Detective shares details of LI missing girl's 25-day disappearance at pretrial hearing

Francis Buckheit, 66, of East Islip, at times shook or lowered his head as a Suffolk Police detective read the sworn statement she took from the then-14-year-old the day she was found on board Buckheit's yacht at an Islip marina.

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Upcoming Events

Nazis of Long Island

Nov7

Historian Christopher Verga will join us to discuss his new book, Nazis of Long Island. His talk will explore how Camp Siegfried in Yaphank became a center for the German American Bund and how it fostered a homegrown fascist movement fueled by conspiracy theories, racism, and Nazi propaganda. This event will include a Book Sale & Signing.

Where

Suffolk County Historical Society

300 W. Main St.

Riverhead, NY

Phone

631-727-2881 x100

Price

$8

Holiday Princess Tea Party

Nov15

Get your little Prince or Princess and head to our Princess Tea Party. They’ll dance and sing with all of their favorite Princesses as you treasure this amazing moment. Formal white glove tea service will be served in our elegant Sea Star Ballroom, with finger sandwiches and sweets. You’ll get the photos, as you watch your little one have the time of their life, all right here

Where

Long Island Aquarium

431 East Main St.

Riverhead, NY

Price

Adults: $55 | Children 3-12: $49 | Children 2 & Under: $10.35*

Harvest Gospel 40th Anniversary Concert

Nov19

Live musical performance by non-denominational community choir Harvest Gospel, featuring a special tribute to Rev. Maryanne McElroy, register

Where

The Suffolk

118 E. Main St.

Riverhead, NY

Phone

631-727-4343

Price

$25-$50

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