Roosevelt, NY

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• 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 »

• Clerk beaten defending co-worker in Roosevelt

  Brookside Avenue, police said.The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries, police said.Detectives request anyone with information about the assault to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous   Read more »

• Dr. J makes house call as Julius Erving comes home to Roosevelt

  of an iconic Long Island star.It follows a trip back to the playground where it all began in Hempstead but gains resonance in Roosevelt, where Erving recalls long talks with his younger brother, Marvin, who died of lupus at age 16."I have many dreams of those   Read more »

Around the web

• Flag Day In Sunnyside

  And then there were flags galore. Photos Walter KarlingThe Flag Day Parade was held in Sunnyside along Boy Scouts from Troop 390 prepare for the flag-folding ceremony. Greenpoint Avenue to Sabba Park at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Queens Bou   from The Queens Gazette Read more »

• Letters: PPS marching bands absent from Rose Festival parade yet again

  I was momentarily excited when I saw that a band from Roosevelt High School would be marching in this year's "Portland" Rose Festival parade. Unfortunately, this band is not the Roosevelt High from Portland. As a former Portland Public Schools student an   from Oregon Live Read more »

• MTA Fast Track program comes to Queens

  Photo credit: MTA workers repair tracks during overnight work. (MTA) The MTA's Fast Track repair program will limit service on the E, F, M and R lines in Queens four nights this week. From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., from Monday night to Friday morning, there wil   from amNewYork Read more »

• WRIGHT, Lee McDonald

  News Death Notice WRIGHT Jr., Lee McDonald age 82, of Dayton, departed this life on Monday, May 13, 2013. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High School and a retiree of Dayton Power & Light Co. following 42 years of service. He is preceded in death by his p   from Dayton Daily News Read more »

• ROOSEVELT HENNIX v. PRICKETT

  Lara ROOSEVELT–HENNIX, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Officer Shane PRICKETT, in his individual and official capacities, Defendant–Appellant, The City of Florence, a municipal corporation; Officer James Barr, in his individual and official capacities, Defendants   from FindLaw: Cases and Codes Read more »