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May 20,2010, BEACON NEWSPAPER• 3 Community newspapers alive and well, despite public perception, says NYPA POLICE BLOTTER The Suffolk County Police Department’s First Precinct and other local fire and law enforcement agencies reported the following incidents. ARSON Wyandanch: Police suspect arson may be responsible for a fire at a Henry Street house April 28. The fire was quickly extinguished by local firefighters. The investigation as to the cause of the blaze is underway. BURGLARY West Babylon: An undisclosed number of checks were stolen from a Commander Avenue home March 18. Police said someone used the checks recently. Deer Park: O n April 26, sometime before 1 p.m., someone broke into a vacant house on Claremont Street and stole several items. •Someone entered a Stevenson Place home April 29, sometime before 8:15 p.m., and stole assorted articles. Copiague: Police reported that someone stole an undisclosed amount of copper piping from a house on Ferraris Street April 23. The theft was reported at 10:30 a.m. West Babylon: Sometime before noon on April 23, someone broke into a 17th Street vacant house and stole copper pipes. Babylon Village: Upon returning home at about 3 p.m., May 2, the occupants of a Reid Avenue home discovered someone had broken in and taken various items. GRAND LARCENY North Babylon: Someone stole an undisclosed amount of jewelry from a Bluebell Lane home April 15. Police received a report at 1:30 p.m. Deer Park: A 2002 white van parked on Brook Avenue was stolen April 23, sometime prior to noon. •On May 1, during the early morning hours, someone stole five puppies from the yard of a Suburban Avenue home. North Lindenhurst: A car parked on Wellwood Avenue was vandalized May 1, sometime prior to 7:30 p.m., during which time various valuable items were taken from, inside the vehicle. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF West Babylon: Someone graffitied Swastikas on a Kellum Street building in what police are characterizing as a hate crime. The incident occurred April 30, shortly before 4 p.m. •On April 29, sometime before 1 a.m., someone vandalized a car on Amsterdam Avenue. Babylon: An MTA bus on Park Avenue was vandalized April 25 at about 10:25 a.m. •Police reported that during the early morning hours of May 2, someone vandalized a car on Litchfield Avenue. ARRESTS DW7: The following persons have been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated or impaired: William Castellano, 41 Cedar St., North Babylon; Jennifer Leone, 121 Kingsland Ave., West Islip; Maurice Carman, 76 North 17th St., Wyandanch; Scott DiVeglio, 245 Praire Dr., North Babylon; Beverly Dixon, 46 Winter Ave., Wyandanch; Thomas Gili, 9 Karen St., West Babylon; James Hovanec, 701 Albin Ave., West Babylon; Christopher Russell, 2 Wild Rim, Smithtown; Burglary: Linda Bakalo, 709 Pease La., West Islip Grand Larceny: Aaron Silverstein, 35 Myron St., West Islip; Joseph Kohler, 307 North Fulton Ave., Lindenhurst (four counts); Jay Hoffman, 407 Wellington Rd., East Meadow; Robbery: Jamaal Caldwell, 87 Grand Blvd., Wyandanch; Anthony Jannace, 174 North Beech St., North Massapequa; Marcus Mason, 24 Quail Run, East Massapequa. The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts. Individuals charged and whose names appear in this column may submit documentation to us at a later date that the charges have been dismissed or that they have been found innocent and we will include that information in this space in a timely manner. In a twist on the famous Mark Twain quote, the reports about the-demise of newspapers has been grossly exaggerated. Note, for example, that in the past ten years, the number of weekly newspapers represented by the New York Press Association has increased from 588 to 727, including culturally specific newspapers. There’s no question that newspapers, particularly daily newspapers across the nation, face challenging times. Fewer readers, the internet, dwindling advertising dollars and information overload have all taken a toll on the traditional newspaper, particularly if it is not kept up with the times—that’s “times” with a lower- case t. To counter this, the New York Press Association (NYPA), and its hundreds of members, have teamed up to counter these misconceptions and to bring a balanced perspective to the issue of newspapers, their value, their importance—and their state of health in 2010. The organization has embarked on a campaign designed to remind the public that newspapers are investigating a robbery and a shooting that occurred within 24 hours of each other. The two incidents are under investigation, but are not considered related. Shooting in Wyandanch The first shooting took place Thurs., May 13 at 8 p.m., outside of the Wyandanch Market, 1293 Straight Path, Wyandanch. In that incident, a subject, identified by police as Eugene Manago, 37, was in front of the market when an unknown man fired a series of rounds at him. One of the bullets struck Manago in the groin area and four other rounds struck nearby residences, but did not cause injuries to anyone inside. Manago, of 194 Fulton St., Wyandanch, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was listed in critical condition. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. an important part of maintaining a free, democratic society. “The message we have to bring to the public is that accurate, fact-checked newspaper reporting remains essential to our democratic system of government, serving as a watchdog against corruption and government secrecy and as a source of information that helps ordinary citizens make informed decisions,” said Michelle Rea, executive director of the NYPA. Rea presented her remarks at a press conference with N.C. Exec. Ed Mangano. Standing on the steps of Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola, Mangano said that community newspapers “are a vital asset” that provide an historical record and news and information about schools, churches, businesses, government and all of the events that take place in a community every day. “Local newspapers are the lifeblood" of our communities. They advertise neighborhood stores and restaurants, celebrate the achievements of our neighbors, and let us all get to know each other a little (Continued on page 8) The second incident occurred at 5:21 a.m., Fri., May 14. According to Amityville Village and Suffolk police, two men, described as black males wearing masks and armed with guns, walked into the Valero gasoline station at 490 Broadway, demanding money. Several rounds were fired. A customer was in the gasoline station at the time and the pair took the customer’s wallet as well as cash from the station’s register. No one was injured in that incident. Amityville Police Sgt. Bryan Burton and APOs Christopher Mullen and Mike Benedict responded to the scene and Suffolk Police also responded. Sgt Markgraf of the First Squad, which is handling the robbery, said the case is under active investigation. This story first appeared online as breaking news. For breaking news stories go to www.babylonbeacon.com and sign up fo r news alerts. Town's Million Bulb project blossoms New York State Sen. Owen Johnson, Babylon Town Councilwoman Jacqueline Gordon and Town Supervisor Steve Bellone stand among the thousands of colorful tulips that bloomed this year along Route 231 and at other locations throughout the Town. They are part of a beautification project the Town embarked on two years ago with the help of the state, town employees and many of the local beautification and civic groups in the Town. "This is an example of how government can create something wonderful for the community by working cooperatively," said Bellone. See Letters to the Editor, Page 4 Detectives investigate shooting and robbery Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are Robbery in Amityville
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May 20,2010, BEACON NEW SPAPER• 3
Community newspapers alive and well, despite public perception, says NYPA
PO LICE BLO TTERThe Suffolk County Police D epartm ent’s First Precinct
and other local fire and law enforcem ent agencies reported the follow ing incidents.ARSON
Wyandanch: Police suspect arson may be responsible for a fire at a H enry S treet house A pril 28. The fire was quickly extinguished by local firefighters. The investigation as to th e cause o f th e blaze is underway.BURGLARY
West Babylon: An undisclosed num ber o f checks were stolen from a Com m ander Avenue hom e March 18. Police said someone used the checks recently.
Deer Park: O n April 26, sometime before 1 p.m., someone broke into a vacant house on Clarem ont Street and stole several items.
•Someone entered a Stevenson Place hom e April 29, som etim e before 8:15 p.m., and stole assorted articles.
Copiague: Police reported that someone stole an undisclosed am ount of copper piping from a house on Ferraris Street April 23. The theft was reported at 10:30 a.m.
West Babylon: Sometime before noon on April 23, someone broke into a 17th Street vacant house and stole copper pipes.
Babylon Village: Upon returning hom e at about 3 p.m., May 2, the occupants of a Reid Avenue home discovered someone had broken in and taken various items.GRAND LARCENY
N orth Babylon: Som eone stole an undisclosed am ount of jewelry from a Bluebell Lane hom e April 15. Police received a report at 1:30 p.m.
Deer Park: A 2002 white van parked on Brook Avenue was stolen April 23, sometime prior to noon.
•O n M ay 1, d u rin g th e early m o rn in g hours, someone stole five puppies from the yard of a Suburban Avenue home.
N orth L indenhurst: A car parked on W ellwood Avenue was vandalized May 1, sometime prior to 7:30 p.m., during which tim e various valuable items were taken from, inside the vehicle.CRIMINAL M ISCHIEF
West Babylon: Someone graffitied Swastikas on a Kellum Street building in what police are characterizing as a hate crime. The incident occurred April 30, shortly before 4 p.m.
•O n April 29, som etim e before 1 a.m., someone vandalized a car on Amsterdam Avenue.
B abylon: A n M TA b u s on P ark A venue was vandalized April 25 at about 10:25 a.m.
•Police reported that during the early m orning hours o f May 2, som eone vandalized a car on Litchfield Avenue.ARRESTS
DW7: The follow ing persons have been arrested and charged w ith driving while intoxicated or impaired: W illiam Castellano, 41 C edar St., N orth Babylon; Jennifer Leone, 121 K ingsland Ave., W est Islip; M aurice C arm an, 76 N orth 17th St., W yandanch; Scott DiVeglio, 245 Praire Dr., N orth Babylon; Beverly Dixon, 46 W inter Ave., Wyandanch; Thomas Gili, 9 Karen St., West Babylon; James Hovanec, 701 Albin Ave., West Babylon; Christopher Russell, 2 W ild Rim, Smithtown;
Burglary: Linda Bakalo, 709 Pease La., West IslipG rand Larceny: A aron S ilverstein , 35 M yron
St., West Islip; Joseph Kohler, 307 N o rth Fulton Ave., L indenhurst (four counts); Jay Hoffman, 407 Wellington Rd., East Meadow;
R obbery: Jam aal C ald w ell, 87 G ra n d B lvd., Wyandanch; Anthony Jannace, 174 N orth Beech St., N orth Massapequa; M arcus M ason, 24 Quail Run, East Massapequa.
The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts. Individuals charged and whose names appear in this column may submit documentation to us at a later date that the charges have been dismissed or that they have been found innocent and we will include that information in this space in a timely manner.
In a tw ist on the famous M ark Twain quote, the reports about the-dem ise o f new spapers has been grossly exaggerated. Note, for example, tha t in the past ten years, th e num ber o f weekly new spapers represented by the New York Press Association has increased from 588 to 727, including culturally specific newspapers.
There’s no question that newspapers, particularly daily newspapers across the nation, face challenging times. Fewer readers, the in ternet, dw indling advertising dollars and inform ation overload have all taken a toll on the traditional newspaper, particularly if it is not kept up with the times—that’s “times” with a lower- case t.
To counter this, the New York Press Association (NYPA), and its hundreds of members, have teamed up to counter these misconceptions and to bring a balanced perspective to the issue o f newspapers, their value, their im portance—and their state of health in 2010. The organization has embarked on a campaign designed to rem ind the public that newspapers are
investigating a robbery and a shooting that occurred within 24 hours o f each other. The two incidents are under investigation, but are not considered related. Shooting in W yandanch
The first shooting took place Thurs., May 13 at 8 p.m., outside o f the Wyandanch Market, 1293 Straight Path, Wyandanch. In that incident, a subject, identified by police as Eugene Manago, 37, was in front of the market when an unknown m an fired a series of rounds at him. One of the bullets struck Manago in the groin area and four other rounds struck nearby residences, but did not cause injuries to anyone inside.
M anago, o f 194 F u lto n St., W yandanch , was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was listed in critical condition. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
an im portant part o f m aintaining a free, democratic society.
“The message we have to bring to the public is that accurate, fact-checked newspaper reporting remains essential to our dem ocratic system o f government, se rv in g as a w a tch d o g ag a in s t c o r ru p tio n and government secrecy and as a source of information that helps ordinary citizens make inform ed decisions,” said Michelle Rea, executive director o f the NYPA.
Rea presented her rem arks at a press conference with N.C. Exec. Ed Mangano. Standing on the steps of Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola, Mangano said that community newspapers “are a vital asset” that provide an historical record and news and inform ation about schools, churches, businesses, government and all of the events that take place in a com m unity every day.
“L ocal n ew sp a p ers a re th e lifeblood" o f o u r com m unities. They advertise neighborhood stores and restaurants, celebrate the achievements o f our neighbors, and let us all get to know each other a little
(C ontinued on page 8)
The second incident occurred at 5:21 a.m., Fri., May 14. According to Amityville Village and Suffolk police, two men, described as black males wearing masks and armed with guns, walked into the Valero gasoline station at 490 Broadway, demanding money. Several rounds were fired. A customer was in the gasoline station at the time and the pair took the customer’s wallet as well as cash from the station’s register.
No one was injured in that incident.Am ityville Police Sgt. Bryan B urton and APOs
Christopher Mullen and Mike Benedict responded to the scene and Suffolk Police also responded.
Sgt Markgraf o f the First Squad, which is handling the robbery, said the case is under active investigation.
This story first appeared online as breaking news. For breaking news stories go to www.babylonbeacon.com and sign up fo r news alerts.
Town's Million Bulb project blossoms
New York State Sen. Owen Johnson, Babylon Town Councilwoman Jacqueline Gordon and Town Supervisor Steve Bellone stand am ong the thousands of colorful tulips that bloomed this year along Route 231 and at other locations throughout the Town. They are part of a beautification project the Town embarked on two years ago with the help o f the state, town employees and m any o f the local beautification and civic groups in the Town. "This is an example o f how government can create something wonderful for the com m unity by working cooperatively," said Bellone. See Letters to the Editor, Page 4
Detectives investigate shooting and robberySuffolk C ounty Police First Squad detectives are Robbery in Amityville
