Joseph Ostapiuk

1 week ago | newsday.com | Joseph Ostapiuk

A new community theater, a restored 300-year-old home and “micro-apartments” near downtown. These are among the projects Farmingdale leaders are hoping to realize using a $4.5 million New York Forward grant the village was awarded this spring. The village plans to hold a series of public meetings to gather ideas about the best ways to spend the money.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Joseph Ostapiuk

A state judge has denied a Centre Island mayoral hopeful's bid to qualify for the ballot in Tuesday's election, ruling he filed the challenge too late. Nassau State Supreme Court Justice Randy Sue Marber said because the village's elections officer denied Woodstock's petition on May 27, he had three business days, or until May 30, to file a challenge. He filed his lawsuit in Nassau Supreme Court on June 2, and therefore the motion can’t be considered, she ruled.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Joseph Ostapiuk

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents placed multiple people in custody in Glen Cove Wednesday morning near a train station parking lot, according to Det. Lt. John Nagle of the city's police department. City police officers responded near the LIRR station at 8:30 a.m. on Cedar Swamp Road after a business owner reported an assault in progress there, Nagle said. When police officers arrived, ICE agents “had a few individuals in custody,” Nagle said in a phone interview.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Joshua Needelman |Joseph Ostapiuk

The attorney for a Centre Island businessman disqualified from running for mayor in next week's election is urging a state Supreme Court justice to reverse that decision, while the village's lawyers say he missed the window to challenge. Andrew Woodstock filed a lawsuit on June 2, arguing that Centre Island Village officials engaged in a "conspiracy" to prevent him from running in the June 17 contest.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Joseph Ostapiuk

Cloudy skies and a light drizzle didn't dampen the mood at the Nautical Mile Festival in Freeport, the annual and unofficial opening to the boating and fishing seasons in the waterfront village. Up and down Woodcleft Avenue, local businesses — from artists to food trucks — catered to hundreds who braved gloomy weather on the busy strip. Live music, played by Unique Band NYC, pierced through the fog while a symphony of smells from restaurants and grills wafted through the air.