Motorcyclist Dies After Crashing Into Center Divider On Nesconset Highway In Centereach
A Long Island motorcyclist died after losing control of his bike and crashing into a center divider early Saturday, Aug. 1, police announced.
Herson Almonte, 42, of Port Jefferson Station, was riding a 2026 Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound on Nesconset Highway, just east of Nicolls Road in Centereach, at approximately 12:30 a.m. when he lost control of the motorcycle and struck the roadway's center divider, according to Suffolk County Police.
Almonte was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The motorcycle was impounded for a sa…
Body Of 10-Year-Old Girl Found After 2-Day Search Of Passaic River
The body of the 10-year-old girl swept away in the Passaic River on Wednesday evening, July 29 was found on Friday evening, July 31, city officials confirm.
Passaic Mayor Hector Lora has told multiple outlets that the girl's body was located near the Market Street bridge, but had not yet been recovered as of press time.
The girl, the 10-year-old boy who also drowned, and his older sister, who was able to get out, are all from Garfield, ABC7 reports.
At approximately 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, three children entered the river but quickly slipped into deeper water because of the fast curr…
$143K Of Dead Teacher's Pension Stolen By Pelham Neighbor, AG Says
A Westchester man is accused of stealing more than $143,000 in pension benefits by continuing to withdraw money from his deceased neighbor's bank account for years after the man's death, officials said.
Pelham resident Danilo Pesce, 60, was arrested and arraigned on Thursday, July 30, on a charge of second-degree grand larceny, and pleaded not guilty in Albany County Court, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.
According to the Attorney General's Office, the investigation centered on Jack Lee Morgan, a retired teacher in the Pelham Union Free School District who…
