Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz

... New York and New Jersey during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Located at Northville Industries' terminal in Suffolk County, the reserve contains nearly three million gallons of gasoline. During an emergency, the government would sell fuel from the ...

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Suffolk Detectives Seeking Public to ID Man Who Stole Credit Cards...

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the two men who broke into two cars in Manorville and stole credit cards from the vehicles.

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Wife of man who filmed Eric Garner death arrested

... was arrested in Tompkinsville after she hit another woman for criticizing her husband, according to the NYPD. Suffolk County authorities say an off-duty Metropolitan Transportation Authority officer accidentally shot his 3-year-old son in their ...

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Thousands Of Officers In NYC Area To Get Bulletproof Vests, Officers...

... grants will provide 4,728 bulletproof vests for 24 law enforcement agencies including the NYPD, Nassau And Suffolk County Police Departments. "When our brave law enforcement officers go to work to keep our communities safe, we owe it to them to do ...

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Hamptons Millionaires Apparently Eager to Adopt HighwaysThey're like billboards, but smaller.

... s symbols" and details the cost one real estate agent pays for an "inferior spot" in a working-class part of Suffolk County: $2,500 up front and $650 a month. Or, as the guy who has an 11,000-square-foot home in Bridgehampton calls it, pocket change.

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Cops: Mom left boy in toy store

... is accused of leaving her 7-year-old son in a toy store while she shopped elsewhere in the shopping mall. Suffolk County authorities are investing a shooting that wounded a 3-year-old boy. Authorities say a 911 call came in just before 7 p.m. ...

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New York may challenge "discriminatory" quotas

Just one day after the State Department of Environmental Conservation took back a controversial quota on porgies, the Suffolk County Legislature agreed to consider legal action on behalf of the commercial fishing industry.

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Melville Man Arrested for Shooting on Southern State Parkway

August 6, 2014 - On 8/5/14 The New York State Police Valley Stream BCI arrested Joe Nunez, age 25, of 1808 Melville NY, for a shooting which occurred on the Southern State Parkway in Suffolk County.

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Duo Wanted for Breaking into Cars Parked at Long Island Game Farm

August 6th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the two men who broke into two cars in Manorville and stole credit cards from the vehicles.

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Three-Year-Old Boy Injured in Shooting at Smithtown Residence

August 6th, 2014 - Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that injured a 3-year-old boy at a home in Smithtown yesterday.

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Democrat sheriff typifies 'progressive Only One' hypocrisy on guns

... the Bronx and Kings counties, New York District Attorney and 12 years as an assistant district attorney in Suffolk County, N.Y ... Manfre also has an extensive community service background, including being a past president of the Flagler County ...

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Long Island news, weather, traffic, schools and LIRR updates for Wendesday, Aug. 6, 2014

Suffolk County police are looking for two unidentified men who allegedly broke into two cars parked at the Long Island Game Farm in Manorville and stole pocket books containing credit cards from the vehicles.

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Police: Pedestrian hit by vehicle on Route 231

... vehicle on Route 231 south of Sunrise Highway on the North Babylon-West Islip border early Wednesday morning. Suffolk County police said the accident occurred about a quarter-mile south of Sunrise at 4:11 a.m. Police said the crash closed the ...

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Dog Owners Join The Pack

... due to the efforts of our group." The group meets monthly at various community centers throughout Nassau and Suffolk County, including the Plainview library, to update members on progress, plan fundraisers, and most importantly, talk about their ...

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Boy, 3, Accidentally Shot, Wounded In Smithtown, Long Island

Suffolk County police were called shortly before 7 p.m. to a home on Devon Lane in Smithtown, police said.

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ASPCA Calls for Comprehensive Puppy Mill Reform as Long Island Bills Fall Short

... third municipality to do so, after Suffolk and Albany Counties passed pet dealer laws in June. The Nassau and Suffolk County statutes, while a step in the right direction, rely on notoriously weak USDA standards. "The strong leadership of New York ...

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The latest status symbol for Hamptons elite is adopting a highway

... what we consider an inferior spot," he says, referring to the more traditionally working-class section of Suffolk County - just outside the Hamptons proper. Despite being on the wrong side of the road, as it were, he says he's happy to give back to ...

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Southampton imposes new rules to preserve farmland

... not turn into manicured lawns or equestrian stables for wealthy neighbors who buy them up. Though the town, Suffolk County and the nonprofit Peconic Land Trust have bought the development rights off thousands of acres of farmland to prevent them ...

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After bumpy ride, Rt. 110 overhaul slated to wrap up in May

... a hardware sales rep and calls the traffic "terrible." As the Route 110 state project enters its final phase, Suffolk County has begun work on widening a nearby intersection where Colonial Springs Road meets Ruland Road at Pinelawn Road, another ...

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Letter: North-south LI transit exists now

... the engineers contract is still being negotiated. Relative to the $78 million rapid bus plan envisioned by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, I would argue that something like the north-south transit service he seeks already exists and is ...

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DEC to Hold CleanSweepNY Program in Long Island to Collect Unwanted...

August 5, 2014 - The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will hold its CleanSweepNY program the week of September 29, 2014 in Long Island, Commissioner Joe Martens announced today.

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Merger of Three Organizations to Bolster Mental Health Services and Advocacy in Suffolk

... run by Clubhouse of Suffolk, Inc., the lead partner in this new endeavor. The two other organizations are Suffolk County United Veterans (SCUV) and the Mental Health Association in Suffolk, Inc. (MHASC). The announcement culminates a two-year ...

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Letter: North-south LI transit exists now

Relative to the $78 million rapid bus plan envisioned by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, I would argue that something like the north-south transit service he seeks already exists and is available almost free of additional taxpayer cost ["Rapid-bus plan backed," News, July 31].

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Mosquito spraying on Fire Island set for Tuesday, Wednesday

Suffolk County is planning ground spraying for adult mosquitoes Tuesday and Wednesday on Fire Island, weather permitting, health officials said.

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Brookhaven Planning Board rejects Walmart's application to build in East Patchogue

... Medical Center. The application had drawn support from many hamlet residents, but faced opposition from Suffolk County in recent months. Monday's denial was due to Wal-Mart's failure to "properly mitigate its impacts to Hospital Road and its bridge" ...

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Guardians of Rescue Steps Up to Help the Voiceless Victims of Animal Hoarding

... the Department of Health, Adult Protective Services, the Building Department, the Fire Marshall, the Suffolk County SPCA, and the Town Animal Control," affirms Robert Misseri, founder and president of Guardians of Rescue. "The stench of cat urine ...

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New York Native Brings Safe Head Lice Removal Services to Long Island

... a leading head lice removal service, announces its expansion into Long Island. Parents in Nassau County, Suffolk County and Fire Island now have a safe, non-toxic alternative to head lice removal. Each year, millions of children come home from ...

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SCPD Crime Alert: Suspect Wanted for Stealing Cash from Riverhead Walmart

August 5th, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and detectives from the Riverhead Police Department are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the person who stole an envelope that contained cash from a store in Riverhead .

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More targeted in utility payment scam, Suffolk cops say

... Dr More businesses are reporting being targeted in a scam to collect payments for PSEG Long Island, Suffolk County police said Tuesday. Det. Lt. John O'Brien of the Fifth Squad called the scam "an ongoing problem" and said several businesses are ...

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SCPD Investigating Shooting of Teen in Wheatley Heights

Wheatley Heights, NY - August 5th, 2014 - Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that injured a Wheatley Heights man early this evening.

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