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1. Teen slashed opponent with knife during game, police say 
   1 hr ago | Newsday
   ... with a knife after becoming "irate" during a basketball game Sunday evening in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, Nassau County police said. Xavier Dickson, 17, of 1140 Front Street, was charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree possession ...
2. NY Street Renamed for Firefighter Who Fought for 9/11 Benefits 
   15 hrs ago | FireHouse.com
   A Hicksville street has been renamed in honor of former FDNY firefighter Raymond Pfeifer, who died in May of cancer linked to his work at Ground Zero in the weeks after 9/11. Ballad Lane became Raymond J. Pfeifer Way during a ceremony Saturday near his former home that was attended by family, friends, neighbors and officials from the Town of Oyster Bay and Nassau County.
3. 'I'm trying to save my ... daughter,' says volunteer at drug-abuse expo 
   16 hrs ago | Newsday
   ... in East Meadow. Photo Credit: Danielle Finkelstein Mary Mingolelli had long been planning to attend Saturday's Nassau County Recovery Health & Wellness Expo in East Meadow, as a volunteer for a opiate-addiction support group. "I'm trying to save my ...
4. Missing Jericho woman with dementia sought, police say 
   22 hrs ago | Newsday
   ... button. Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating a missing Jericho woman who has dementia, Nassau County police said. Detectives said Tschung Kim, 78, was last seen at 10:30 a.m. Saturday walking from her home in an unknown direction. ...
5. Police: Man shot outside bar in Uniondale; suspect sought 
   23 hrs ago | Newsday
   ... button. Authorities are investigating the shooting early Sunday of a man standing outside a bar in Uniondale, Nassau County police said. Police said the victim was shot in the arm and face and is listed in stable condition at a hospital. The ...
6. Police: 6 teens go missing from Mercy First group home 
   23 hrs ago | Newsday
   ... help in finding six teens who together went missing from the Mercy First group home in Syosset last week, Nassau County police said Sunday. According to news releases, they have been missing from the Convent Road facility since 8:30 p.m. Wednesday ...
7. Hicksville street renamed for 9/11 firefighter Raymond Pfeifer 
   Yesterday | Newsday
   ... his former home that was attended by family, friends, neighbors and officials from the Town of Oyster Bay and Nassau County. "Ray had the unique ability to connect with people," Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said as he stood near the new ...
8. 'I'm trying to save my other daughter,' says volunteer at drug-abuse expo 
   Saturday | Newsday
   ... in East Meadow. Photo Credit: Danielle Finkelstein Mary Mingolelli had long been planning to attend Saturday's Nassau County Recovery Health & Wellness Expo in East Meadow, as a volunteer for a opiate-addiction support group. Then the Hicksville ...
9. Edward Mangano, officially a lame duck, plots his future 
   Saturday | Newsday
   ... to an active subscriber account. To verify your subscription information, click the Connect Account button. Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, seen here on May 11, 2017, is officially a lame duck after failing to file nominating petitions to ...
10. Diploma debate: LI parents, students press NYS for changes 
    Saturday | Newsday
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11. The problem with LI's high opt-out rate on state school tests 
    Saturday | Newsday
    ... reflect the best students refusing to be examined in middle school, or the worst? Then there is the fact that Nassau County schools consistently outscore Suffolk County schools, with 30 percent to 40 percent more students achieving proficiency in ...
12. Mangano files motion seeking to dismiss federal corruption charges 
    Friday | Newsday
    ... to an active subscriber account. To verify your subscription information, click the Connect Account button. Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano filed a voluminous motion late Friday that asks a federal judge to throw out the criminal corruption ...
13. Long Island libraries constantly prove their value 
    Friday | Newsday
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14. Nassau officials: Deaths up from cocaine mixed with opioids  
    Friday Aug 25 | Newsday
    ... to an active subscriber account. To verify your subscription information, click the Connect Account button. Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, center, is joined in Mineola by local residents Lisa Schmitt, left, and Lisa Kassler, right, on ...
15. Long Island lawyer 'devastated' after would-be client steals frog 
    Friday Aug 25 | New York Daily News
    ... matter, was taking too long with his case and sought Liotti's counsel, according to statements produced by Nassau County detectives. But Liotti was late for their 5 p.m. meet-up. And that's when Owen's fate would change forever. "I thought he ...
16. Nassau County Executive Candidates Martins and Maragos Hold Bipartisan Public Q&A Forum 
    Friday Aug 25 | LongIsland.com
    Republican and Democratic front-runners for Nassau County's top job field questions and concerns from prospective constituents in New Hyde Park forum. : Nassau CountyExecutive candidates George Maragos and Jack Martins at a public Q&A forum in New Hyde Park.
17. Lawyer: My $900 frog missing after would-be client stole it
    Friday Aug 25 | Newsday
    ... verify your subscription information, click the Connect Account button. A South African tree frog given to a Nassau County lawyer in lieu of a fee 22 years ago has gone missing after it was stolen by a potential client this week, the attorney said ...
18. Cops: 'Suspicious package' at Bellmore post office was empty bag
    Friday Aug 25 | Newsday
    ... the evacuation of the building and the closure of Merrick Road, turned out to be an empty insulated bag, Nassau County police said. Police said a 911 call reporting the find was received at 9:35 a.m. Emergency service unit officers and arson/bomb ...
19. George Maragos is abusing office to run for county executive
    Friday Aug 25 | Newsday
    ... to an active subscriber account. To verify your subscription information, click the Connect Account button. Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos offers testimony to the Nassau County Legislature on Aug. 23, 2017, in Mineola. Photo Credit: Howard ...
20. East Norwich teens learn what it's like to be a firefighter
    Friday Aug 18 | South Shore Record
    The fire camp in Old Bethpage is the only remaining facility in Nassau County that still uses real fire during training sessions. Lesson number one for the teenagers enrolled at fire camp was probably that actual fires are very hot, especially when wearing all of the equipment firefighters are required to wear.
    
    Compiled By Nassau County News Editor Brian Harrod