Page 5 - John Roca News Today

Rex Heuermann, the Massapequa Park architect at the center of the Gilgo Beach investigation, lived in a rundown house and had tense run-ins with neighbors.

The Gilgo Beach serial murder case went unsolved for more than 12 years, but it finally saw a breakthrough this month. Here are some key questions and answers about the case.

Nassau's rate was 12.5% and Suffolk's 11.7%, proportions higher than more than 70% of counties nationwide, a Newsday analysis of the data found.

Applicants would be asked to verbally describe three color photographs showing "ordinary usage scenery, such as daily activities, the weather or food," according to a notice in the Federal Register by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The garden at Brookwood Hall park will cater to people with visual and hearing impairments, Alzheimer's or dementia, those on the autism spectrum, seniors and veterans. 

Rex Heuermann, who neighbors and authorities said is married with children, was considered a "regular neighbor" who took the train to work into the city.

Test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress shows achievement in reading and math among 13-year-olds tested last year has fallen.

The Greenport carousel reopened Friday after a remediation project to remove lead paint that kept the attraction closed for about a month and a half.

Here's when to expect some of your favorite warm-weather venues to open.

"We have to constantly be enhancing the customers' experience," says one LI theater owner.