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🌱 How a deadly North Hills LIE crash led to prison time

Also check out GCIFF 2026 Must-See Hello Betty Feature Film! on the North Hills Patch calendar

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What's up North Hills! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a deadly North Hills LIE crash led to prison time

Also on today's calendar: GCIFF 2026 Must-See Hello Betty Feature Film! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mainly cloudy and humid, with a high of 73 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 82, low: 59.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Glen Cove Woman Pleads Guilty for Fatal 2025 Crash (lilifepolitics.com) — A Glen Cove driver has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and drugged driving for a July 2025 crash along the Long Island Expressway service road in North Hills that killed motorcyclist Lisa Pelaez and gravely injured her husband George. Prosecutors say she was high on cocaine and Xanax after a night of partying and earlier erratic driving, and she now faces a potential seven to 21 years in prison at sentencing this November.
   

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Ok North Hills! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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