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Nassau Policeman Killed, Police Overtime During Debate

A weekly look-in at the news of Nassau County.

A Nassau County Highway patrolman was struck and killed on the Long Island Expressway early Thursday morning.

Joseph P. Olivieri, 43, a Nassau police veteran since 1998 and Highway Patrol officer since 2005, was struck in the vicinity of North Hills between exits 34-36 in the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway while investigating a motor vehicle accident at about 4:58 a.m. which occurred the HOV lane.

"My deepest sympathies go out to the family, friends and colleagues of Nassau County Police Officer Joseph Olivieri of the Highway Patrol Bureau, who lost his life in the line of duty on [Thursday] while preforming his duties on the Long Island Expressway," County Executive Ed Mangano said in a statement. "Police Officer Olivieri’s dedication to keeping Nassau County safe deserves the highest recognition and sincere gratitude of our residents."

He is survived by his two children, Amanda, 21, and Daniel, 18, as well as his wife, Mary-Ann, father, Joseph Sr., and two brothers, Paul and Michael.

An Oakdale man Nassau County Police said was responsible for two early-morning crashes on the LIE has been charged in the death of Olivieri.

James Ryan, 25, was arraigned Friday on one count of second degree vehicular manslaughter and two counts of second degree reckless endangerment. In addition, Ryan faces charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance, reckless driving, driving while intoxicated and leaving an incident without a report.

Click here to read more about why Ryan was charged.

Police Overtime Projected to Exceed $600K During Presidential Debate

Police overtime totals for Tuesday's presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney at Hofstra University were expected to exceed the $600,000 mark, according to reports.

Nassau County Police Insp. Kenneth Lack told Newsday [paid link] earlier this week that the county spent approximately $612,000 during the 2008 debate -- most of which went to overtime -- and that he expects Tuesday's debate to exceed the previous total.

"Nassau taxpayers will be on the hook for what's estimated to exceed $600,000 in county police overtime because no one reimburses local municipalities for security costs."

Lack cited two additional sources of concern for police, Newsday reported: the recent "occupy" movement and the tea party, both of whom sit on opposite sides of the political spectrum.

Assemblyman Jim Conte Dies

Three months after announcing he would not seek re-election to battle cancer, longtime state Assemblyman James Conte had died.

Conte, 53, represented the 10th Assembly district, which includes part of Farmingdale.

“These last few months have been a very difficult time for my family and me,” Conte said in July. “A diagnosis of cancer places tremendous strains on one’s family and I truly appreciate everyone’s support and well wishes.”

Click here to read more about the late James Conte.

Nassau Man Infected with Fungal Meningitis

New York State health officials confirmed Thursday that a Nassau County man has been diagnosed with fungal meningitis, which has been connected to tainted steroids linked to a New England pharmacy.

It is the first known case of the disease in New York.

Click here to read more about the case.

Schumer, Gillibrand: More Than $92,000 Coming to LI Police for New Bulletproof Vests

U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand announced Wednesday that they have secured $92,652 for Long Island law enforcement entities from the U.S Department of Justice's Bulletproof Vest Partnership, a program Schumer co-sponsored that splits the cost of new body armor with localities -- this will provide enough funding for 772 vests.

Here is the breakdown on Long Island:
  • Amityville Village to get $8,786.58 for 8 vests
  • Town of East Hampton to get $6,920.79 for 23 vests
  • Freeport Village to get $4,537.50 for 15 vests
  • Garden City Village to get $17,493.00 for 42 vests
  • Great Neck Estates Village to get $605.00 for 2 vests
  • Town of Islip to get $1,405.68 for 25 vests
  • City of Long Beach to get $4,814.56 for 15 vests
  • Lynbrook Village to get $302.50 for 1 vest
  • Nassau County to get $431.44 for 10 vests
  • Town of North Hempstead to get $575.25 for 9 vests
  • Port Washington Police District to get $1,173.00 for 3 vests
  • Quogue Village to get $1,005.00 for 2 vests
  • Rockville Centre Village to get $1,946.50 for 5 vests
  • Town of Shelter Island $1,050.00 for 3 vests
  • Southampton Township to get $12,656.14 for 20 vests
  • Southampton Village to get $3,358.50 for 7 vests
  • Suffolk County to get $25,411.26 for 567 vests
This funding was authorized by the Bulletproof Vest Partnership created by the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998. This initiative was designed to provide bulletproof vests to state and local law enforcement. Since 1999, the program has provided $277 million in federal funds and approximately 800,000 vests throughout the country.

County Announces "Haunted Halloween at the Mysterious Village" at Old Bethpage Village Restoration

County Executive Mangano announced Monday that Old Bethpage Village Restoration will host "Haunted Halloween at the Mysterious Village" on Saturday, Oct. 21 and Sunday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The festivities will include: Monster “Scavenger” Hunt; Hear the tales of our local grave digger; Jack-O-Lanterns/Carving Demonstrations; Wear a Costume “ragamuffins” parade; Headless Horseman; Legend of Sleepy Hallow; Tarot Card Reader; Broom Making for Witches; Creepy Cooking Recipes; Grim Reaper; Hatter Shoppe; Pump Organ; Superstitions; Scarecrow Making; and Cider and Molasses Cookies.

Admission is $10 for adults and $ 7 for children; children under 5 are free. For more information about Old Bethpage Village Restoration please call (516) 572-8401.

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barry greene May 25, 2013 at 10:19 am
just look at our own town. you see what a bunch of mentally challenged people can do to town? nowRead More multiply this by a billion. that is your federal government at work. the average person is just tuned out until they pay their taxes. sad
Wobbly Jones May 25, 2013 at 10:14 am
Well said!
Leonard Bauman May 24, 2013 at 08:15 pm
FEMA and City of Long Beach are not bigots or racists, they are IDIOTS. Idiots are stupidRead More ignoramouses that are robbing and shortchanging all of us, while they enrich themselves at the taxpayer's expense. So, the HDTV you want FEMA to pay for is money in a FEMA adjuster's pocket. No TV for you and money for them, racism no, thievery yes!
Tonya Karrakas May 24, 2013 at 08:14 pm
First off , the City of Long Beach does not control FEMA. If you feel FEMA has wronged you in aRead More discriminatory way , file a suit against FEMA not the City. I think how everyone pitch in to help rebuild the MLK center shows proof that the community is unbiased when help is needed. The bigotry is when assumptions are made as to why one person received, while another waits. There are plenty of families from all different backgrounds in Long Beach still waiting for financial assistance from FEMA.
Leonard Bauman May 24, 2013 at 03:46 pm
The fencing is needed to collect $12 beach fares, otherwise who will pay to go on the beach if theRead More beach is free if you walk on, if there was no fence? Why pay for the beach, if there is no fence?
Eddie May 24, 2013 at 08:06 pm
Thank you for sharing that.
Nancy Waters Rossetti May 24, 2013 at 03:25 pm
Terrible
Tideline May 24, 2013 at 03:00 pm
Have you contacted Harvey Weisenberg or Denise Ford to get involved ? Even though there is no photoRead More op, they may help out.
Leonard Bauman May 24, 2013 at 01:40 pm
Long Beach does not need an economic development corp. Small business people already know theseRead More entities are patronage salary mills that do not help them similar to SBA disaster assistance loans or FEMA assistance for small business. Small businesses know where to get help and do not need to pay higher taxes for an entity that offers lip service and no financial help, or financial help only to Democrat party donator patrons.
Eddie May 24, 2013 at 08:05 pm
The system is for "emergency notification". Not "update calls". If I want anRead More update I will pick up my phone and call them.
Tina Bayer-Hummel May 24, 2013 at 07:12 pm
I mean did not think
Tina Bayer-Hummel May 24, 2013 at 07:12 pm
I did think it was a political message as much as it was a information update call. Long beach isRead More still in recovery and not everyone knows the status of the town.
Charlie K May 24, 2013 at 04:25 pm
Thank you Leonard for pointing it out to me. They can't even come up with a slogan of their own.
Leonard Bauman May 24, 2013 at 03:45 pm
Actually the stole that slogan from FEMA, which has been touting this slogan since Hurricane KatrinaRead More in 2005.
Charlie K May 24, 2013 at 03:38 pm
I also want to add send a message to Jack and the city council. When you use the phrase "Read More STONGER, SMARTER, SAFER" you sound like robots repeating the same stupid line every time a microphone is placed in front of you.
Leonard Bauman May 24, 2013 at 01:20 pm
Why not book at the Long Beach Hotel, call the operator to get the phone number. The new Long BeachRead More Hotel is luxurious and only $149 a night centrally located in Long Beach's wealthy and well to do and uppity East End.
john peri Jr May 23, 2013 at 04:48 pm
TRIVIA: Joseph Carlino, former Speaker of the NY State Assembly, gave a speech on the 5thRead More Amendment at my high school graduation. His father was the Republican leader in Long Beach.
Patrick Smith May 23, 2013 at 04:38 pm
She will be questioned by kid gloved committee , and a back room deal will be made .Repukes get whatRead More they want and obama will fire her with a golden parachute ,end of story.This is America
Tideline May 23, 2013 at 12:04 pm
She also is still collecting a big paycheck for a job that she took the 5th on and would not answerRead More any questions. She should be immediately suspended without pay. She won't she is protected by the Obama umbrella. I predict she will be recalled, since she made a statement and that negated her 5th protections. When she refuses again next time, she should be found in contempt of Congress.
andy napolitano May 24, 2013 at 04:08 pm
I am hoping LB Humane Society can step-in for those in Long Beach that need assistance with theirRead More animals. They will be moving to new location early-June. It will across the street (Austin Blvd.) from the Lazy Cow/Dairy Barn...not too far from Ralph's Ices. Now it will be easier for the peole of Long Beach to bring their animals there & not use The LB Shelter.
andy napolitano May 24, 2013 at 10:27 am
Long Beach never even put the shelter up for bidding! I'm sure there were other groups that may haveRead More been interested in running the shelter but when the contract ran out they just resigned without putting it out there for anyone else to see.
Leonard Bauman May 23, 2013 at 09:27 pm
The victims are the poor defenseless cats and dogs in that shelter that Rescue Ink was using asRead More donation pawns, giving the cats and dogs scrimps while spending the large spoils on their own selfish selves. Why can't the North Shore Animal League take over the shelter and make it a second adoption site to complement their location in Port Washington?
Beachguy May 25, 2013 at 10:21 am
If you look online for co ops for sale in LB there are a number of them there listed. caveat emptor!Read More
Patrick Smith May 23, 2013 at 04:42 pm
This is economic cleansing by vulture capitalists ,Agenda 21 moving as planned
Tideline May 23, 2013 at 07:45 am
I spoke with the construction mgr who told me that the entire bsmt, 1 st flr were flooded and 2 feetRead More of water onto the second floor. Foundation is sound, that is why they will be moving back in within 60 days. As bad as the damage looks, their financial picture seems even worse. Construction mgr did not seem to care about the owners situation, just finishing the work.
Me May 22, 2013 at 10:46 am
Might actually be cheaper to buy a used RV. It doesn't need to really run or drive well. You canRead More find them on craigslist for as little as $1,000 dollars. Even if you change aout all matresses, clean up etc you could be all in for only the cost of a month or two rent. Then you can re-sell, donate to charity or give it away free when done and no problem if construction runs long you own it.
john peri Jr May 22, 2013 at 02:07 pm
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Patrick Smith May 22, 2013 at 10:49 am
could you elaborate a bit please
andy napolitano May 23, 2013 at 03:34 pm
Just speculating that Schumer is buddies with Joe Panzarella & the shelter got finished whileRead More other places are still waiting. People can take what they want from that comment but it looks fishy.
AEA President May 23, 2013 at 09:40 am
what does this have to do with the shelter?
andy napolitano May 23, 2013 at 08:26 am
Yeah I've seen all the pictures of Joe "Panz" Panzarella with Chuck Schumer. Rescue InkRead More gets their shelter back but so many other things that are more important are still not up & running. The few animals that Rescue Ink had were in a safe warehouse so there was no real hurry to move them back to the building the shelter is in but they're back. "Politics make strange bedfellows" isn't that the saying? Chuck & Joe. Makes ya wanna go Hmmmmmmmm!!!!!!
Eddie May 22, 2013 at 10:52 am
Your bill of sale on Craigslist says the door is Fiberglas, not "clear pine".
Tony D May 24, 2013 at 06:05 pm
Seaside heights NJ, boardwalk opens today 5 miles long ! Ribbon cutting and all, gov chistie shouldRead More see Long beach . 2.5 miles no boardwalk but the city today has fences up and ticket booths in place so they could collect money to get on the beach. What about the people who use just walk the boardwalk? I wouldn't doubt they charge for walking on the boardwalk next year! That's if it's DONE, LMAO new York state the vampire state!
Erica May 23, 2013 at 01:51 am
What about the foot bridges to just get in the beach in the west end? And the people still out ofRead More their homes? And the phoney letters claiming outrageous percentages of damage (proven to be untrue) to get us to raise the houses for how many thousands to be reassessed higher taxes?
Eddie May 22, 2013 at 09:21 pm
Asbury Park = Democrats. Freeport = Democrats Rockaway = Democrats Long Beach = Democrats.
paul.d.spellman May 21, 2013 at 10:56 am
If you have an alarm system, you need to pay the city fee. They hired an outside company to manageRead More the payments so now the fee is expected to be collected.
Leonard Bauman May 21, 2013 at 07:33 pm
I have heard 3 stories: the movie theatre owner had no flood insurance and will need to find $$ toRead More rebuild, no $$ so far; the theatre will be razed and will become home to 4 stores, the movie theatre will be renovated into a world class theatre with surround sound and ticket prices of $2 for children and $4 for adults except after 4PM.