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• 2 teens arrested in robbery at LIRR station

  .The arrest comes one day after another teen was arrested and charged in the robbery. That boy, a 15-year-old from Rockville Centre , also was charged as a juvenile.Both boys are charged with second-degree robbery. Arraignment details were not immediately   Read more »

• Church life complex for LI's gay Catholics

  married his longtime partner.The Rev. Nicholas Lombardi, St. Anthony's pastor, removed Coppola after the Diocese of Rockville Centre told him it had received an anonymous letter stating Coppola was gay and married.The case is indicative of tensions in a church   Read more »

• Man arrested in Rockville Centre purse-snatching

  Court in Hempstead .Police said Topple approached an elderly couple behind a row of buildings on Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, knocking the woman, 80, to the ground and stealing her purse containing credit cards, cash and   Read more »

• Winner: Thomas A. Adams

  A. AdamsJudgeThomas A. Adams of Rockville Centre recently received the Judge Edward J. Hart Jr. Award from the Fraternal Order of Courts Officers for "consistently maintaining the high standards of the legal profession," the organization said. Adams is a New   Read more »

• Cops: Suspect in Hempstead man's shooting death arrested

  Rockville Centre man has been arrested in the shooting death of a Hempstead man three weeks ago, police said. Nassau County police said they located the suspect, Keon O. Williams, 37, in East Garden City and made the arrest Saturday night. He was charged with   Read more »

Around the web

• NY Assembly speaker to propose Lopez removal

  Cuomo, center, speaks during a news conference in the Red Room at the Capitol as Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos, R-Rockville Centre, left, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, listen on Monday, May 13, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. Cuomo wants to   from The Saratogian Read more »

• Hempstead Town Facilitates Covert Avenue Students Presenting Banner of Support to City of Boston

  Senior Councilman Anthony Santino was pleased to have the opportunity to help students from William S. Covert School in Rockville Centre bring a banner that they created to the Boston City Council in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. The journey began   from Town of Hempstead Read more »

• Cops: Elderly Couple, 81 And 83, Mugged Over Pocketbook In Rockville Centre

  wife was targeted, police said, because she was elderly. “Unbelievable, I’ve never heard of any crime like that here in Rockville Centre,” Pachtman said. On Saturday, near the Rockville Centre Train Station, a woman was robbed of her purse and phone. And on   from CBS New York Read more »

• Mercy Medical Center and Lev Leytzan Team Up to Celebrate World Laughter Day

  Centre, New York, May 9th, 2013—World Laughter Day was celebrated at Mercy Medical Center with a heightened enthusiasm and, well, laughter this year with the inclusion of the world-renowned therapeuticmedical clowns of Lev Leytzan. Established in Mumbai, India   from LongIsland.com Read more »

• Man, 83, Chases Robber Who Grabbed Wife's Purse

  83-year-old man chased after a robber who grabbed his wife's purse as the couple was walking in Long Island's Rockville Centre Wednesday evening. Nassau County police say they are still looking for the suspect. Detectives say the robber approached the couple   from NBC New York Read more »