Chris Boyle - LongIsland.com Columnist

Chris Boyle has been writing for LongIsland.com since 2015, and enjoys covering a variety of topics, ranging from investigative news, to the latest entertainment stories.

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  Romaine Announces $3.05 Million in Improvements to Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium

  By Chris Boyle   May 20, 2025

  Improvements and repairs to planetarium, facades and drainage to keep Vanderbilt ready for future tourism seasons.

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  SCPD Distributes Over 100 Doses of Narcan at 5K The Beat Lives On Run

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  Participants also made memorial rocks honoring those lost to O.D. & fentanyl.

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  NewYorkRentalbyOwner.com: Matching Renters and Vacationers for the Ultimate Getaway Experience

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  NewYorkRentalbyOwner.com is a local alternative to short-term rental marketplaces such as Airbnb and VRBO, but for a lot less money!

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  New York Blood Center Calls For Blood Donations Ahead Of Summer Trauma Season

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  The summer months bring about significant challenges for the blood supply with school breaks, summer travel, and busy schedules making blood donation less of a priority.

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  Guatemalan Man Indicted for Two Unprovoked Stabbings in Riverhead

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  Rene Alexander Elias Chaj, 23, is charged with Assault in the Second Degree for his alleged unprovoked stabbing of two random men within an hour of each other in Riverhead.

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  Bay Shore Woman Indicted for Murder After Fatal Stabbing

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  Nikeya Barker Allegedly Stabbed Former Love Interest to Death.

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  Former NYPD Detective Sentenced to 3 to 6 Years in Prison for Drunken Crash on Meadowbrook Parkway

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  George Moore was heavily intoxicated and speeding when he rear-ended another vehicle in August 2023, causing his vehicle to flip and burst into flames, injuring his passenger.

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  Long Island-Based Spectrum Designs Surpasses $1 Million in Monthly Sales

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  Record-Setting Success Accelerates Job Creation for Autistic Adults Across Long Island & Westchester.

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  123 Andrés Brings Award-Winning Bilingual Family Concert to Long Island Children’s Museum

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Winners to Perform June 1.

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  Longwood Middle School Principal Suspended Following Allegations of "Toxic Leadership," "Mismanagement"

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  Daniel McKeon has been suspended following outcry on part of the district parents.

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  Two Suspects Steal Over $2,000 in Baseball Bats from Melville Sporting Goods Store

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  Two men stole six Easton baseball bats, valued at $2,099, from Dick’s Sporting Goods, located at 870 Walt Whitman Road, on May 2.

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  Party and Relax Along the Majestic Shores of Long Island in Style with Tiki Boat Long Island

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  Based out of Oakdale at The Wharf's Nauti River Marina, Tiki Boat Long Island’s annual season begins May 1 and runs throughout November.

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  Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Farewell Tour Sets Date at Jones Beach on July 19

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  Tickets General On-Sale Begins on March 14 at 10 AM at LiveNation.com and cyndilauper.com.

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  Long Island’s ARGYLE THEATRE Announces its Upcoming 2025-26 Season

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  The new season begins on September 18, 2025.

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  Rockville Centre Library Event: Becky Aikman's New Book SPITFIRES: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During WWII

  By Chris Boyle   May 19, 2025

  Becky was a longtime Newsday reporter, and the book has Long Island ties as some of the women lived on Long Island or flew there.