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Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Girl At Library In Huntington, L.I.
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Huntington, Long Island man admitted Thursday to molesting an 8-year-old girl at the local library, prosecutors said. Christopher Elgut, 29, admitted that on Jan. 3,...
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Parents Fear Children Having Brain, Heart Tumors After Mini Cell Phone Towers...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Some residents are upset after mini cell phone towers were placed in their neighborhood on Long Island. Debbie Persampire spent part of her day moving her children’s...
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Man Dead After Becoming Trapped By Collapsed Cesspool In Huntington
HUNTINGTON,N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A man was killed when a cesspool collapsed and trapped him in Huntington, Long Island. The body of 59-year-old Edward Sinnott was recovered shortly before 7 p.m. Sinnot...
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Cesspool Tragedy Could Have Been Worse, Second Worker Barely Escaped With His...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A day after a cesspool caved in, killing a worker on Long Island — we’re finding out that a second worker also had a close call. He amazingly leaped out of harm’s way as...
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Long Island Man Allegedly Tries To Con Mom By Faking His Own Kidnapping
ELMONT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island man is facing charges after allegedly faking his own kidnapping in an attempt to con his mother out of money. Police say the 62-year-old victim received text...
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Tennis Courts Are Too Short At Brand New $3.5M Park On Long Island
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Just weeks after a multimillion dollar park opened on Long Island, the tennis courts are closed to the public. The town admits the courts are the wrong size. One tennis...
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Huntington Officials Mull Changes To Pool Code After Drowning
MELVILLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Changes may be coming to the pool safety code in the Long Island town where twin toddlers drowned just a few weeks ago. As CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported, the measure is...
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Cuomo Targets MS 13 ‘Thugs’ With State Troopers In Long Island Schools
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — New York State Police are being sent into public schools on Long Island to combat what Governor Cuomo called ‘communities under siege.’ The governor was in Central...
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Woman Stole Elderly Identities To Fund ‘Brazilian Butt Lift’; Cops Say
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Huntington Station woman has been accused of ripping off physical therapy patients to pay for cosmetic surgery. Suffolk County Police say Andrea Echevarria pilfered...
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Long Islanders Sue Over Health Concerns About New Cellphone Towers
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Long Island residents are raising health concerns as cellphone transmission equipment continues to be installed in many areas. As CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported, some...
View Article‘We Did It:’ Residents Save, Restore Historic Lighthouse On Long Island
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Renovations are nearly complete on a historic lighthouse on Long Island. As CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reports, it’s the first time a private group of citizens successfully...
View ArticlePolice: 16-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted While Walking With Friend On LI
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Police say a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted while walking with a friend early Sunday morning on Long Island. Now, they’re searching for the man responsible. It...
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Former Staffer Claims He Was Sexually Assaulted By Huntington Town Supervisor
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A Long Island town supervisor has been accused of sexual assault. A former staffer for Huntington supervisor Chad Lupinacci alleges he endured years of sexual harassment...
View ArticleLong Island Authorities Stepping Up Boating Safety Enforcement
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – On this Fourth of July holiday week, police on Long Island will be out to enforce boating safety rules. The Town of Huntington will have extra officers out patrolling...
View ArticleLong Island Town Changes Accessory Apartment Law In Response To High Housing...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — There is a new affordable housing initiative in one Long Island town, and it doesn’t involve building anything new. It allows people to rent out the majority of their...
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Long Island Animal Shelter Needs Help After Lightning Destroys Its Air...
At-A-Glance Emergency In Effect As Dangerous Temperatures Arrive Con Edison Promises ‘Safe, Reliable’ Service Over Weekend New York City Cooling Centers Open Summer Heat Survival Guide HUNTINGTON, N.Y....
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Lawmakers Ask Albany To Get Tough On BWI Offenders
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A group of lawmakers say a plague of drunk boating crashes has destroyed numerous Long Island families. On Monday, they asked Albany to put more teeth into crime...
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Man Found Not Guilty Of Animal Abuse Says Online Rush To Judgement Hurt His...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — After a not guilty verdict in an animal abuse case, the accused animal owner is speaking out. Peter Tsadilas and his dog, Callie (Credit: CBS2) He’s faulting the public for a...
View ArticlePolice: Homeless Man Tried To Lure 4-Year-Old At Huntington Public Library
HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A homeless man accused of endangerment and luring a young girl inside a public library was arraigned Wednesday. A mother was enjoying a day at the Huntington...
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Nassau And Suffolk Counties Going All Out To Promote Small Business Saturday
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Black Friday is just days away, followed by Cyber Monday. In between is Small Business Saturday. And this year, there is even more help out there for small shopkeepers...
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Suffolk County Jewish Center Damaged By Vandals With BB Gun
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – The search is on for two suspects who vandalized a Jewish center on Long Island. Police said the suspects used a BB gun to shoot a glass door and light at the...
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Long Island Town May Finally Give Gas Station Owners Option Of Having...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A ban on self-service gas stations in our area may be running on empty. A Long Island town that has long been an outlier is proposing a law that would give gasoline...
View ArticleCap On School Property Tax Levy Impacting Education Budgets In New York
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – School districts in New York state will have to be more cautious with their budgets next year. The state comptroller is capping the property tax levy at below 2%. That...
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Coronavirus Shutdown Prompts Artist Helen Murdock-Prep To Get Creative,...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – The artist is in. When Helen Murdock-Prep saw gallery doors abruptly close due to the coronavirus pandemic, cancelling her watercolor and calligraphy show, an idea came...
View ArticleCoronavirus Shutdown? Send In Long Island’s Craft Beer Delivery Dogs To The...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNews) – Buddy and Barley, known collectively as the “brew dogs,” have been bringing joy and beer to residents of Huntington, New York, since stay-at-home orders have largely...
View ArticleHuntington Officials Offer Town Diet To Combat ‘COVID 10’ Weight Gain, Keep...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — By now, chances are you’ve heard of the “COVID 10” or “Quarantine 15.” Maybe you’ve gained the pounds. To help their neighbors get healthy, a group of professionals from...
View ArticlePregnant Long Island Homeowner Worried, Stressed After Spending Nine Days...
ELMONT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — It’s been a week since Tropical Storm Isaias blew through the area, yet thousands of customers on Long Island were still without power Wednesday afternoon. It was day nine...
View ArticleLong Island Homeowners Shocked By Skyrocketing Water Bills, Some Companies...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — It was a very hot, dry summer in the middle of a pandemic, but are those reasons enough for homeowners’ excessive use of water? Some water bills across Long Island have...
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Long Island Dentists Allison Napoli, Daniel Gambella Facing Charges After...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island couple is facing charges, accused of following a teenager on his bike after an incident involving fireworks. That Huntington boy, 13-year-old Michael...
View ArticlePolice: Zvonimir Bosnjak Of Huntington Faces Sexual Abuse, Forcible Touching...
OLD BETHPAGE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A Huntington man faces sexual abuse and forcible touching charges involving a 17-year-old girl, Nassau County police said. Police say the girl told them she had been...
View ArticleArcheological Dig On Long Island An Effort To Preserve History Of Freed Slave...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — They’re digging for history on Long Island. A centuries-old home cannot be saved, but artifacts buried on the property help tell the story of one of the community’s...
View Article2 Killed, 2 Injured In Crash On Northern State Parkway
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Two people were killed and two others were hurt in a one-car crash early Sunday on Long Island, police said. The crash happened at about 1:30 a.m. on the Northern...
View ArticleLong Island Man Shocked By Amazon’s Response After He Found Undelivered...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A driver on Long Island who found undelivered Amazon packages left on the side of a road was hoping to get them to their rightful owners. Kevin Harrington told CBS2’s...
View ArticlePet Owners Petitioning To Have New York Lift Dog Ban At State Park Beaches
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Thousands of dog owners are asking New York to lift the dog ban at state park beaches. They say waterfront access is critical to the health and wellness of people and...
View ArticleWildlife Experts Concerned About Endangered Species On Long Island As Park,...
EATONS NECK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Endangered species on Long Island have seen an unprecedented amount of human visitors during the pandemic. As park and beach attendance goes up, so too does concern for...
View ArticleDEC Crew Pulls Off Rapid Osprey Nest Relocation At Huntington Lighthouse
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — It’s breeding season for ospreys in our area, but one pair of the federally protected birds picked an odd spot to make their nest They needed a little guidance from...
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Long Island Avenue Renamed To Honor Samuel Ballton, An Enslaved Man Who Later...
GREENLAWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Emotions bubbled over Wednesday for descendants of an enslaved person who later escaped and served in the Union Army. They flew in from Atlanta and Los Angeles —...
View ArticleLong Island Driving Instructor Arrested For Alleged Sex Act In Front Of Student
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island man is accused of committing a sex act in front of a 16-year-old girl during a driver’s education course. Suffolk County Police said Saturday they arrested...
View ArticleAlisa White Dubbed ‘A Walking Miracle’ After Surviving COVID, Coma, 8...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Doctors are calling a grandmother a “walking miracle” after she survived COVID-19, and more. Tuesday she had a chance to reunite with some of the people who helped save...
View ArticleDog Tags Lost In 1967 Returned To Vietnam War Veteran From Long Island
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A decorated Vietnam War veteran from Long Island finally has his dog tags back. Dennis Kostendader lost the military ID tags during combat in 1967. They were recently...
View ArticleTracking Henri: Long Island Avoids The Worst, But Mess Is Substantial
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Some Long Island residents were stranded on the roads because of the high waters from Henri’s consistent downpours. Stalled cars in the middle of flooded streets were...
View ArticleThousands Of Parents Left In The Lurch After Huntington Coach Says They Can’t...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A Long Island school district was sent scrambling after its bus provider said they can’t take students to school anymore. The school district says Huntington Coach gave...
View ArticleState Gets School Buses Rolling In Huntington, But Officials Scrambling For...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — School buses rolled out Thursday in Huntington, despite the district’s bus provider saying it has to cut dozens of routes. That forced Gov. Kathy Hochul to step in. The...
View ArticlePumpkins May Be More Expensive This Year Due To Smaller Crop, Farmers Say
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Farmers say they’re seeing a smaller crop of pumpkins, which means you may pay a bit more as we head into Halloween. Farmers say it’s been a difficult growing season....
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French Bulldog Stolen From Long Island Home In Thanksgiving Burglary
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Police say a French bulldog was stolen from a home on Long Island during a Thanksgiving burglary. It happened some time between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. Thursday at a house on...
View ArticleStolen French Bulldog Found Safe On Long Island, Burglary Investigation...
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A dog that was stolen during a burglary on Long Island is back with her owners. Suffolk County police say Stella, a 4-year-old French Bulldog, was taken from her home on...
View ArticleLatest French Bulldog Stolen On Long Island Found Safe
BAY SHORE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Hours after a French bulldog was reunited with her family in Huntington, another Long Island family got good news that their stolen pup was found safe. Zushi is an...
View ArticleFamilies Of Stolen French Bulldogs Relieved To Have Pets Back, But Warn Other...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A pair of recent dognappings on Long Island have pet owners on high alert. In both cases, expensive French bulldogs were stolen from inside residential homes. As CBS2’s Carolyn...
View ArticleCharity ‘Toys Of Hope’ In Need Of Help After Delivery Van Totaled In Crash
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A volunteer organization on Long Island that helps needy families is in need of help, itself. Its toy delivery van was totaled in a crash and that is putting its holiday...
View Article‘Christmas Is Saved’: Charity ‘Toys Of Hope’ Gets Temporary Delivery Van...
WOODBURY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Prayers were answered for a Long Island-based volunteer organization that was grounded at the worst time of year. As we told you Monday, Toys of Hope lost its toy delivery...
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