Roosevelt, NY

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• Cops: 3 arrested with stun guns, Luger

  suspect was seen arguing with another man at about 2:30 a.m. on Nassau Road, between East Raymond and East Clinton avenues, in Roosevelt when officers noticed "a spark coming from an object" in the defendant's handsThe suspect entered a waiting car with two   Read more »

• Police respond to CO call at Roosevelt Field

  County police responded early Thursday to a call about possible carbon-monoxide poisoning at a store in the Roosevelt Field mall, a department spokeswoman said.The call came in at 6 a.m., the spokeswoman said, and included a request for an ambulance."We are   Read more »

• Winner: Lillian Dent

  DentRestaurant ownerLillian Dent of Roosevelt recently received the Unispan Award at the 39th annual Hempstead for Hofstra/ Hofstra for Hempstead Scholarship Dinner in recognition of her efforts in enriching the Hempstead community. Dent is co-owner of LL   Read more »

• 2 pedestrians robbed in Roosevelt, police say

  and kicking the victim, knocking him to the ground and stealing his wallet before fleeing on bicycles westbound on West Roosevelt Avenue, police said.The suspects were said to all be wearing dark jeans. One wore a sleeveless white T-shirt, while another wore   Read more »

• Roosevelt man arrested in early June stabbing

  49-year old Roosevelt man was charged in the stabbing of a 22-year-old man found on June 3, police said. Bernardo A. Peralta, 49 of 22 E. Pennywood Ave., is facing first-degree assault charges. He was arrested on Thursday and arraigned in First District Court   Read more »

Around the web

• Letter: Oyster Bay Referendum

  This week we are before State Supreme Court in Mineola proving the validity of citizens petitions to hold a referendum on the sale of public land to Oyster Bay Realty LLC, a group headed by the Simon Property Group, owners of the Roosevelt Field Mall. We   from Syosset Jericho Tribune Read more »

• James B. Jeffrey

  James B. Jeffrey, an Episcopal minister whose life work included serving people in prison and patients undergoing medical care in New York area hospitals, establishing the AIDS ministry at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, died on Sunday at Sou   from The East Hampton Star Read more »

• Supporters raise nearly $25,000 at Pancreatic Cancer Walk

  Supporters donated close to $25,000 for pancreatic cancer research, as more than 170 participants came out to Walk for a Cure at Roosevelt Park in Edison. The Middlesex County Office of Health Services and the Middlesex County Chronic Disease Coalition,   from Home News Tribune Read more »

• Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute under new management arrangement

  The Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute is now being managed by Georgia Regents University (formerly Medical College of Georgia) under a plan to bring the historic facility into a contemporary medical model, State Rep. Debbie Buckner said. GRU signed an agr   from Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia) Read more »

• Police: Possible Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Roosevelt Field Mall

  GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - Emergency responders in Nassau County are on the scene of a possible carbon monoxide poisoning at Roosevelt Field Mall. Ambulances, fire trucks and Nassau County hazmat teams rushed to the mall at about 6:45 a.m. Thursday   from CBS New York Read more »