Maureen Mullarkey

4 days ago | newsday.com | Maureen Mullarkey

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for most of Long Island for Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening, citing ozone levels above 100 Monday and temperatures expected to reach the mid-90s on Tuesday. The heat advisory, which now includes northeastern Suffolk County as well as all of Nassau County, will be in effect from noon Monday to 8 p.m. Tuesday. The heat index values will reach as high as 96 on Monday, the service said.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Maureen Mullarkey

A pedestrian was fatally struck while crossing Route 25 in Southold Village on Thursday, Southold Town police said. Henry Goetz, 87, of Sugarloaf, Florida, was crossing at a marked crosswalk near the hamlet’s municipal lot around 12:30 p.m. when he was struck by a westbound 2022 Nissan, police said. He had just visited a pharmacy before the accident, Southold chief Steven Grattan said.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Maureen Mullarkey

A person was killed after their car crashed into a historic Manhasset building and burst into flames early Thursday, causing street closures, authorities said. Around 5:41 a.m., fire officials received a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle that crashed into the Society of Friends Meeting House at 1421 Northern Blvd. The Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department arrived at the scene to find a car crashed into the building and its foundation was on fire.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Maureen Mullarkey

A Franklin Square man faces sexual abuse charges after he inappropriately touched an 11-year-old inside a store at Roosevelt Field mall on Tuesday, Nassau police said. Around 5:54 p.m., Riken Acharya, 21, was in the Sephora store when he inappropriately touched the girl and left the store, police said. Officers later found Acharya outside the mall and placed him under arrest without incident, police said.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Maureen Mullarkey

A 30-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle in Levittown on Sunday evening, Nassau police said. Around 5:51 p.m., a 61-year-old man driving an eastbound 2017 Ford Fusion on Hempstead Turnpike was turning left on Division Avenue when it collided with a westbound 2007 Suzuki motorcycle. The motorcyclist, who police did not identify, suffered severe injuries. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.