Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced today that John Calvert has been sentenced to 1 1/2 to 3 years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding homeowners out of more than $17,000 by telling them that they risked carbon monoxide poisoning unless they allowed him to make unnecessary, and poorly done, repairs to their chimneys. FULL STORY

Preparations have long since been under way for the U.S. Open's return to Bethpage State Park's Black Course in Farmingdale this June. FULL STORY