Roosevelt, NY

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• Hempstead Town officials to rally for annual Lindbergh flight day

  Edward Ra (R-Franklin Square) intends to submit a resolution calling for the designation. Lindbergh flew to Paris from Roosevelt Field on May 20, 1927, the first solo nonstop trans-Atlantic flight.Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, town tax receiver Don Clavin   Read more »

• Free prostate cancer tests in Roosevelt

  sponsor a free prostate cancer screening event Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Roosevelt Library, 27 W. Fulton Ave., Roosevelt.The program is open to all Nassau County men with or without health insurance. Screenings will include a prostate-specific   Read more »

• Roosevelt school board member faces misconduct charges

  Education Department spokesman had no comment Wednesday on the district's investigation. The state's 11-year oversight of Roosevelt, the only district ever taken over by New York State, is to end next month, and control gradually has been returned to a locally   Read more »

• Cops: Driver's license suspended 201 times

  to a traffic stop that resulted in a driver with 201 suspensions on his license being placed under arrest Monday evening in Roosevelt , police said.Marion Williams, 59, of 130 Stevens St., Roosevelt , was arrested after the stop on southbound Park Avenue at   Read more »

• Police: Roosevelt man shot man in buttock, forearm in Hempstead

  Roosevelt man was arrested on Saturday after Nassau County police said he shot another man in the buttock and forearm as the victim walked along a Hempstead street on Friday morning.Police said the 49-year-old victim was walking on Margaret Court in Hempstead   Read more »

Around the web

• 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 »

• Shrimp Boat Fire Threatens Sponge Docks at Tarpon Springs

  Firefighters extinguish flames on the Skye Marie, left, and the Carol Jean, shrimp boats docked on the Anclote River in Tarpon Springs. (Douglas R. Clifford | Tampa Bay Times) TARPON SPRINGS | The Anclote River turned into a lake of fire late Tuesday nig   from The Lakeland Ledger Read more »

• Man drove with license suspended 201 times, cops say

  59-year old Marion Williams is charged with aggravated unlicensed operation. He was observed driving on Park Avenue in Roosevelt Monday night with a defective brake light. Authorities say that when officers stopped Williams, he could not produce a valid   from WABC Read more »

• Bulletin Board: Week of April 29-May 5

  Native plant sale: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs. Learn about native plants and the benefits of planting them. A variety of native flowering plans and shrubs will be provided by Fiddlehead Creek Nursery and native   from The Saratogian Read more »