Alexandra DeCicco paces Sachem East to Suffolk cross country title

... for DeCicco to finish any higher than she did, winning the Class A title in 19 minutes, 13.55 seconds at the Suffolk County Championships on Friday. "On the way up to the picnic area, I felt really good," she said. "I just stayed in control on ...

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Nassau passes ban on waste products from fracking

... in a poisonous or hazardous waste product would really spell disaster for our water supply." In April, the Suffolk County Legislature passed a measure banning the sale and use of hydraulic-fracturing byproducts in that county, with a maximum penalty ...

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Village Of Greenport To Hold Special Meeting

The Village of Greenport announced Thursday that the Board of Trustees will be a special meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. at Village Hall, located at 236 Third Street in Greenport. The purpose of the meeting is to authorize the paving project for Moores Lane, and Main Street from Bridge Street to Manor Lane, and to authorize the corresponding funding for the paving project, with contract work to be let out pursuant to the Suffolk County and Town of Southold bids.

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NYC marathoners run for loved ones stricken with Alzheimer's

... has been a lifeline for him and his family, who care for Petrowski, a former longtime secretary with the Suffolk County Police Department. "This is a small way to give back to someone who has given so much," said Finnegan, who raised $4,000 in ...

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October 31-Suffolk Arrest Report

All of the following information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate a conviction.

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NY Guard's 24th Civil Support Team hones skills at water supply site

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Saul Rodriguez, a member of the New York National Guard's 24th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, puts on his protective suit, assisted by other team members, during a drill at the Suffolk County... A member of the New York National Guard's 24th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team checks for the presence of contaminants during a drill at the Suffolk County Water Authority's New Highway Pump Station, Oct. 27, 2014.

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Sachem Crime Report: Burglary, Making Graffiti, 7 DWI Arrests

All of the information below is supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation.

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Huntington man dies after being hit by car Thursday

A man seriously injured Thursday when he was hit by a car as he crossed a Huntington street has died of his injuries, Suffolk County police said. Vincent Butler, 75, of Huntington, was taken to Huntington Hospital after being hit by a 2007 Honda Accord at West Main Street, about 10 feet from Scudder Place, at 6:55 a.m., police said.

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St. Anthony's High School Conducts Disaster Evacuation Drill

Chief Dominic Heavey and Captain Mark Cappola participated in St. Anthony's High School "Evacuation in Place" drill along with representatives from Suffolk County Police Department's 2nd Precinct and the Huntington Manor Fire Department on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The drill, coordinated by Michael Savallo, director of security at St. Anthony's, was conducted to prepare students and staff for a natural or other disaster that would require students to evacuate the school building - but remain onsite. "As we note the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, and remember the loss of life and devastation to Long Island, we are more determined than ever to see our communities prepared for natural and other disasters," Chief Heavey said.

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Next Big Culture Clash: Banning Football

... time. Just prior to his article's publication three high school football players, including a 16-year-old in Suffolk County, died in a one-week period. But as Chait shows, despite this horrid coincidence such tragedies are in fact exceedingly rare, ...

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One Hurt in Crash Into Tree on Route 347 in Smithtown

A man needed to be cut free from his car after it crashed into a tree on Route 347 in Smithtown Wednesday night, according to the Smithtown Fire Department's Public Information Office. Firefighters and Suffolk County PD Emergency Services extricated the driver from the vehicle after it struck the tree east of Mt.

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Police: Huntington Man, Jake Giffuni, 23, Arrested, Charged for DWI,...

Suffolk County Police today arrested a Huntington man for driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child after he asked two teenagers if they wanted a ride to school. Jake Giffuni was driving a 2002 Honda Accord on East Pulaski Road in Huntington when he approached two sisters, ages 13 and 15, who were waiting at a bus stop and asked them if they wanted a ride to school.

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New York Rising starts demolishing Sandy-damaged homes

The home of Konstantinos Mastrogiannis is seen being demolished with an excavator in Freeport on Oct. 17, 2014. Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr. The first bite of the excavator's jaws chomped into the roof above the living room of 187 Hudson Ave., the heart of the two-story Freeport home that Konstantinos Mastrogiannis had shared with his wife and their 11-year-old son.

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Lady Whalers Field Hockey Loses to Southampton in County Final

Their message was clear early during Thursday's Suffolk County Class C field hockey final.

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Students Selected For All-State All-National

... with one of the first cases identified in North Hempstead on Sept. 18 and a recent case on Oct. 15 in Suffolk County, which school officials called for the closing of school, as a health precaution. The Giants and Jets met for the 2nd time this ...

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Dalers Shine At Marching Band Festival

... with one of the first cases identified in North Hempstead on Sept. 18 and a recent case on Oct. 15 in Suffolk County, which school officials called for the closing of school, as a health precaution. The Giants and Jets met for the 2nd time this ...

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Obituary: Desiree D. Frantino

... with one of the first cases identified in North Hempstead on Sept. 18 and a recent case on Oct. 15 in Suffolk County, which school officials called for the closing of school, as a health precaution. The Giants and Jets met for the 2nd time this ...

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Obituary: Angelina F. Porpora

... with one of the first cases identified in North Hempstead on Sept. 18 and a recent case on Oct. 15 in Suffolk County, which school officials called for the closing of school, as a health precaution. The Giants and Jets met for the 2nd time this ...

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Editorial: Find Your New Favorite Eatery

... with one of the first cases identified in North Hempstead on Sept. 18 and a recent case on Oct. 15 in Suffolk County, which school officials called for the closing of school, as a health precaution. The Giants and Jets met for the 2nd time this ...

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Farmingdale PAL Report

... with one of the first cases identified in North Hempstead on Sept. 18 and a recent case on Oct. 15 in Suffolk County, which school officials called for the closing of school, as a health precaution. The Giants and Jets met for the 2nd time this ...

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Testing shows no toxins have reached groundwater under Brentwood's Roberto Clemente Park

... Menegio, a senior scientist with Enviroscience, wrote in the report. The park is part of a criminal probe by Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota into illegal dumping on Long Island, including at three other sites in Islip. A special grand ...

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Huntington Station Man, Adam Saalfield, 21, Charged in Stabbing Death of Woman Found Lying on Street

Suffolk County Police Homicide detectives have arrested a Huntington Station man in connection with the stabbing death of Maggie Rosales who was found lying on Lynch Street on October 12, 2014. Adam Saalfield, 21, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by homicide detectives.

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Long Island's history comes alive through artifacts

The Suffolk County Historical Society, which has been preserving the region's heritage since 1886, has a vast collection of photographs, books, documents and artifacts that show a long-lost Long Island, available for viewing. The society also regularly holds events at its Riverhead museum.

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William Floyd Varsity Tennis Wins Suffolk County Championship

HHHE was ranked as the top seeded team throughout the year who was going for their fourth straight Suffolk County Championship. The finals, played over two days, were tied 3-3 after the first day with the deciding singles match being suspended due to darkness midway through the third set.

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NYCLU survey: 12 Long Island school districts placing 'illegal barriers to immigrant youth'

A new survey of enrollment procedures found that many New York school districts -- including five in Nassau County and seven in Suffolk County -- are placing "illegal barriers to immigrant youth" seeking to attend school by requesting too much documentation or asking about immigration status. A new survey of enrollment procedures found that many New York school districts -- including five in Nassau County and seven in Suffolk County -- are placing "illegal barriers to immigrant youth" seeking to attend school by requesting too much documentation or asking about immigration status.

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Peak time for fall foliage beauty on LI

... areas across the region, with leaves showing off their best yellow, orange, red, purple and still-green hues. Suffolk County's East End boasts the most bountiful palate of fall colors, where a reported 60 percent of foliage has reached its peak ...

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Hauppauge High School Technology Club Wins Crowd Favorite

... name "The Hauppauge Hurlers," built a 20-foot tall MURLIN trebuchet for the competition. Recently held at the Suffolk County Farm and Education Center in Yaphank, the Pumpkin Fling is "Long Island's annual championship pumpkin catapult contest where ...

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Cops: Drunk Man Offers Teen Sisters Ride to School in Huntington

Suffolk County police arrested a Huntington man Thursday at about 7 a.m. for driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child after he asked two teenagers if they wanted a ride to school. Police say Jake Giffuni was driving a 2002 Honda Accord on East Pulaski Road in Huntington when he approached two sisters, ages 13 and 15, who were waiting at a bus stop and asked them if they wanted a ride to school.

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Cops: Huntington pedestrian hit by car, seriously hurt

Suffolk County police said they are investigating a motor-vehicle accident that seriously injured a pedestrian Thursday morning in Huntington. Vincent Butler, 75, was crossing West Main Street at 6:55 a.m., about 10 feet from Scudder Place, when he was struck by a 2007 Honda Accord, according to a news release.

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Cops: Woman killed in Sunrise Highway crash

A 21-year-old woman was killed Wednesday after breaking down on the side of Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore , Suffolk County police said. Authorities said Jessica Ortiz had been sitting in her car in the right shoulder of westbound Sunrise Highway near exit 43 in Bay Shore around 12:30 p.m. when a Chevrolet Caprice slammed into her sedan.

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21-Year-Old Man Charged In Stabbing Death Of L.I. Teen Held Without Bail

... ngton Station, who was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Maggie Rosales. (Credit: Suffolk County Police)

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Police: Huntington man driving drunk, offered teens ride to school from bus stop

A Huntington man was driving drunk when he stopped his car early Thursday and asked two teenage sisters if they wanted a ride to school, Suffolk County police said. Jake Giffuni, 23, of 11 Walden Place, is charged with driving while intoxicated and two counts of endangering the welfare for a child.

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Free Septic Systems

Year-round, unsewered homeowners in Suffolk County are eligible for a lottery to participate in an alternative wastewater treatment pilot program. The county will select 19 winners, who will get a new system installed at no cost, along with five years of free maintenance.

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Incompetent to Stand Trial

... facility; he will be released if and when found to be sane. Another man found mentally incompetent by Suffolk County doctors faces a different future. David Osiecki, who was indicted for arson, a felony, by a grand jury on Oct. 2, had languished in ...

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Trustees Sympathetic

... to higher ground. The beach in front of Susan Knobel's house on Shore Road has suffered extensive erosion. Suffolk County's recent dredging of Napeague Harbor's west channel, a project the trustees opposed, included the removal of the tip of Hicks ...

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With League Title in Hand, Whalers Turn Focus to Settlers

... Thursday's game, which was already postponed because of lightning, had to be played before that night's Suffolk County coaches meeting so the teams had it out in steady, cold rain with the Whalers emerging with their 11th win of the season. Senior ...

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SCPD Looking for Man Who Exposed Himself to 11 Year Old in Brentwood

October 30th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the man who exposed himself to a child in Brentwood earlier this month. An 11-year-old girl was walking on Madison Avenue between Harrison Avenue and White Avenue when a vehicle drove slowly next to her and the driver exposed himself on October 20, 2014 at 2:56 p.m. The girl ran home and the driver fled.

http://www.longisland.com/news/10-30-14/man-wanted-for-lewdness-brentwood.html

SCPD Crime Alert: Jamesport Home Burglarized, Suspects Wanted

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Riverhead Police Department are seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating the person or people who burglarized a ... , NY - October 30th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Riverhead Police Department are seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating the person or people who burglarized a Jamesport home in October. An unknown person or people entered a residence at 32 Ziemacki Lane on October 12, 2014, between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and a safe was stolen from a bedroom.

http://www.longisland.com/news/10-30-14/jamesport-home-burglarized.html

Officials Seek Person/People Who Burglarized Jamesport Home

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Riverhead Police Department are seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating the person or people who burglarized a Jamesport home earlier this month.

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Adam Saalfield to be arraigned in stabbing death of Maggie Rosales in Huntington Station, police say

... high school student, more than two weeks ago. Authorities said Saalfield was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Suffolk County police homicide detectives. He was charged with second-degree murder and was being held at the Third Precinct overnight,... ...

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Police seeking suspect who exposed himself to girl

Suffolk County police say the child was walking in Brentwood on Oct. 20 when a car slowed down next to her and the driver exposed himself. Police are offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.

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Alexa Maneri, etc., et al., respondents, v. Patchogue- Medford Union...

... etc., the defendants appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (LaSalle, J.), dated September 30, 2013, as denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. The plaintiffs ...

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Cops: Huntington Station Man Charged With Murder in Death of Maggie Rosales

Suffolk County Police homicide detectives arrested a Huntington Station man on Wednesday in connection with the stabbing death of Maggie Rosales earlier in October. Rosales, 18, was found lying on Lynch Street on Oct. 12. Her death, one of four local murders in the last year, prompted residents to march on town hall on Oct. 22 demanding a stop to crime in the area.

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Adam Saalfield arrested, charged in Maggie Rosales' stabbing death in Huntington Station, police say

... e arrived, they found that Rosales had been stabbed in the torso. She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

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Town engineer pushes commercial septic site

Town Engineer John Cronin has written to County Executive Steve Bellone to keep Shelter Island in the running for free septic upgrades. When Suffolk County announced it would make 19 alternative wastewater treatment systems available without cost and with a five-year free maintenance contract, Island officials were skeptical it would benefit the Island.

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Fire safety company gets tax breaks to stay on Long Island

... said Brian L. Weinstein, who owns the business with his father, Ray. "We want to keep our headquarters in Suffolk County even though it would be cost-effective to move to Pennsylvania. But we want to keep our loyal employees," Brian Weinstein said. ...

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FalconStor loss widens as domestic sales drop

... initially came to FalconStor in 2012 to run its North American sales team, arriving after a stint as Suffolk County's commissioner of information technology. He became chief executive 15 months ago after his predecessor resigned following 12 ...

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Letter: Legislators: Vote no on Proposal 5

... Everyone loves open space and wants to protect our drinking water, but Proposal 5, which is on ballots in Suffolk County on Election Day, is about cash flow ["Yes on repayment to water fund," Editorial, Oct. 16]. It's wrapped in pretty packaging, ...

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Culprit who shot a 12-week-old puppy in Laurel Lake still not identified

He was an adorable 12-week-old border collie who scarcely had a chance to live, when his tiny, lifeless body was found stuffed in a garbage bag filled with sand along the Laurel Lake Preserve in Southold, New York almost two weeks ago, reported the SoutholdLocal.com. A $1,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the responsible person by the Suffolk County SPCA, with Chief Roy Gross calling the egregious deed, a "blatant act of cruelty."

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Town Boarda talksa regulations on irrigation, house size

... we have some failures in our code that have to be changed." Ms. Wilson said she had been to a meeting at the Suffolk County Board of Review in Yaphank October 16 and was asked what Shelter Island was doing "proactively to limit house size and ...

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Anthony Palumbo: 'I Am Working To Clean Up The Corruption That Has...

... prepared for tomorrow and help to alleviate the crippling property tax burden that comes with living in Suffolk County. As a father of two young children the increase in school aid was especially important to me, as was leading the charge against ...

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Southern Pine Beetle Confirmed for the First Time in New York State

... which provides the only supply of potable drinking water for many of the nearly two million residents of Suffolk County. In addition, this important ecosystem contains one of the highest concentrations of rare, endangered and threatened animal and ...

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Promotion for Clerk

... become part-time officers. Both will remain on unpaid leave of absence at least until training starts at the Suffolk County Police Academy on December 1.

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Westbound Sunrise Highway closed in Bay Shore after serious crash, police say

... crash, police and fire officials said. It was not immediately clear how many people have been injured. Suffolk County police said an aviation unit has been placed on standby -- in case victims needed transport to Stony Brook University Hospital. ...

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Tim Bishop: 'I'm Dedicated To Improving The Lives Of The People Of My District.'

... District. His opponent is Republican Lee Zeldin. Congressional District 1 includes: Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, Selden, Centereach, Lake Grove, Mastic, Shirley, Riverhead, Mattituck, Jamesport, North Fork as well ...

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Southern pine beetle has arrived on Long Island, environmental officials say

... which provides the only supply of potable drinking water for many of the nearly two million residents of Suffolk County," Central Pine Barrens Commission executive director John Pavacic said in a statement. Officials from the DEC, in cooperation ...

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2nd C.D.: Democrat Maher criticizes King for lack of debates

... said she was disappointed that King declined an invitation from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Suffolk County chapter, to debate her Tuesday at the Brentwood Public Library. But King, who is seeking his 12th term in Congress, said the ...

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Duo Wanted for Stealing Vodka from Huntington Station Liquor Store

October 29th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public's help to identify and locate two people who stole merchandise from a liquor store in Huntington Station . Two women entered West Hills Wine and Liquor, located at 1720 New York Ave., on October 21, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. and stole a bottle of vodka.

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Man Wanted for Stealing Cell Phone from Centereach WalMart

October 29th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the man who stole a cell phone from a Centereach store. A man stole a Samsung Galaxy cell phone from Walmart, located at 161 Centereach Mall, on October 6, 2014, at approximately 2:45 p.m. The man fled the parking lot in a green Chrysler minivan.

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Cops: 2 Stole Vodka from Huntington Station Liquor Store

... women are described as in their late teens to early 20s. They fled in a white Jeep with a black roof rack. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this ...

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Family benefits, organ donation could conflict for firefighters

JULIE LANE PHOTO A firefighter's family's benefits or the ability to give organs to strangers is at stake, according to Arthur P. Bloom, a member of the Suffolk County Fire Rescue Emergency Services Commission. The same desire to save lives, which prompts people to become firefighters, could be in conflict with their desire to be organ donors in the event of their deaths in the line of duty.

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Optimum Community, Scripps Networks and Rebuilding Together Project in Babylon

... n of Babylon Supervisor Rich Schaffer, Homeowner John Fallon, NYS Senator Phil Boyle, Homeowner Cathy Fallon, Suffolk County Legislator Kevin McCaffrey and Babylon Village Mayor Ralph Scordino.

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Fewer Mass. voters enrolling in parties

... than 35 percent of voters are registered as Democrats while fewer than 11 percent are registered Republicans. Suffolk County, which includes Boston, continues to be the most heavily Democratic county, with more than 53 percent of voters registered ...

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After Sandy: State's $96M plan aims to prepare LI communities for big storms

Superstorm Sandy dumped waters from Napeague Harbor onto Napeague Meadow Road in Amagansett on Oct. 29, 2012. Photo Credit: Gordon M. Grant The state will push ahead with 25 local projects aimed at making some Long Island communities better prepared for a major weather event two years after superstorm Sandy caused $8.4 billion in damages to the region.

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Video: men relentlessly harassing woman in NYC

... or persons who stole flags from two Civil War graves and damaged other property at a Long Island cemetery. Suffolk County police say the desecration occurred between Oct. 10 and Oct. 13 at the Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery in Lake Grove. They say the ...

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Suffolk propositions focus on consolidation, clean water funding

Suffolk County residents next Tuesday will vote on propositions that would eliminate the countywide elected office of treasurer and create a nearly $30 million fund for open space and clean water programs. Backers of the merger of the treasurer and comptroller's offices say the consolidation will save money.

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Long Beach gets $1 million state grant for more pedestrian, bicycle access on Edwards Blvd.

... o Jones Beach State Park, Island Park and to Nassau County for a stretch of the Long Island Motor Park Trail. Suffolk County received grants in Brookhaven and for trails along the Nicolls Road Rapid Bus Corridor.

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skruel: So proud of our Lady whalers!!!!! You go girls!!!...

Sophomores Ana Sherwood and Cali Cafiero scored two goals apiece Monday afternoon at Mashashimuet Park as the Pierson-Bridgehampton field hockey team made quick work of visiting Babylon, winning 4-0 in a Suffolk County Class C outbracket game.

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East Hampton Girls Tennis Season Comes to a Close

It took four days for third-ranked Ward Melville to bring the East Hampton girls tennis season to an end last week in the Suffolk County Team Tournament.

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Governor Cuomo Announces Actions to Strengthen Coastal Resiliency...

Superstorm Sandy significantly impacted Long Island's wastewater treatment facilities and highlighted how vulnerable the region's bays and salt marshes are to excessive nitrogen pollution. To help address these recovery needs, Governor Cuomo announced the State has identified $383 million in funding for proposed sewer projects in Suffolk County and that the State will advance $97 million to Nassau County for upgrades to the Bay Park sewage treatment plant.

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Cuomo announces $383M for Suffolk sewer projects, $97M for Bay Park in Nassau

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, flanked by Long Island elected leaders in Oakdale Tuesday, announced that Suffolk County will receive $383 million in state funding for four sewer projects and a $97 million "advance" payment to expedite repairs at the Bay Park Sewage Plant in Nassau. The announcement, pegged to the upcoming two-year anniversary of superstorm Sandy, comes a week before Cuomo's re-election... Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, flanked by Long Island elected leaders in Oakdale Tuesday, announced that Suffolk County will receive $383 million in state funding for four sewer projects and a $97 million "advance" payment to expedite repairs at the Bay Park Sewage Plant in Nassau.

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Sandy's silver lining: clean water in long-polluted Long Island bay

... just can't imagine that anybody is going to move to close this thing." But closing the breach is exactly what Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone sought in 2013, citing concerns that it caused flooding in the months after Sandy struck. However, ...

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October 28-Suffolk Arrest Report

All of the following information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate a conviction.

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Vandals wanted for desecrating Civil War graves

Suffolk County police and Crime Stoppers released images of the desecration at the Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery that occurred between Oct. 10 and Oct. 13, 2014. The vandals are still being sought.

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Presiding Officer Gregory Attends 100th Birthday Celebration

October 28, 2014 - Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory helped celebrate the 100th birthday of Evelyn Moriarty Lacamera last weekend in Copiague. Born Evelyn Moriarty, the centenarian has been a resident of Copiague for over 30 years.

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Suffolk Police Seeking Selden Pharmacy Robbery Suspect, Anonymous...

Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are still searching for a man who they say robbed a Selden pharmacy in March of this year. The suspect is described as white or a light-skinned male.

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Varsity golf team winds up promising season

BOB DeSTEFANO PHOTO Nicholas Young, 13, has qualified to play in the Suffolk County High School Golf Tournament in May. The varsity golf team finished their season this past week with the Suffolk County High School Golf Tournament held Monday, October 27 at Cherry Creek Golf Club in Riverhead. By far the youngest team in the league playing varsity golf, the Islanders had a better than expected year, winning two events this season.

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Long Island police agencies get $7.2M in surplus military gear

... by state officials. Next to the New York State Police, which received $4.2 million in gear, the Nassau and Suffolk County police departments were the second- and third-biggest recipients, respectively, out of 128 beneficiaries statewide. Nassau ...

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SCPD Investigating Lake Grove Civil War Cemetery Desecration

October 28th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the person who stole flags from Civil War graves and damaged property at a cemetery in Lake Grove in October of 2014. On October 10 through October 13, 2014, an unknown person stole two American flags, damaged the metal support of a grave stone, and moved two flower wreaths off their intended graves at the Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery.

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Water, property issues on Dering Harbor agenda

... roadways. a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Plan: A resolution, very much after the fact, was recently presented by Suffolk County FEMA to both the town and village. The town approved the resolution; the mayor encouraged the trustees to follow suit. Not ...

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Police: Flags Stolen From Civil War Graves At Long Island Cemetery

... of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. Got a nose for [...] Suffolk County Police are trying to figure out who stole flags from Civil War graves and damaged property at a cemetery in Lake Grove. (credit: ...

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Police: Flags stolen from LI Civil War gravesites

Police are looking for the person or persons who stole flags from two Civil War graves and damaged other property at a Long Island cemetery. Suffolk County police say the desecration occurred between Oct. 10 and Oct. 13 at the Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery in Lake Grove.

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Local Resident Honored for Support of the Homeless

... management firm that builds and maintains multi-unit facilities for homeless families in New York City and Suffolk County. He has developed state-of-the-art emergency housing and social services facilities that, in partnership with nonprofit and ...

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Man falls asleep, crashes SUV into pole, cops say

The Bay Shore Fire Department, Bay Shore-Brightwaters Ambulance Corps and Suffolk County Police responded to a single-car accident at Saxon Avenue and Main Street in Bay Shore Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 at about 3:15 a.m. Photo Credit: Paul Mazza The Bay Shore Fire Department, Bay Shore-Brightwaters Ambulance Corps and Suffolk County Police responded to a single-car accident at Saxon Avenue and Main Street in Bay Shore Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 at about 3:15 a.m. A man who police said fell asleep behind the wheel of his sport utility vehicle early Tuesday, striking a pole and causing the SUV to overturn, had to be cut from the vehicle -- but was not seriously injured.

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Pa. man crashes car into LI pool

Police say a Pennsylvania man crashed his car into a backyard swimming pool of a Long Island home and was pulled to safety by the homeowner. Suffolk County police say Jon Bacchi of Commack was working on his house shortly before 4 p.m. Monday when the car went in the pool.

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Elderly man rescued after crashing into Commack pool

A 79-year-old man was rescued Monday after he crashed into a backyard pool in Commack and was pulled from the water by the homeowner, police say. A Commack man is being hailed as a hero Monday night after he rescued an elderly man who accidently drove into his backyard pool, Suffolk County police said.

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Police: Two injured in crash in Islip Terrace

... to another hospital with leg injuries after a head-on crash Monday evening in Islip Terrace, police said. Suffolk County police said the accident occurred on Lowell Avenue near Babylon Street at 6:10 p.m. Police said the woman was driving a 2009 ...

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PA man crashes car into LI pool

Police say a Pennsylvania man crashed his car into a backyard swimming pool of a Long Island home and was pulled to safety by the homeowner. Suffolk County police say Jon Bacchi of Commack was working on his house shortly before 4 p.m. Monday when the car went in the pool.

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Stony Brook University, Island Federal Credit Union announce $7M partnership

Stony Brook University men's and women's basketball teams during media day at their new arena on Oct. 20, 2014 in Stony Brook. Photo Credit: Andrew Theodorakis Stony Brook University men's and women's basketball teams during media day at their new arena on Oct. 20, 2014 in Stony Brook.

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Good Samaritan Rescues 79-Year-Old Man After He Drove SUV Through Fence Into Backyard Pool in Commack

Suffolk County Police responded to a call in which a Good Samaritan rescued a 79-year-old man that drove into a pool in Commack this afternoon. According to the report, Joseph DiDonato was driving a 2010 Acura SUV through the parking lot of Mayfair Foot Care, located at 19 Harned Road, Commack, when he apparently pressed the gas pedal instead of the brake.

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How to Make a Difference This Holiday Season? Tuesday, November 18 - ...

... of Long Islanders struggling with hunger." In Suffolk, on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 11 AM to 1 PM, Suffolk County residents can drop off their donations at Stony Brook University, where volunteers will accept donations in the university ...

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SUV crashes into new pool; homeowner saves driver

... man saved the life of an elderly driver who crashed a car into his backyard swimming pool Monday afternoon, Suffolk County police said. Jon Bacchi, 32, an electrician who was working on his house, jumped into the water to pull out Joseph DiDonato, ...

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Audit: $2.9M Smithtown firehouse project didn't comply with state law

... was a simple oversight. He was not immediately available for comment Friday. The district board petitioned Suffolk County to legalize its actions through a resolution, which passed in June after Legis. John M. Kennedy Jr. (R-Nesconset) introduced ...

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Police officer recalls scene of fatal accident in drunken driving murder trial

Suffolk County first precinct Officer Brian MacDermott, at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead Monday afternoon where he was called to testify on Oct. 27, 2014 in the trial against Michael Grasing, who is on trial for 2nd degree murder in the deadly crash that killed Brittney Walsh in Lindenhurst in 2012. Photo Credit: James Carbone Suffolk County first precinct Officer Brian MacDermott, at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead Monday afternoon where he was called to testify on Oct. 27, 2014 in the trial against Michael Grasing, who is on trial for 2nd degree murder in the deadly crash that killed Brittney Walsh in Lindenhurst in 2012.

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Disciplinary hearing for Suffolk employee who questioned assemblyman

... Are the Future Black-Brown Alliance Conference at the Islandia Marriott Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. Officials in Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone's administration called a county social services spokesman to a disciplinary hearing after he ...

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Homeowner Rescues Man Who Accidentally Drives Into Pool On Long Island

... ar-old man who accidentally drove into his swimming pool in Commack, Long Island on Monday, Oct. 27. (Credit: Suffolk County Police)

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Lady Whalers Field Hockey Opens Title Defense With Win

Sophomores Ana Sherwood and Cali Cafiero scored two goals apiece Monday afternoon at Mashashimuet Park as the Pierson-Bridgehampton field hockey team made quick work of visiting Babylon, winning 4-0 in a Suffolk County Class C outbracket game.

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Halloween 2014: Manhattan cocktail with a citrus twist could get you out of a holiday party jam

... Brighton. Atby's has a soft, apple flavor that is well-suited for fall. Plus, it hails from Mattituck out in Suffolk County, Long Island, truly local. We also used Noilly Prat extra dry vermouth which lent a more perfume-y, slightly medicinal note ...

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Presiding Officer Gregory Attends 2014 Award Ceremony of The Long Island Music Hall Of Fame

Amityville, NY - October 27, 2014 - Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory helped welcome The Long Island Music Hall of Fame to Suffolk County as they celebrated their 2014 induction ceremony at The Paramount in Huntington Village. Among this year's inductees were Debbie Gibson, Kurtis Blow and Clive Davis.

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DEC removing 2.5M tires buried at Kings Park site

... into shred, which DEC officials said can be used as part of leachate and landfill gas collection systems. Suffolk County spokeswoman Vanessa Baird-Streeter said the site may be taken by the Suffolk County Landbank Corporation, established to ...

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East Hampton Man Arrested for Driving Drunk with 6 Year Old in Bridgehampton

... ring the Welfare of a Child(A Misd.), and several traffic violations. The defendant was held overnight at the Suffolk County Jail in Riverhead pending Sunday morning arraignment in Southampton Town Court. His child was released to a family member.

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Police: Laurel Man Suffers Traumatic Injuries After Crashing Into Median On Route 48

... atic injuries at the scene by Southold Fire Department rescue and flown to Stony Brook University Hospital by Suffolk County Police helicopter.

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Woman Wanted for Stealing Purse in Shoreham Cafe

October 27th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are seeking the public's help to identify and locate a woman who stole a pocketbook containing credit cards from a cafe in Shoreham . A purse was stolen from the counter at the Bagel Lady Caf, located at 99 Route 25A, at approximately 1:30 p.m. on August 22, 2014.

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Man Wanted for Stealing Energy Drinks from Shirley Rite Aide

October 27th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Precinct Crime Section are seeking the public's help to identify and locate a man who stole energy drinks from a store last month. On September 29, 2014, at approximately 5 p.m., a man entered the Rite Aide store, located at 803 Montauk Highway in Shirley , and removed $198 worth of energy drinks from the display.

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Police: Man Stole $198 Worth of Energy Drinks From Rite Aid

... the store without paying for the merchandise and fled on a bicycle westbound on Montauk Highway, police say. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about ...

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ENT and Allergy Associates Announces Blockbuster Expansion on Long Island

... allergists, and audiologists service communities throughout New York and New Jersey (including four in Suffolk County-Port Jefferson, Patchogue, Riverhead, and Southampton), announced today that they will be acquiring not one, but two superb ENT ...

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Koyachman v. Paige Management Consulting LLC

... at a time and in the manner specified therein (see CPLR 403[d]; 2214[d]; see also Matter of Correnti v. Suffolk County Dist. Attorney's Off., 34 AD3d 578, 580; Matter of Bell v. State Univ. of N.Y. at Stony Brook, 185 A.D.2d 925, 925). However, ...

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Gaughran, Kennedy debate who'd be better watchdog

In the heated contest for Suffolk County comptroller, Republican John M. Kennedy Jr. and Democrat James Gaughran battled in a Smithtown debate last week over who would be the most independent watchdog for county taxpayers. "One-party government is never good for anyone," Kennedy said, referring to Democrats' control of both the executive and legislative branches in Suffolk.

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After Maggie Rosales' stabbing, Huntington Station residents unite to battle violent crime

... make. During that time, 11 people were killed in Huntington Station. According to information released by Suffolk County police last week, one case ended up in the arrest of a spouse; three others ended... The number of murders in Huntington Station ...

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Parents for Megan's Law to begin monitoring Nassau sex offenders' online activities

... up-to-date sex offender registry." Parents for Megan's Law also has a three-year, $2.3 million contract with Suffolk County to run a program similar to Nassau's new sex offender monitoring effort. Suffolk's program began last year. Legis. Norma ...

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Schumer: 2 Years After Sandy, NY Getting $17B For Infrastructure Upgrades

... Sunday. The federal money will be spent on projects such as sand barriers on Long Island, a sewer system for Suffolk County and flood protection at NYU Langone Medical Center, 1010 WINS' Roger Stern reported. "It's going to make our transportation ...

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Schumer: Infrastructure work will better prepare NY for next storm

... Treatment Plant in Nassau County, removing nitrogen from Long Island's waters, constructing a sewer system in Suffolk County, fortifying Fire Island with dunes and sand fill. The $17 billion allocated for New York's infrastructure is part of a $60 ...

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Suffolk Closeup: Gotcha

Furious over investigative reporting by Newsday, the Suffolk County and New York State chairman of the Independence Party invited me on his radio program. Starting on page one, its sub-head was: "Suffolk judges violated rules while awarding Oheka Castle owner and associates lucratA ive foreclosure work."

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Suffolk County Parks to Offer Sportfishing Instruction

October 26, 2014 - Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone joined the County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation to announce a ten-week instructional course called "Sport Fishing on Long Island" to be available this coming Winter. Captain Jerry McGrath, a former Montauk charter skipper, avid fisherman and experienced, acclaimed instructor will give first-hand instruction and tips for planning a rewarding day of fishing .

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Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Holtsville Crash

October 26, 2014 - Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that seriously injured a Patchogue man this afternoon. An unidentified Hispanic man was riding a bicycle northbound on the southbound shoulder of North Ocean Avenue when he apparently attempted to cross the road at approximately 3:40 p.m. The bicyclist was struck north of Cedar Avenue by a southbound 2010 Hyundai Elantra being driven by Celeste McKenna, 61, of Patchogue.

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Man Killed in Centereach Crash

October 26, 2014 - Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that killed a man in Centereach early Saturday morning. Samir Patel was in a 2009 Ford van, facing southbound on the right shoulder of the northbound lane of Nicolls Road, when he attempted to drive the vehicle around to go northbound and his vehicle was struck by a 2004 Ford van at 1:15 a.m. The 2004 Ford van, driven by David Greene, was entering Nicolls Road northbound from Middle Country Road.

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Police: East Hampton Man Drove Drunk With 6-Year-Old Son in Car

... gering the welfare of a child, as well as several traffic infractions. Pena-Vallejo was held overnight at the Suffolk County Jail in Riverhead and is due to be arraigned Sunday in arraignment in Southampton Town Justice Court.

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Kathleen Rice kept pledge to cut DWI deals, stats show

... a slap on the wrist." Newsday's analysis found that Rice's policy shift was followed by a similar change in Suffolk County. Plea bargains there dropped from 2,700 in the eight years before Rice took office in Nassau County to 580 in the eight years ...

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Bicyclist Hit by Car in Holtsville Seriously Hurt

... The bicyclist was treated at the scene by members of the Holtsville Fire Department and then transported via Suffolk County police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital where he is being treated for serious head injuries. McKenna was not ...

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Astorino, Cuomo exchange insults on campaign trail

... this year when the GOP refused to codify federal abortion rights into state law. Astorino had six events in Suffolk County, including a GOP rally in Huntington Station, where he slammed Cuomo for the SAFE Act, the state's assault weapons ban, and ...

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Long Island Pet Owners Celebrate Halloween with Suffolk County's Fourth Annual Barkfest

October 25, 2014 - On Saturday, October 25, 2014, Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine will join forces with SAVE-A-PET, Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center, Suffolk County SPCA, the Holiday Inn Express Stony Brook and 500 of the best dressed dogs, to present Long Island's largest pet costume contest and parade, the Fourth Annual Suffolk Barkfest. For this Halloween-spirited celebration beginning at 12:00 p.m., guests are to bring their dogs and other pets dressed in costumes for a chance to win prizes.

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Suffolk County Police are Investigating a Fatal Two-Vehicle Motor Vehicle Crash in North Lindenhurst

October 24, 2014 - Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a fatal two-vehicle motor vehicle crash in North Lindenhurst tonight. Jennifer Ginexi was driving her 2013 Ford Fusion northbound on Wellwood Avenue when she was struck head on by a 2013 Honda Civic, being driven by Karim Abouelfadl, which had entered into her lane at approximately 7 p.m. Abouelfadl 26, Lindenhurst, suffered serious injuries and was transported to Nassau University Medical Center, in East Meadow, where he was pronounced dead.

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Astorino to court Suffolk voters as he and Cuomo campaign across region Saturday

... with potential voters 10 days before the gubernatorial election. Astorino was scheduled to make six stops in Suffolk County, starting with a legislative breakfast in Babylon with State Sen. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), who is challenging Rep. Tim Bishop ...

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Long Island man killed in head-on crash

Police say a Long Island driver is dead after he swerved into oncoming traffic and hit another car head-on. Suffolk County police say 23-year-old Jennifer Ginexi was driving a Ford Fusion when she was struck head-on by a Honda Civic driven by 26-year-old Karim Abouelfadl.

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Man killed in Lindenhurst crash

Witnesses are asked to call the Suffolk County Police First Squad at 631-854-8152.

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Officials: Bullet Found by Students After Threat Made Towards Lindenhurst Junior High School

... They immediately reported their finding to Principal Frank Naccarato and the district immediately called the Suffolk County Police Department to file a report. The police have collected the bullet and have begun an investigation. In addition, ...

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Child care key to worker development on Long Island, report says

Child care is a multimillion-dollar industry on Long Island that is crucial to the development of skilled workers for the future, according to a study released Friday. The eight-page report is part of an industry campaign to garner more support from employers and government for nursery schools, day care centers and other child care programs.

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Red light cameras, court sessions offer lessons in traffic law

3. If we all were to make complete stops before turning right on red, the courtroom would be almost empty. The lessons come from a court session last Wednesday, the day the Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency in Hauppauge devotes to disputed red light camera tickets.

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Sachem Crime Report: Lake Ronkonkoma Woman Charged in Several Burglaries, DWI Arrests

All of the information below is supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation.

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Billy Joel Band, Debbie Gibson, Clive Davis Among 2014 Long Island Music Hall of Fame Inductees

... serving as Babylon supervisor, said with the museum established, the area would become "a destination for Suffolk County residents and visitors throughout the metropolitan region." Previous Long Island Music Hall of Fame inductees, who were either ...

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October 24-Suffolk Arrest Report

All of the following information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate a conviction.

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Letter: Food pantries available to all

I would like to correct the impression that there are no food pantries serving North Babylon ["North Babylon food pantry to open next month," News, Oct. 22]. Most of the 133 Catholic parishes in Nassau and Suffolk counties have food pantries that serve people in need, regardless of their religious affiliation.

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Officials Seek Two People Caught Shoplifting In Riverhead

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and detectives from the Riverhead Police Department are seeking the public's help to identify and locate two people who stole merchandise from a store in Riverhead earlier this month. A man and a woman entered Target, located at 1150 Old Country Road, on Saturday, Oct. 11 at approximately 9:10 p.m. and stole 19 sets of headphones, a cooler and a body pillow.

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Police Seeking Commack Target Thief

... with long dark hair and a medium build. She was wearing light-colored pants, a dark top and yellow hat. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this ...

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Elusive Pattern Robber Arrested

October 24, 2014 - Suffolk County Police Pattern Crime detectives have arrested a man responsible for a series of gas station robberies occurring throughout the Copiague, Central Islip, Brentwood, Bay Shore, Hauppauge, Islip Terrace, and Holtsville areas. On October 22, 2014, at approximately 10:55 p.m., a male entered an Express Gas located at 1034 Islip Ave., Brentwood and robbed the clerk of cash.

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Brentwood Man Charged in a Dozen Gas Station Robberies, 4 in Copiague

A Brentwood man whom police called "elusive" was arrested on Wednesday and charged in a dozen gas station robberies over the past two months across Suffolk County. David Murphy, 30, is charged with with seven counts of first degree robbery, five counts of second degree robbery and resisting arrest.

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Ronkonkoma man arrested in hit-run of bicyclist, cops say

A Ronkonkoma man faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident in Holbrook that seriously injured a bicyclist nearly three weeks ago, Suffolk County police said Friday. John Farina, 50, of Pamlico Avenue, was arrested early Friday at the Sixth Precinct on a charge of leaving the scene without reporting a serious physical injury.

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Woman Wanted for Shoplifting from Commack Target

October 25th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section are seeking the public's help to identify and locate a woman wanted for stealing from a store last month. On September 8, 2014, at approximately 3:20 p.m., a woman stole a Dirt Devil vacuum valued at $39 from Target, located at 4 Henry St. in Commack .

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Couple Wanted for Shoplifting from Riverhead Target

October 25th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and detectives from the Riverhead Police Department are seeking the public's help to identify and locate two people who stole merchandise from a store in Riverhead earlier this month. A man and a woman entered Target, located at 1150 Old Country Road, on October 11 at approximately 9:10 p.m. and stole 19 sets of headphones, a cooler and a body pillow.

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Police: Brentwood Man Charged in a Dozen Gas Station Robberies

A Brentwood man whom police called "elusive" was arrested on Tuesday and charged in a dozen gas station robberies over the past two months across Suffolk County. David Murphy, 30, is charged with with seven counts of first degree robbery, five counts of second degree robbery and resisting arrest.

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Police: Brentwood man robbed 12 gas stations in two months

David Murphy, 30, of 25 Kaymac St., was arrested Wednesday and charged with seven counts of first-degree robbery and five counts of second-degree robbery, Suffolk County police said. Murphy entered the Express Gas at 1034 Islip Ave. at bout 10:55 p.m. and robbed the clerk of cash, police... David Murphy, 30, of 25 Kaymac St., was arrested Wednesday and charged with seven counts of first-degree robbery and five counts of second-degree robbery, Suffolk County police said.

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Brentwood Man, David Murphy, 30, Charged in Series of Gas Station Robberies Throughout Suffolk County

Suffolk County Police Pattern Crime detectives have arrested a man responsible for a series of gas station robberies occurring throughout the Copiague, Central Islip, Brentwood, Bay Shore, Hauppauge, Islip Terrace, and Holtsville areas. On October 22, 2014, at approximately 10:55 p.m., a male entered an Express Gas located at 1034 Islip Ave., Brentwood and robbed the clerk of cash.

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Flood defence work starts after tidal surge damage near Kessingland and Benacre

... estate, Kessingland Parish Council, Waveney MP Peter Aldous, Waveney District councillor Bruce Provan and Suffolk County councillor Michael Ladd have attended a number of meetings with the Environment Agency over the project. Mr Aldous said: "If you ...

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Long Island Music Hall of Fame 2014 inductees showcase area's sonic diversity

... museum in Wyandanch, becoming a centerpiece of the Wyandanch Rising project and a high-profile role in what Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said could be "a great Renaissance" for the area. "It will become a destination for Suffolk County ...

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Billy Joel's band, Kurtis Blow, Debbie Gibson headline inductees into LI Music Hall of Fame

... museum in Wyandanch, becoming a centerpiece of the Wyandanch Rising project and a high-profile role in what Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said could be "a great Renaissance" for the area. "It will become a destination for Suffolk County ...

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Billy Joel's band, Kurtis Blow, Debbie Gibson headline inductees into LI Music Hall of Fame

... museum in Wyandanch, becoming a centerpiece of the Wyandanch Rising project and a high-profile role in what Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said could be "a great Renaissance" for the area. "It will become a destination for Suffolk County ...

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Family of Daniel McDonnell, who died in Suffolk police custody, gets $2.25M wrongful-death settlement

... court records show. The payment to the family of Daniel McDonnell, 40, had already been approved by the Suffolk County Legislature after a settlement reached during a short trial last... The wife and son of a Lindenhurst man who died in May 2011 ...

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Regents chief visits Roosevelt, Hempstead classrooms, calls for more government aid

Merryl Tisch, Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents and Assembly Member Earlene Hooper visit a bilingual first grade class at Roosevelt Elementary School Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. Merryl Tisch, Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents and Assembly Member Earlene Hooper visit a bilingual first grade class at Roosevelt Elementary School Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014.

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Cops: 2 Officers Help Revive Huntington Station Baby

A Huntington Station baby struggling for breath late Thursday afternoon is now in stable condition, thanks to the efforts of two Suffolk County police officers, officials say. Suffolk Police say Second Precinct patrol officer Michael Lavrovsky and police officer Joseph Reilly were dispatched to a call of an infant in respiratory distress on 1st Avenue at approximately 4:10 p.m. The officers arrived within two minutes and upon entering the home, they observed a five-month-old infant boy turning blue and having difficulty breathing.

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Gibson Named to Southampton Hospital's Board of Directors

... Medical Center's Contract Management Organization in New York, and before that, Medical Director of the Suffolk County Department of Health, managing four primary care health centers on Eastern Long Island. A graduate of Cornell University Medical ...

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Cops: Phone Scam Complaint, Criminal Trespass and More

... the business owner without his knowledge. According to the the resident, the repairman had been arrested by Suffolk County Fifth Squad for issues with other customers. The proper business owner contacted the resident and stated he would make all the ...

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Rep. Peter King: Forget PC 'Morons,' Call Terrorists What They Are

It's time for political correctness to take a backseat to acknowledging that Islamic terrorists are on a mission to commit jihad in Western nations, according to Rep. Peter King of New York, the former chairman of the Homeland Security Committee who appeared Thursday on Newsmax TV's "America's Forum." "When you see a person who is a Muslim convert carrying out an attack two or three days after another similar type of attack, after ISIS has called upon individual Muslims to carry out these attacks, then we have to realize that this is a real issue and not something we can hide under this cover of political correctness," King said, referring to two deadly attacks on Canadian soldiers this week by separate homegrown Canadian jihadists.

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Rep. Nydia Velazquez says SBA should reopen Sandy business loan program

... said. In Nassau County, the SBA approved $61.2 million in loans to 588 businesses, out of 2,113 applications. Suffolk County businesses received $26.4 million in 237 loans, out of 859 applications. Many Long Island businesses never recovered from ...

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Suffolk IDA again holds job open for Stricoff

The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency is again keeping open its job of executive director for the embattled Robert Stricoff -- at least for now. The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency is again keeping open its job of executive director for the embattled Robert Stricoff -- at least for now.

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LI's Air Industries to keep division on LI; details acquisitions

... said the local subsidiary, Welding Metallurgy Inc., would remain in Hauppauge because of tax breaks from the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency. A $344,000 reduction in property taxes over 10 years will lower the company's rent on 81,000 ...

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ELIH, Peconic Bay Medical exploring new affiliations

Word that Eastern Long Island Hospital and Peconic Bay Medical Center are engaged in talks about affiliating with either Stony Brook University Hospital or the North Shore-LIJ Health System could affect mostly the business operations, rather than patient care. At least that's the view of former nurse and Shelter Island Councilwoman Chris Lewis, whose relationships with medical personnel from New York City and Long Island continue to be solid.

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Suffolk County Offers Sportfishing Instruction

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone joined the County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation to announce a ten-week instructional course called "Sport Fishing on Long Island" to be available this coming Winter. Captain Jerry McGrath, a former Montauk charter skipper, avid fisherman and experienced, acclaimed instructor will give first-hand instruction and tips for planning a rewarding day of fishing.

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Town Of Southampton Organized Events For Bully Prevention and Awareness Month

... schools and speakers from Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, and the Suffolk County Police Department.

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Suffolk Bancorp profit slides in third quarter

Suffolk Bancorp is the Riverhead-based parent of the Suffolk County National Bank. This branch is in Riverhead on May 12, 2011.

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Family of NY man who died in cop custody settle suit for $2M

The family of Daniel McDonnell, who died after police allegedly used a Taser to subdue him and denied him medication, has settled for more than $2 million alawsuit against Suffolk County, NY. Suffolk County, N.Y., has agreed to pay a $2.25 million settlement to the family of a 40-year-old man with bipolar disorder and a heart condition who died in police custody after he was allegedly denied his medication, repeatedly Tasered and beaten by cops in a holding cell.

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Suffolk County agrees to pay $2.25 million to family of man who died in police custody

... of Lindenhurst, holds her 2001 wedding photo of her and her husband Daniel McDonnell on June 26, 2013. Suffolk County has agreed to pay $2.25 million to the family of Daniel McDonnell, the Lindenhurst man suffering from a mental disorder whose death ...

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Expected by Spring: A Place to Go

... zing the use of cameras to enforce the speed limit in school zones. The equipment, which would be paid for by Suffolk County, would be positioned on Main Street near the Amagansett School.

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Plenty of Fixes, but How to Pay?

... wastewater systems such as those proposed, he said. Other funding sources could include a grant from Suffolk County's wastewater fund or the creation of local water-quality improvement tax districts, through which the town would levy a tax to ...

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Sachem East Students to Participate in Ford Driving Skills for Life 'Battle of the Belts'

... Safety Committee (GTSC), the Governor's Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Ford Community Foundation. Suffolk County has one of the lowest seat belt usage rates (87.41 percent) in the state. This event raises awareness of the importance of ...

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Princess Ronkonkoma Productions ART Exhibit at Briarcliffe College, Patchogue Campus

... The art members are disabled artists, who live and produce professional artwork. Various artists of Suffolk County have their work on display at Briarcliffe College, Patchogue, NY.,Briarcliffe College is located at 225 West Main Street, Patchogue, ...

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Rain expected most of Thursday; coastal flood advisory in effect

... are likely during times of high tides. The overnight rain slammed some trees and utility wires, according to Suffolk County police. Several roads were closed, including in Commack, where a car slammed into a tree near Veterans Memorial Highway and ...

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Comptroller releases school, municipal audits

... during the 2012-13 fiscal year. Northport-East Northport Union Free School District Financial Condition (Suffolk County) The district significantly overestimated expenditures in its adopted budgets. For the five years reviewed, total actual revenues ...

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Suffolk Bancorp Reports Third Quarter 2014 Results

RIVERHEAD, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2014 -- Suffolk Bancorp , parent company of Suffolk County National Bank , today reported net income of $3.7 million, or $0.32 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2014 compared to $3.9 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share, a year ago. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded net income of $11.2 million, or $0.96 per diluted common share, versus $9.4 million, or $0.81 per diluted common share for the comparable 2013 September year-to-date period.

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Suffolk Co. holds veteran job fair in Brentwood

The job fair, sponsored by Suffolk County, was held at the gym at the Suffolk County Police Academy.

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After Maggie Rosales killing, Huntington Station and police try for better communications

... 293 arrests -- 40 of them involving verified gang members; 400 criminal charges; and 1,500 summonses. He and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, who was booed and then applauded after he finished his remarks, also released information about an ...

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At Episcopal, hea s a our little brothera

... seasons in seventh, eighth and ninth grades at Southampton High School intermixed with pushback from Suffolk County's high school sports governing body, solely because he was a boy playing on a girls' team. In 2012, after his status as a player was ...

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DA: Gang Members Arraigned in Southold Shooting

Three members of the MS-13 street gang arrested last week in a Southold shooting involving members of rival street gangs on the East End were arraigned today in criminal court in Riverhead on a grand jury indictment, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said. Suspected MS-13 members Jeremias Recinos Torres, 19, of Aquebogue, and Pedro Santamaria, 31, of Greenport, pleaded not guilty to two counts of gang assault in the first degree, two counts of assault in the first degree, two counts of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a firearm.

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Gang Members Involved In Shooting Arraigned In Riverhead Court

Three members of the MS-13 street gang arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 14 in connection with a violent conflict involving members of rival street gangs on the East End were arraigned today in criminal court in Riverhead on a grand jury indictment, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said. Suspected MS-13 members Jeremias Recinos Torres, 19, of Aquebogue and Pedro Santamaria, 31, of Greenport, pleaded not guilty to two counts of gang assault in the first degree, two counts of assault in the first degree, two counts of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a firearm.

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Long Island Music Hall of Fame to put museum in Wyandanch, sources say

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, that all Suffolk County law enforcement agencies will stop cooperating with a federal program to detain undocumented immigrants, without a warrant. He is shown in this 2013 file photo at his office in the Dennision Buiding in Hauppauge.

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Editorial: Re-elect Michael Fitzpatrick in 8th Assembly District

... tax cap, will make sure those ideas are discussed. Democrat Jason Zove, 26, of Commack, a former aide to Suffolk County Democratic Legis. William J. Lindsay III, says it's time for a new voice in Albany, but he needs more seasoning before he could ...

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Editorial: Re-elect Andrew Garbarino in 7th Assembly District

... and Bayport. He correctly calls it an environmental necessity for the area and is working with Islip Town, Suffolk County, State Senate colleagues and other state officials to make it happen. He also is highly critical of the state's post-Sandy ...

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Editorial: Elect Thomas Schiliro in 2nd Assembly District

... Manorville, has been a social studies teacher and a college professor. For the past two decades, he's been a Suffolk County parks police officer, and he's been politically active for most of his life. Now, the Democrat wants to go to Albany to fight ...

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Editorial: Re-elect Fred W. Thiele in 1st Assembly District

... billion the state will receive in bank settlement money to be spent on sewers and clustered septic systems in Suffolk County. His opponent, Republican Heather C. Collins, 38, of East Quogue, is running on a single issue: stop Common Core. That's ...

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Town Honors Retiring Assemb. Sweeney With Plaque Dedication at Cedar Beach

... in recognition of his love for fishing and environmental advocacy, officials said. Also in attendance were Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, State Sen. Phil Boyle, Assemb. Joseph Saladino, Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer DuWayne ...

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New York will beef up indigent defense in five counties in...

... lawyers will be set, and indigent defendants will get counsel at arraignment. The settlement applies to Suffolk County in Long Island and four upstate counties. New York state currently has "a hodgepodge system of public defense" funded by New York ...

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County Officials Say Guardraila s Here to Stay

... Point, Noyac, North Haven and Sag Harbor Village residents one morning in June when they awoke to find the Suffolk County Department of Public Works installing guardrails along the previously open road that runs between Long Beach and Sag Harbor ...

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Babylon Town's family poverty rate rises to 8 percent, Census Bureau reports

... The federal poverty level for a family of four last year was a household income of less than $23,834. Suffolk County's family poverty rate was estimated at 5.5 percent last year, with no appreciable difference from 2012, but up from 4.1 percent in ...

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... officials about issues of concern. Representative Tim Bishop, New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman, East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell and Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst ...

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Why New York business lobby backs GOP effort to check downstate Democrats

... Ulster counties); and Richard Funke , District 55 (Monroe and Ontario counties). Thomas Crocci , District 3 (Suffolk County); Michael Venditto , District 8 (Nassau and Suffolk counties); and Robert Ortt , District 62 (Monroe, Niagara and Orleans ...

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Modella s to Open Store in Shirley, Long Island

Modell's Sporting Goods, celebrating its 125 year anniversary, will hold a grand opening for its newest location at 1019 Montauk Highway in Shirley, Long Island, bringing their total to 157 storefronts. The Southport Shopping Center location will officially open its nearly 14,000 square foot doors on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 9 a.m. with a ceremonial ribbon cutting with President & CEO Mitchell Modell, Kate Browning, Suffolk County Legislator, Mayor Bill Biondi of Mastic Beach, and Brookhaven Deputy Town Supervisor, Dan Panico.

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Thiele, LaValle Meet the Voters in Montauk

... and a Sag Harbor attorney who is challenging Mr. Thiele on the Conservative ticket, nor Heather Collins, a Suffolk County Board of Elections official, who is running on the Republican line, attended the forum. Mr. LaValle's opponent, Michael Conroy, ...

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Y Chromosome Loss May Predict Earlier Death for Men

... Rt-101/Port Washington Blvd and before Glen Cove Rd in Greenvale In Hampton Bays paving operations on Rt-24/Suffolk County WB after Rt-27/Sunrise Hwy and at CR-63/Lake Ave/Peconic Ave in Suffolk In Hampton Bays paving operations on Rt-24/Suffolk ...

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Steady rain expected Wednesday into Thursday

... Rt-101/Port Washington Blvd and before Glen Cove Rd in Greenvale In Hampton Bays paving operations on Rt-24/Suffolk County WB after Rt-27/Sunrise Hwy and at CR-63/Lake Ave/Peconic Ave in Suffolk In Hampton Bays paving operations on Rt-24/Suffolk ...

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Police Seeking East Islip Hit-and-Run Driver

... West Main Street. The vehicle is described as possibly a small, dark-colored SUV or crossover, police said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about ...

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Soccer Title in Limbo as Lightening Cancels Pierson Game

... and a bolt of lightening. One the Whalers will face next Saturday for the second consecutive year for the Suffolk County Class C Championship at Diamond in the Pines Park in Coram. The other? Well, that's in the hands of a higher power. Pierson ...

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Editorial: Re-elect Phil Boyle in 4th Senate District

... on Long Island, where heroin use has exploded. That said, voters deserve spirited elections; unfortunately, Suffolk County Democrats opted for token opposition. John Alberts, 30 of North Babylon, a senior clerk at the Suffolk County Board of ...

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Cops: Bicyclist seriously injured in collision with minivan in Rocky Point

... Hospital with serious injuries after colliding with a minivan early Tuesday morning in Rocky Point, Suffolk County police said. The accident, which occurred at 6:20 a.m., closed southbound Rocky Point Road between Route 25A and Whiskey Road for ...

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October 21-Suffolk Arrest Report

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Suffolk Police Holding Property Auction Wednesday

The Suffolk County Police Department Property Section will hold a property auction on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at its Property Section Building, located next to Police Headquarters at 30 Yaphank Avenue in Yaphank. Among the items being auctioned are hand and power tools, a generator, automotive items, household items, televisions, electronics, furniture, clothing, bicycles and jewelry.

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BioEnergy Bytes

... (Sustainable Power Group), announced that they are commencing construction on a solar project located in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. Upon completion, the facility, located on sPower-owned land in the Town of Riverhead, will have the ...

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Health Tip: Snacking After School

... Rt-101/Port Washington Blvd and before Glen Cove Rd in Greenvale In Hampton Bays paving operations on Rt-24/Suffolk County WB after Rt-27/Sunrise Hwy and at CR-63/Lake Ave/Peconic Ave in Suffolk In Hampton Bays paving operations on Rt-24/Suffolk ...

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Benefit for Montauk Beaches This Friday, October 24

... that area. The bags will be covered with a layer of sand and planted with beachgrass. East Hampton Town and Suffolk County will be required to maintain the sand capping and beachgrass. The Surfrider Foundation will also use the evening to celebrate ...

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Cops: Accident with serious injury closes stretch of Rocky Point Road

... morning closed southbound Rocky Point Road between Route 25A and Whiskey Road in Rocky Point, police said. Suffolk County police said details are still emerging, but that at least one person was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious ...

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Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman announces the summer bus service for the S94 shuttle Montauk Village to Montauk Point Lighthouse.

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Man pleads guilty to involvement in burglary crew

Prosecutors say a Long Island man has admitted to his role in a high-tech burglary crew that stole $10 million in cash and goods from homes and businesses. Nikitas Margiellos, of West Babylon, pleaded guilty Monday to burglary and grand larceny in connection with a residential burglary in 2009.

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William J. Lindsay Life Sciences Building Dedicated at Suffolk County Community College

October 20, 2014 - A new life sciences building at Suffolk County Community College's Ammerman Campus in Selden the first new academic building constructed on the campus in nearly 50 years - that features state-of-the-art educational technology and provides a platform for increased student research through hands-on education and active learning will be dedicated at a gala ribbon cutting on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the College's Ammerman Campus , 533 College Rd., Selden, NY.

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SCCC opens $29.9M life sciences building on Selden campus Tuesday

Suffolk County Community College Tuesday will open the first new academic building on the school's Selden campus in 44 years, marking a major investment in its rapidly growing life sciences department. The $29.9 million construction is being named after William J. Lindsay, the Suffolk County legislator and presiding officer who died of lung cancer in September 2013 at age 67. Suffolk County Community College Tuesday will open the first new academic building on the school's Selden campus in 44 years, marking a major investment in its rapidly growing life sciences department.

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Brookhaven Conservatives sue the county party

Edward Walsh, Suffolk County Conservative Party chairman, attends a reception in support of Anthony S. Senft Jr.'s campaign for New York State Senate, on March 19, 2014. Edward Walsh, Suffolk County Conservative Party chairman, attends a reception in support of Anthony S. Senft Jr.'s campaign for New York State Senate, on March 19, 2014.

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Island EMS crews equipped with miracle drug

... a useable vein and hoping it would be administered in an efficient and timely way. It was the first time in Suffolk County that the anti-overdose medication Narcan was used via nasal inhaler to bring someone back from the brink of death. Shelter ...

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Independent Group Home Living Hosted Annual Luncheon, Fashion Fling

The Independent Group Home Living hosted their annual IGHL Luncheon and Fashion Fling at Westhampton Country Club in Westhampton Beach. The sold-out event took place on Sunday, Oct. 19. IGHL, which provides services for men, women and children who have intellectual disabilities, with 50 group homes on the East End of Long Island in addition to 25 day-programs throughout Suffolk County, hosts dozens of fundraisers annually.

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Borrego Solar and sPower Break Ground on Suffolk County Solar Project ...

... renewable energy provider, announced that they are commencing construction on a solar project located in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. Upon completion, the facility, located on sPower-owned land in the Town of Riverhead, will have the ...

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Police Seeking Man Who Damaged Gate at Port Jeff Station Apartment Complex

... apartment complex, located at 300 Village Green Drive, on Aug. 18 at approximately 12:44 a.m., police said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about ...

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Town Of Riverhead To Host Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For New Stotzky Park Walking Path

... with programming specific to the path in accordance with their fitness initiative. Creating Healthy Places in Suffolk County is a community project that is a part of a state wide initiative funded to the Family Health and Wellness Program area of ...

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Suffolk cop hurt in hit-and-run heads to rehab facility

Officer Nicholas Guerrero is wheeled out of Stony Brook University Hospital on Friday after being hit by a vehicle that was fleeing a traffic stop, police said. A Suffolk County police officer critically injured in a hit-and-run while he trying to arrested a wanted man was released from the hospital Friday to the thunderous applause of hundreds of fellow officers.

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Man Wanted for Damaging Port Jeff Station Apartment Complex Gate

October 20th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the man who damaged the gate at an apartment complex in Port Jefferson Station in August. A man damaged and broke the gate to the Fairfield Knolls North apartment complex, located at 300 Village Green Drive, on August 18, 2014 at approximately 12:44 a.m. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

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Bicyclist Killed in North Amityville Motor Vehicle Crash

October 20th, 2014 - Suffolk County Police Vehicular Crime Unit detectives are investigating a crash that killed a bicyclist in North Amityville last night. An unidentified male bicyclist was struck by a 1999 Lexus 300 that was travelling northbound on Route 110 in North Amityville last night at 9:02 p.m. The victim of the crash was transported by North Amityville Fire Department to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead.

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SCPD Crime Alert: Woman Wanted for Using Stolen Credit Cards for Shopping Spree

October 20th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the woman who used a stolen credit card to make several purchases during a two month period. A woman used a stolen Staples credit card on several occasions and purchased more than $10,000 worth of gift cards from Staples stores located in Commack , Medford, Hauppauge, North Babylon, Stony Brook and Bay Shore between April 25 and June 12, 2014.

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Police blotter: Failure to yield leads to car crash

... Long Island Hospital on October 8 and 11. On October 8, a team also responded to a case that was medevaced by Suffolk County Police Department helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital.

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Man arrested for stabbing two people after LI football game

Suffolk County Police arrested a West Babylon man on Saturday for stabbing two people during a fight that broke out after a football game at Wyandanch High School. First Precinct patrol officers responded to the high school at 5:07 p.m. when it was reported that multiple individuals were involved in a fight behind the bleachers at the football field.

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Bicyclist struck by car and killed in North Amityville, cops say

A bicyclist was struck by a car and killed Sunday night on Route 110 in North Amityville, Suffolk County police said. Investigators are searching for additional drivers who may have struck the bicyclist after the initial accident.

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Bicyclist killed in crash with car on Long Island

Suffolk County police say the victim was struck by a Lexus traveling northbound on Route 110 in North Amityville Sunday night.

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Northport Week in Review: Wounded Officer Heads for Rehabilitation,...

Image: Police officers and well-wishers gather at Stony Brook University Hospital as Officer Nicholas Guerrero, wounded in a hit and run, heads for rehabilitation. Office of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.

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Suffolk police seek drive-by shooter in Wyandanch

Suffolk County police are searching for suspects in a drive-by shooting that injured a woman sleeping inside a Wyandanch home Saturday night. Police said a gunman pulled up in front of a home at 20 Henry St. in Wyandanch and fired 10 bullets at the house.

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West Babylon Man Kaurron Foster, 21, Arrested for Stabbing Two People after Wyandanch Football Game

Suffolk County Police arrested a West Babylon man yesterday for stabbing two people during a fight that broke out after a football game at Wyandanch High School. First Precinct patrol officers responded to the high school at 5:07 p.m. when it was reported that multiple individuals were involved in a fight behind the bleachers at the football field.

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Stabbings follow 2 football games on Long Island

Police say two men have been stabbed in a fight after a Long Island high school football game, a day after another post-game stabbing at another Long Island high school. Suffolk County police say the latest stabbing happened around 5 p.m. Saturday behind the bleachers at Wyandanch Memorial High School, after a game against Southampton.

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Police: West Babylon man charged in stabbing after Wyandanch high school football game

... broke out after a football game at Wyandanch High School on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, Suffolk police said. Suffolk County police have charged a West Babylon man in connection with the stabbing of two teens at a high-school football game Saturday ...

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Bellone: County won't hold undocumented immigrants without warrant

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, that all Suffolk County law enforcement agencies will stop cooperating with a federal program to detain undocumented immigrants, without a warrant. He is shown in this 2013 file photo at his office in the Dennision Buiding in Hauppauge.

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Court: Daniel Karpen can return to Huntington Town Hall where he bit cop

A man identified as Huntington resident Daniel Karpen is removed from Huntington Town Hall by Suffolk County police officers after creating a disturbance before to the start of a Town Board meeting on June 17, 2014, police said. A man identified as Huntington resident Daniel Karpen is removed from Huntington Town Hall by Suffolk County police officers after creating a disturbance before to the start of a Town Board meeting on June 17, 2014, police said.

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Dead Puppy Found Shot, Stuffed in Garbage Bag in Laurel

A puppy found dead in a garbage bag at Laurel Lake Preserve on Friday had been shot numerous times, officials said. Now the Suffolk County SPCA is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction for those responsible for the heinous act.

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Melville teen arrested in man's stabbing after Half Hollow Hills East football game, police say

... police a man was stabbed during a parking lot dispute after a football game Friday night, Oct. 17, 2014. Suffolk County police have arrested a Melville teenager in the stabbing of a man in a parking lot after a football game Friday night at Half ...

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New York State attorney general candidates Schneiderman, Cahill campaign on Long Island

The event was organized by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's office, the Office of Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone and the Suffolk County Police Department. It drew about 50 people and yielded 111 guns.

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Suffolk SPCA Offers $1,000 Reward for Information

October 18, 2014 - The Suffolk County SPCA is offering a $1,000.00 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for killing and dumping a puppy in Mattituck . Chief Roy Gross of the Suffolk SPCA said that the agency was contacted with a report that someone had dumped the puppy in a plastic bag on a trail at Laurel Lake Preserve.

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Melville teen arrested in man's stabbing after Half Hollow Hills East football game, police say

... police a man was stabbed during a parking lot dispute after a football game Friday night, Oct. 17, 2014. Suffolk County police have arrested a Melville teenager in the stabbing of a man in a parking lot after a football game Friday night at Half ...

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Puppy fatally shot, dumped on trail on Long Island

The Suffolk County SPCA is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot a puppy and dumped it on a trail. SPCA Chief Roy Gross says the puppy's body was found Friday in a plastic bag on a trail at Laurel Lake Preserve in Mattituck.

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SPCA offers reward in shooting death of puppy found in Laurel

The Suffolk County SPCA is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for shooting a puppy and dumping its body in a Laurel preserve. The body of the puppy, a mixed breed that may be a part border collie, was discovered by a dog walker on Friday stuffed in a plastic bag on a trail at the Laurel Lake Preserve, said SPCA Chief Roy... The Suffolk County SPCA is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for shooting a puppy and dumping its body in a Laurel preserve.

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Police Seeking Woman Who Used Stolen Credit Cards in Centereach

... cards that were in the purse to make purchases at Walmart and 7-Eleven, both in Centereach, police said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this ...

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Dr. Syed M. Sayeed to Offer Embrace Advanced Scar Therapy to Help Improve Post Surgical Scars

... ding laceration repair and hand injury management at multiple hospitals and emergency rooms from Manhattan to Suffolk County.

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Huntington Station: Community needs answers in four killings

... going on." In a joint statement last night, Bellone and Police Commissioner Edward Webber said in part, "The Suffolk County Police Department is actively investigating the recent crimes that have occurred in the Huntington Station area. Additional ...

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Dobie: Long Islanders still wear small-town blinders

A senior at a Long Island high school says his peers going off to college are not coming back after graduation. A Suffolk County businessman says he's moving his company to Florida because of its lower taxes and utility bills.

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Letters: Speed camera conflict

Regarding Joye Brown's column, "Getting cameras' info up to speed" [News, Oct. 9], for the first time in the nearly 30 years that I've lived here, cars are actually driving the speed limit in front of the elementary school near my home! What does it matter what the reason is for the program? Many people need a constant reminder to obey the law. My husband received three $80 tickets at the same intersection in Farmingdale before he was aware of the cameras.

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Northport Community Gets Citizen Preparedness Training

... the worst, but it's important to put the situation into context and understand that the risk of infection in Suffolk County is small," he said. "But, there is a plan in place to prevent the spread of the virus and the federal government is working ...

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Genealogy Query - HOLMES

I'm searching for my brother and sister, Robert and Sharon Homes. We lived in Suffolk County New York.

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Wounded Officer Applauded as He Moves to Rehab

... a traffic stop, Nick has been under the compassionate care of Stony Brook University Hospital personnel," Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said, at the hospital. "We wish for speedy recovery of this fine young officer." At a news conference ...

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County launches lottery for septic system pilot program

... Systems or I/A OWTS that perform like miniature sewage treatment plants, according to information provided by Suffolk County. Three of the manufacturers' systems are designed to be installed underground while one manufacturer installs an ...

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Drivers complain of multiple tickets before getting chance to change behavior

... and Dorothea Street, serves as the entrance to a grocery near their home. Deleo would pay the $80 fine to Suffolk County and, when a notice wound up misplaced, add in a $25 late fee. But he had become suspicious. Because tickets were arriving with ...

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October 17-Suffolk Arrest Report

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Evolving tastes, economics are transforming local supermarkets

A baker brings out samples of bread inside the bakery section of the North Shore Farms grocery store in Commack, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. A baker brings out samples of bread inside the bakery section of the North Shore Farms grocery store in Commack, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014.

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visit|article-5823839|mobile_blockstates_tab-9389|1Billy Joel sells LI mansion

... igner Nate Berkus. Joel has other homes on Long Island. Sagaponack is a village in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County. In 2009, it was listed as the most expensive small village in the U.S.

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The legendary singer's Hamptons home is the perfect getaway.

... listing agent, Nancy Mizrahi of Saunders & Associates. Sagaponack is a village in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County. In 2009, it was listed as the most expensive small village in the U.S.(Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File) Photo: Scott ...

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Riverhead officials hope Edgar Allan Poe Festival adds to downtown's momentum

Kathy Curran, executive director of the Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead, was joined by Noel Gish, Nancy Kouris and Warren McKnight at the opening reception Oct. 10 of an exhibit on writer Edgar Allan Poe. From Halloween through Nov. 2, Riverhead will host the first Edgar Allan Poe Festival.

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Suffolk police Officer Nicholas Guerrero, critically hurt in hit-run, to be released from hospital

In Suffolk accident cleared on Mill Rd (Suffolk County) EB between Hwy 112/Port Jefferson Patchogue Rd and Granny Rd in Medford In Suffolk accident cleared on Mill Rd (Suffolk County) EB between Hwy 112/Port Jefferson Patchogue Rd and Granny Rd in ...

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Court of Appeals backs Nassau versus towns in tuition dispute

In Suffolk accident cleared on Mill Rd (Suffolk County) EB between Hwy 112/Port Jefferson Patchogue Rd and Granny Rd in Medford In Suffolk accident cleared on Mill Rd (Suffolk County) EB between Hwy 112/Port Jefferson Patchogue Rd and Granny Rd in ...

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Cop Militarization in NY: Every MRAP, Cargo Plane, and $800 Coffee Pot

... on it. There's a lot more eyebrow-raising equipment that one wouldn't think of as conventional military gear. Suffolk County police got 20 televisions. Nassau County received a coffee maker worth nearly $800. The Rye Police Department got $2,500 ...

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Sachem Crime Report: Burglary, Making Graffiti, DWIs

All of the information below is supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation.

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SCPD Crime Alert: Woman Wanted for Using Stolen Credit Cards in Centereach

October 17th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are seeking the public's help to identify and locate a woman who used stolen credit cards at multiple locations in Centereach . A purse was stolen from a bench at LA Fitness, located at 1934 Middle Country Road in Centereach, in May and a woman subsequently used credit cards that were in the purse to make purchases at Walmart and 7-Eleven, both in Centereach.

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... listing agent, Nancy Mizrahi of Saunders & Associates. Sagaponack is a village in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County. In 2009, it was listed as the most expensive small village in the U.S.(Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File) Newsday ( ...

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Suffolk police Officer Nicholas Guerrero, critically hurt in hit-run, ...

... driver four weeks ago will be released from the hospital Friday and transferred to a rehabilitation facility, Suffolk County police said. The recovery milestone for Officer Nicholas Guerrero, 36, who had been in a medically induced coma, will be ...

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Lewd, risky high school scavenger hunt upsets parents, town

... "They're laying here for eternity and someone comes and kicks over a grave or desecrates an American flag," Suffolk County legislator Tom Muratore said. "Some of those things are crimes that they are doing on that list." "Why this? Can you go get a ...

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Bellone, Health Department Host Exercise in Ebola Prep

On October 15, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and the Suffolk County Department of Health Services hosted a table-top exercise Wednesday to review procedures for isolation and quarantine, in an effort to prepare a response should an individual within Suffolk County become infected or come into contact with someone with the Ebola Virus Disease. "This was a very valuable exercise in assessing where we stand and the role of each agency in a health emergency," Suffolk County Executive Bellone said.

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Police: West Babylon home robbed at gunpoint

Police are searching for three, possibly four, suspects involved in a gunpoint home-invasion style robbery Thursday night in West Babylon in which the suspects herded five adults and five children into a bedroom and attacked a male caregiver before fleeing the scene with cash and jewelry. The home invasion on Newkirt Avenue was reported in a 911 call at 9:24 p.m., Suffolk County police said.... Police are searching for three, possibly four, suspects involved in a gunpoint home-invasion style robbery Thursday night in West Babylon in which the suspects herded five adults and five children into a bedroom and attacked a male caregiver before fleeing the scene with cash and jewelry.

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High Schoolers' Scavenger Hunt List Included Dancing on a Grave ...

... "They're laying here for eternity and someone comes and kicks over a grave or desecrates an American flag," Suffolk County legislator Tom Muratore told the station. "Some of those things are crimes that they are doing on that list." Sachem East ...

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3-D printing on the agenda at Inventors Club

Three-dimensional printer technology and its role in product development will be the topic of Tuesday's meeting of the Suffolk County Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club. Jerry Castanos of 3D Heights, based in Manhattan, will discuss how inventors can use 3-D printing to present their creations.

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Police Officer Critically Injured in Hit-and-Run To Be Released from Stony Brook University Hospital

... in Hit-and-Run To Be Released from Stony Brook University Hospital" Stony Brook, NY - October 16, 2014 - Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Edward Webber and Stony Brook University Hospital Chief, Division of ...

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Brookhaven Town supervisor wants Suffolk not to auction six properties in the town

... a press conference in Yaphank on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Brookhaven Supervisor Edward P. Romaine has asked Suffolk County to remove six properties from an upcoming auction because he believes they have "significant" environmental or recreational ...

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Police Officer Injured in Hit-and-Run to Be Released From Hospital

Suffolk County Police Officer Nicholas Guerrero, who was critically injured in a hit-and-run in Huntington last month, will be released from Stony Brook University Hospital Friday morning, authorities said. Guerrero and his partner were struck by a vehicle fleeing a traffic stop on Partridge Lane in Huntington on Sept.

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