Hicksville

If you plan on renting a car this summer, a bit of forethought can help you knock quite a bit off a potential rental bill. Here are some suggestions: Check alternate airports. If you're heading for a city with more than one airport, check rates at each...

A Glen Cove man was arrested Monday and charged with burglarizing an Oyster Bay home last month, Nassau police said. John Mullaly, 30, of 21 Second St., is accused of taking jewelry from a home on Hill Drive on April 30, police said. Numerous pieces...

It will be easier than it has been in years to take a bus to Jones Beach this summer. The Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) has announced the reinstatement of summer bus service between Hicksville and Jones Beach beginning on May 25. The N87 line...

Two Brooklyn men face robbery charges in the theft of clothing from a Macy's department store in Hicksville on Friday afternoon, police said. Security guards at the store allegedly saw Theodis A. Cole, 36, of 601 Albany Ave., and Omar O. Sharpe, 36,...

A Hicksville man was arrested Thursday after police said he tried to rob an acquaintance at knifepoint only to have the victim ride off on a bicycle -- and report the incident to police. Christian Menendez, 20, of 94 Dartmouth Dr., was arrested a...

Two Annapolis sailors, Jeff Borland and Tim Williams, took advantage of favorable winds on their home Chesapeake Bay waters to take the lead in their classes Saturday at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Borland leads the nine-boat Etchells class...

A Hicksville man robbed three Nassau County banks in a four-month span, including one in which he was armed with a handgun, Robbery Squad detectives said Tuesday. Evan Kerpen, 34, of 23 Myers Ave., faces three counts of first-degree robbery and three...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Lowe’s will be distributing more than 22,000 traditional, family-style Thanksgiving meals from Boston Market to families in the hardest hit communities of Hurricane Sandy. These heat-and-serve dinners...

The Gallery at Firehouse Square, 239 Bank St. in New London, presents a holiday-season show, “A Miniature Show,” featuring small works at affordable prices, starting on Thursday, Nov. 15, with a reception from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. It runs through...

Riders and commuters will see an increase in fares and tolls. The question is how much of an increase will there be? The base fare is currently $2.25. A series of 4 proposals were put forth Monday by the staff of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority...

A Long Island man was arrested after police said he arranged to have sex with a 12-year-old girl in exchange for prescription pills. According to Nassau County detectives, Walter Hurst, 57, of Bayshore, arrived at a hotel in Hicksville Thursday night...

The two worlds of crime fighting and elementary education came face to face this afternoon at Harold Fayette Elementary school in North Merrick. That's where two carjackers crashed this stolen Infiniti sedan into the school's brick wall -- while trying...