From becoming a hometown hero to carrying the weight of a nation on his shoulders, Long Island native Carlos Santos Jr. has already been on the winner's podium and is living his childhood dream. Over the summer, Santos represented El Salvador in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Ten years after Lucero’s murder, his brother Joselo joined Patchogue and Stony Brook University community leaders at the Student Activities Center Thursday night for an “educational vigil” about Marcelo’s life, death and legacy.