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Thursday, March 19, 2026 ~ Volume 71 ~ Issue Number 16 ~ $1.00
‘Molotov Madness’: Cocktail Arrests Spark Bail Reform, Sanctuary Debate By Matt Meduri On March 1, 2026, Suffolk County Police arrested three El Salvadoran nationals in the United States illegally, who were found in possession of two Molotov Cocktails and a canister of gasoline at a car stop on Lexington Avenue in Brentwood. Elvis Osvaldo Romero Martinez, 20, Albert Yanes Moran, 20, and Lorenzo Nohely Alvarado Navarrete, 18, were released following their March 11 arraignment due to the People’s inability to request bail and the court’s inability to set bail under the current New York State bail laws. Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree is not a bail eligible offense. Only Navarrete as Lawful Permanent Resident Status. Neither Moran nor Martinez have any legal status in the U.S. Continued on page 5
Accelerated Improvements Announced for NY-25 to NY-347 By Matt Meduri
The paralyzing cold and record-level accumulations this winter have been massive adjustments from several milder seasons. What’s hurt more than frozen hands, back-breaking shoveling, and limited hours of sunlight are the roads. Middle Country Road (NY-25) has been described as a “war zone” by communities from Huntington, through Smithtown, and out to the eastern reaches of Brookhaven after the peak of plowing season has left one of the busiest and dangerous routes on Long Island in the worst shape in years. Suffolk County Legislators Nick Caracappa (C-Selden) and Sal Formica (R-Commack) recently joined with Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine (R-Center Moriches) and State officials to call on accelerated attention to the roads, especially as Suffolk looks to continue infrastructure improvements, such as sewers from Lake Grove to Coram and a cloverleaf interchange at Nicolls Highway (CR-97) and the Smithtown Bypass (NY-347). Continued on page 10
Middle Country Road near the Selden-Centereach line (Credit - Matt Meduri)
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