinoza and other family members were leaving the restaurant after celebrating her adult daughter’s birthday when Corado-Gonzales – her daughter’s estranged husband – approached and stabbed Espinoza seven times in the torso Espinoza’s adult son also tried helping his mother and the defendant allegedly pointed an imitation pistol at the man and threatened him not to follow him The attack unfolded in front of Corado-Gonzales’ 2-year-old son Espinoza and her husband were taken to NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola where she died three hours later after suffering hemorrhagic shock from being stabbed in the neck Corado-Gonzales reportedly fled the state after the stabbing and was arrested later the same day in Linden He was extradited to Nassau County on Tuesday Detectives found the murder weapon in the restaurant’s parking lot and recovered an imitation pistol from his car trunk Corado-Gonzales was charged with the following: Police are asking for help in locating a 14-year-old Long Island boy who was reported missing King Gonzales was last seen leaving West Hempstead High School at around 3:30 p.m Gonzales is described as 5-foot-8 and 130 pounds and a light purple sweatshirt with the word “spider” on it Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nassau County Police Department at 516-573-7347 or call 911 Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below A New York State Police trooper who claimed someone shot him on a roadway in the region is now under criminal investigation amid growing doubts over his story New York State Police trooper Thomas Mascia was shot on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead late Wednesday night state police “have reason to believe that the incident did not occur the way it was reported” by trooper Thomas Mascia an agency spokesperson told reporters Wednesday morning Police confirmed that the five-year department veteran is now the subject of both a criminal investigation and an internal probe being conducted by state police and the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office Earlier Report: Trooper Suspended, Stripped Of Gun After 'Inconsistencies' In Account Of LI Shooting Investigators executed a search warrant at Mascia’s West Hempstead residence on Monday, Nov. 4. They recovered multiple guns and a large amount of cash, CBS New York reports Police confirmed they are no longer looking for a suspect in the incident which happened on westbound Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead The 27-year-old Mascia initially told colleagues that he was walking toward what he assumed was a disabled vehicle when he heard several shots fired by a “dark-skinned man.” He suffered a gunshot wound to his leg and underwent emergency surgery at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow Law enforcement officers from around the region gathered at the hospital on Friday, Nov. 1, to celebrate the trooper’s discharge amid a multi-state manhunt for the gunman Police said there was no bodycam footage of the shooting because Mascia did not activate the light bar on his patrol car They initially claimed he did not fire any shots Mascia’s account of the incident came into question and New York State Police launched an internal investigation into the matter A spokesperson for Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly further confirmed to Daily Voice that the agency was investigating “certain inconsistencies identified” in Mascia’s reporting "The investigation remains ongoing at this time and we refrain from further comment until it is completed," they said Authorities are looking into whether Mascia actually shot himself in the leg, NBC New York reports Mascia was suspended without pay after it was determined that he violated NYSP rules and standards He had not been arrested as of Wednesday afternoon 2024 at 2:21 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A woman was fatally stabbed at a West Hempstead restaurant early Sunday NY — A woman was stabbed to death at a West Hempstead restaurant early Sunday two victims were discovered in the back of La Candela identified as Ana Ruth Espinoza of Glen Cove was stabbed several times an succumbed to her injuries at a hospital Gonzalez will face an extradition hearing before being transported back to New York for arraignment A 50-year-old male victim was treated for his wounds and released Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. — A West Hempstead man was sentenced Thursday to up to 21 years in prison for a 2021 drunk driving crash in Woodmere that killed a 15-year-old girl and injured four others was convicted in August of aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges for the crash on Peninsula Boulevard that resulted in the death of Liel Namdar Schwartz after fleeing before his trial and being arrested two months later Prosecutors said Aguilera was driving over 70 mph while intoxicated when he crashed his 2014 RAM 1500 pickup truck into an Audi Q5 that was making a turn while the driver sustained a severe traumatic brain injury Three other teenage passengers were also hurt Aguilera was initially arrested in December 2021 but fled the jurisdiction before his trial Authorities located and arrested him in Uniondale in October The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office had recommended a sentence of 8⅓ to 25 years in prison “Drunk driving continues to be an epidemic on our roadways,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne T “We used every tool at our disposal to ensure that this defendant was found and held accountable.” © 2008-2025 - Shore News Media & Marketing Ltd A New York State Police trooper is recovering after being shot on a Long Island highway The Southern State Parkway near exit 17 in West Hempstead.  The incident happened on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead a trooper exchanged gunfire with a suspect before the suspect fled the scene The trooper was taken to a hospital and was listed in stable condition early Thursday Authorities did not elaborate on the nature of their injuries Police said the suspect was a dark skinned man driving possibly a black Dodge Charger with temporary New Jersey license plates 997636T Southern State Parkway was closed westbound near the scene for an extended period of time No suspects had been publicly identified or arrested as of early Thursday Anyone with information is asked to contact New York State Police at 631-756-3300 Isaiah Blunt of West Hempstead shoots over Mario Dalessandro of Carle Place during a Nassau Conference AB-VIII boys basketball game in West Hempstead on Saturday West Hempstead owned a two-point edge with a minute left in the first quarter Then it started to pull away in a big way from Carle Place and take another significant step in the direction of at least a share of the Nassau AB-VIII boys basketball title The first-place Rams’ 69-51 home win Saturday moved them to 11-6 overall and 9-1 in AB-VIII with two games remaining on the regular-season itinerary “It was big,” coach Eric Rubin said of this victory It would also mean a lot if they could go beyond where they finished last season exited in the Class B Southeast Regional final play together and play smart and we can go far This is definitely a step in the right direction.” “It’s a pack a punch,” Blunt said of the tandem “We’ve been playing with each other for so long We just have that chemistry on the court that leads to wins like this.” giving him nine points in the first quarter and giving the Rams an 18-11 lead after eight minutes Blunt capped it with a jumper and scored eight in the second quarter the advantage was 39-24 heading for halftime “We just weren’t patient on our offense,” Carle Place coach John Cantwell said Blunt’s layup following a turnover made it 50-35 “We have an opportunity to go all the way with this team,” Cantwell said “But a lot of things have got to come together.” A man is accused of exposing himself to a girl at a Long Island park is accused of committing a lewd act in front of a child at Halls Pond Park in West Hempstead on Saturday Nassau County Police were called about a man committing a lewd act at West Hempstead’s Halls Pond Park An 11-year-old girl told her father that she witnessed a man inappropriately touching himself a short time later at his Collins Lane residence Goldemberg is charged with public lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child He was released on an appearance ticket and is scheduled to be arraigned in Nassau County Court on Thursday Police asked anyone who may have been a victim of Goldemberg to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS A New York State Police trooper who suffered a gunshot wound on a roadway in the region may not have been entirely truthful about what happened state police and the Nassau County District Attorney’s office are investigating “certain inconsistencies” in Trooper Thomas Mascia’s reporting of the alleged incident a spokesperson for DA Anne Donnelly told Daily Voice State Police executed a search warrant at Mascia’s home in West Hempstead The agency also canceled the BOLO (be on the lookout) for the suspect vehicle Earlier Report: Trooper Shot In West Hempstead Released From Hospital As Reward For Suspect Info Grows New York State Police had initially said Mascia was shot by a 22-caliber gun at around 11:45 p.m in the westbound lanes of the southern State Parkway in West Hempstead The agency said the 27-year-old Mascia was fired upon while walking toward what he assumed was a disabled vehicle He claimed to have heard several shots before realizing he was hit in the leg Mascia told investigators he took cover behind his control as the suspect vehicle fled the scene The incident sparked a multi-state manhunt and saw the offering of a $15,000 reward for information leading to the gunman’s conviction There is no bodycam footage of the shooting because Mascia did not activate the light bar on his patrol car Mascia underwent emergency surgery on his leg, and was released from Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow during a ceremonial walk-out on Friday morning Law enforcement officers from around the region attended the jubilant event Mascia’s account of the incident came into question with New York State Police issuing the following statement: Nassau County DA Anne Donnelly’s office provided Daily Voice with the following statement: State Police previously said they were looking for a dark colored Dodge Charger with a temporary New Jersey license plate number 997536T A woman was killed after being stabbed behind a Long Island restaurant ID Released For Woman Fatally Stabbed Near West Hempstead Restaurant Nassau County Police Fifth Precinct officers responded for a 911 call for a stabbing in the rear of La Candela Restaurant in West Hempstead located at 205 Hempstead Turnpike at around 12:05 a.m officers located two victims: a 52-year-old woman who was stabbed multiple times and a 50-year-old man with a laceration to his hand Both victims were transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment the woman succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead by a hospital physician A close-up view of one completed Aurora model kit in the collection of Thomas Vaccina You bought them at Korvette’s or Modell’s — boxed model kits of glue-it-yourself planes the standouts came from Long Island — from the fabled Aurora Plastics of West Hempstead Aurora made kits of everything from the Wolfman to World War I planes from Superman to the Seaview submarine from 1964's "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea." Enticed by box art that could have been movie posters kids would take these kits home and put together the pieces — generally anywhere from 15 to 150 — using tubes of what was called airplane glue from companies like Revell or Testors modeling paint and brushes was a toy wonderland of sorts to kids in the 1950s A model kit from Thomas Vaccina's collection "I remember riding in the family car and passing the Aurora factory," says Leonard J "They had giant representations of the boxes out on the front lawn I'm kicking myself I never inquired about a tour." Get ready for the weekend with our picks on where to shop Syosset’s Gary Lewi did get a look inside the facility in the 1970s and calls it the "epicenter of all those childhood hobby efforts," a colossal warehouse of artifacts   Aurora Plastics began in Brooklyn in 1950 Giammarino and Russian immigrant Abe Shikes to do injection molding for industry John Cuomo came on in 1952 as sales chief and a 10% partner Aurora first produced toys before pivoting to model kits starting with two 1⁄48th-scale fighter jets: the Grumman F9F Panther and the Lockheed F-90 Initially targeting a younger audience than the 11- to 14-year-olds that such established model makers as Monogram and Revell aimed at Aurora made smaller and much less detailed models in order to sell for less according to "Aurora Model Kits" (‎Schiffer compared with $2 or more from other companies Those first two models sold an exceptional 400,000 units in their first three months Seeking more space for the burgeoning company Aurora relocated in 1954 to an initially 25,000-square-foot plant in West Hempstead that it eventually expanded to 132,000 square feet the company produced 25 million model kits according to a Newsday article published in 1964   The main things many people remember are the pop culture kits — Marvel and DC superheroes classic radio/TV characters like the Lone Ranger and Tonto spaceships from science-fiction TV shows like "The Invaders" and "Land of the Giants," and such Universal Pictures movie monsters as the Creature from the Black Lagoon "I remember doing the Frankenstein’s monster I remember doing the Mummy," reminisces Gus Schaefer a retired Underwriters Laboratory executive who grew up in Uniondale and now lives in Illinois He had gotten into model building thanks to airplane kits brought to him by his neighbor Schaefer would buy Aurora models at his local Modell’s and at a hobby shop The monster figures "were actually simpler a little more straightforward" than the airplane models "I don't think there were as many pieces with the figure models You could do them in one day if you had a couple hours to dedicate to it." not only for its savviness in subject matter but for box art that engaged most every kid who looked at it Aurora got some of the best commercial artists," says collector Thomas Vaccina and that drew a lot of kids at the time." Lewi remembers the array of models displayed on shelves "You would salivate," he exaggerates fondly "You had a very limited budget based on your allowance and you had to choose It was always about which artwork spoke to you." who painted many of the horror-model boxes DC Comics great Carmine Infantino drew Aurora’s 1964 Batman box Acclaimed aviation artist Roy Grinnell depicted fighter jets for the company Marvel star "X-Men" artist Dave Cockrum Herb Trimpe and Bellerose’s John Romita Sr variously illustrated five-page comics Aurora included with 10 heroic figures Thomas Vaccina displays a completed model kit from Aurora It sponsored a team in the Rockville Centre Boys Basketball League and contributed items to local organizations But the old guard inevitably passed: Former Revlon executive Charles Diker acquired control in 1969 through stock purchases Giammarino and Shikes each left the company; the former died in 1992 and the latter founded an unsuccessful model company Cuomo had retired in 1967 and died in 1971 — the year food giant Nabisco Yet Aurora would lose money throughout the 1970s and the company shuttered in 1977; the general location is now a Stop & Shop Nabisco sold Aurora’s roughly 740 massive steel molds Five airplane-model molds were destroyed in a train accident in upstate New York for reasons including storage costs and deterioration cofounder with Rick Delfavero of Deer Park’s Atlantis Toy and Hobby which in 2018 acquired most of the surviving molds and archive material who grew up in Garden City South and now lives in Kings Park The company did rescue the Captain America mold but has no production license from Marvel Comics either through such acquired original molds or through coproductions with other companies with original or reproduction molds Atlantis offers many classic kits — from historic planes ships and cars to Ed "Big Daddy" Roth comical drag racers to the glow-in-the-dark Phantom of the Opera and The Forgotten Prisoner of Castle-Maré Provenzano also got started through his dad His first Aurora model "was the WWII Japanese battleship Yamato Planes followed — my parents had met while working for TWA and I still have a [Boeing] 707 kit with TWA livery in the original box.” "My earliest memory of Aurora models is being introduced to them at the age of 5 when living in Melville in 1970,” says the health care worker "We lived close to a drugstore that sold comic books My brother would assemble the model kits and I distinctly remember a Dracula kit in all its glow-in-the-dark splendor I can still close my eyes and see that kit," says Dave Braun For those fortunate enough to have built Aurora models or have held  one in your hands A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of three Bronx residents after officers discovered the car they were traveling in was stolen A Nassau County Police Highway Patrol vehicle Officers pulled over a black 2017 Honda traveling northbound on Woodfield Road in West Hempstead after it made an unsafe lane change at 3:20 p.m. officers determined the Honda had been reported stolen along with passengers Luis Joel Batlle Espinosa All three face charges of criminal possession of stolen property and unauthorized use of a vehicle Jaquez Perez faces additional charges for aggravated unlicensed operation and multiple traffic violations founder and senior pastor of the New Life Christian Center in Hempstead The pastor and founder of the nondenominational New Life Christian Center in Hempstead serves her community not just during her Sunday service when the center’s food pantry feeds more than 300 families Corbett continues to serve daily through routine advocacy efforts with government officials and everyday interactions with young members of her community steering them toward alumni connections and scholarship opportunities for higher education success the Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs hosted a Kwanzaa celebration during which Corbett was recognized as one of seven honorees across professions and organizations who each embody a principle of Kwanzaa — unity Corbett and her fellow honorees are leaders and "unsung heroes" in their communities the deputy county executive for health and human services "I think people miss Kwanzaa if they just make it a cultural event," Corbett where toys were stockpiled to be discreetly distributed to parents who would wrap and gift them to their children "It's about addressing your lifestyle so that you can be a productive person so you can be the change that your community needs." While working in the New York City public school system as a teacher and then as a trainer of teachers and administrators Corbett said she founded the New Life Christian Center in 1988 and opened its food pantry more than 20 years ago The center works with Long Island Cares and local businesses to acquire food one of the food pantry’s co-directors for more than a decade he worried the pantry would run out before every family picked up "That woman got out of her bed and came with her checkbook and sat there" ready to buy more groceries with her own money if necessary "I’ve never met a lady like her," Husbands added "She’s always giving and she doesn’t ask for anything in return She would give the last dime in her pocket to make sure everybody is taken care of." The church also serves as a hub for small-business leaders and organizations seeking help with financial resources the Nassau Office of Minority Affairs hosted a grant writing workshop at Corbett’s church More than 50 people from other religious centers and nonprofits attended executive director of the minority affairs office He said building relationships with leaders like Corbett is essential for reaching historically underserved communities "We see that there have been holes in the community as far as being able to respond for grants," Chitty said a lot of communities of color don’t know about them And with some grants that have gone out … we got feedback that people had challenges filling [the applications] out." Corbett and other faith leaders on Long Island meet with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman to discuss the needs of their congregations who she described as a "leader" who "loves people," raised concerns regarding formerly incarcerated nonviolent offenders' inability to find work Moore said Corbett’s advocacy inspired the county to partner with Rebound on the Road the nonprofit of former New Jersey Nets player Jayson Williams that helps formerly incarcerated nonviolent offenders and people in recovery acquire a commercial driver's  license which will be hosted at Nassau Community College next year can serve as a pipeline for residents to work for the county’s public works department "We felt this was a win-win for the county as well as the community," Moore said She said she will even help them present themselves during a remote interview "We have to take that time to do that work," Corbett said "That’s what the church is supposed to do."