Bellone Congratulates Participants in Disabilities Job Fair

On October 27th , more than 330 people participated in Suffolk County's inaugural disability job fair held in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. "We are pleased that so many residents were able to come to the job fair to connect with employers who need good workers," Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said.

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In five-day span, Cuomo raises $900K

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign reported receiving roughly $900,000 in donations between Oct. 27 and Halloween, according to 24-hour filings received by the state Board of Elections. That rate blows out the fundraising pace of around $40,000 per day scored by Cuomo-Hochul 2014 in the previous four-week period, according to Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

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Eleven good reasons why you should vote

... and private schools, while others say that the technologies could be obsolete before they are paid for. Two Suffolk County propositions complete the list. Proposition Four: To eliminate the office of Treasurer and the Department of Finance and ...

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Thanksgiving is a Word of Action: Celebrate The Fresh Air Fund's 139th Summer

November 3rd, 2014 - This November, many families in Suffolk County, NY are thankful for something special: the gift of their friendship with a New York City child. Each summer, close to 4,000 inner-city children visit suburban, rural and small town communities across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada through The Fresh Air Fund's Volunteer Host Family Program.

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Dig Pink in Rocky Point

One of their biggest endeavors was the Dig Pink fundraiser coordinated by the Rocky Point High School varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams - an event that collected more than $6,000 for the Side Out Foundation. Dig Pink, a Suffolk County volleyball initiative started approximately six years ago, calls for teams to wear pink during a predetermined home game and raise dollars and awareness.

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Man uses shotgun to kill ex-girlfrienda s new boyfriend: cops

A hot headed ex-boyfriend used a shotgun to kill his girl's new boyfriend before committing suicide in a restaurant parking lot on Long Island, according to Suffolk County Police. Jessica Kasten, 28, and her boyfriend Frank Panebianco, 28, were leaving Long Island Pour House around 11:20 p.m. Sunday when they ran into her ex Michael Skiadas and his pal in the parking lot on Patchague Road in Port Jefferson Station, law enforcement said.

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Bellone Praises Veterans, Employers at Job Fair and Expo

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone praised veterans and employers at a job fair and expo held exclusively for veterans on Wednesday October 22. "When our heroes come home to their families and homes in Suffolk County and try to acclimate themselves to day-to-day life, finding employment can be extremely difficult," County Executive Bellone said. "I'm glad to see so many veterans who are eager to find good jobs, and so many employers who are looking to put veterans to work."

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Duo Wanted for Shoplifting from Macy's in Walt Whitman Mall

November 3rd, 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 department store in Huntington Station in September. Two women entered Macys, located at 180 Walt Whitman Road, on September 14, 2014, at 3 p.m. and stole $500 worth of men's golf shirts.

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Ronkonkoma Man Arrested for DWI with Four Children in Vehicle

Suffolk County Police arrested a Ronkonkoma man last night for driving while intoxicated and crashing with his four young children in the car. Ronkonkoma, NY - November 3rd, 2014 - Suffolk County Police arrested a Ronkonkoma man last night for driving while intoxicated and crashing with his four young children in the car.

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Man Wanted for Using Stolen Credit Card at Commack Shops, Gas Stations

November 3rd, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the man who used a stolen credit card at several locations in October 2014. A credit card was stolen from a 2009 Dodge Ram that was parked in the driveway of a residence on Birchfield Court in Coram on October 20. The card was used later that day at Lowes and Home Depot, both in Commack , and three gas stations.

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Cops: 2 Women Stole Golf Shirts at Macy's in Huntington Station

Suffolk County Police are seeking the public's help to identify and locate two people authorities say stole merchandise from a department store in Huntington Station in September. Police say two women entered the Macy's at 180 Walt Whitman Road, on Sept.

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Profile: Louis and Anita Cicero, it's not about the hair

... born in Sicily before immigrating to America. His father didn't become an all-American but he was the 1959 Suffolk County bowling champion. "Nice form," Louis said, "I could never beat him. Used to use a two-finger ball and went to three fingers." ...

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Man shoots and kills ex-girlfriend's boyfriend, himself

... his ex-girlfriend's new beau and then committed suicide at a Long Island restaurant Sunday night, cops said. Suffolk County Police received several 911 calls about shots fired at a strip mall eatery at 650 Patchogue Road in Port Jefferson Station at ...

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GSSC's Annually Holiday Light Show Introduces New On-Line Ticketing Policy

November 3rd, 2014 - Girl Scouts of Suffolk County's Holiday Light Show is introducing an all-new online ticketing only policy. All tickets must be purchased in advance online at http://ift.tt/1wY8AjF.

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Cops: Ronkonkoma man drove drunk on LIE with 4 kids

A Ronkonkoma father was driving drunk with four children as passengers when his vehicle struck a car on the Long Island Expressway late Sunday, Suffolk County police said. Courtney Barker, 28, of Warren Avenue, is charged under Leandra's Law with felony aggravated driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, police said.

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Two dead in Port Jefferson Station murder-suicide, police say

Suffolk County police on scene on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station where two men died in a murder-suicide in which a woman's ex-boyfriend fatally shot her new boyfriend and then killed himself late Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. Photo Credit: Stringer News Service / AJ Ryan Suffolk County police on scene on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station where two men died in a murder-suicide in which a woman's ex-boyfriend fatally shot her new boyfriend and then killed himself late Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014.

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About 600 PSEG Long Island customers without power after high winds

About 600 Long Island customers remained without power Monday morning after fierce winds battered the region, knocking down trees and power lines. Earlier Sunday, about 10,000 customers in Nassau and Suffolk counties had no power, as wind gusts of up to 45 mph wreaked... About 600 Long Island customers remained without power Monday morning after fierce winds battered the region, knocking down trees and power lines.

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Power outage leaves about 850 Long Island customers in the dark overnight

... in Oyster Bay; 35 in North Hempstead, 16 in Smithtown and 13 in Islip. There were 49 reported outages across Suffolk County. Ten outages were reported in the Rockaways. Jeffrey Weir, a PSEG Long Island spokesman, said extra crews, including some ...

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Addiction counseling program at SCCC gets boost from grant

Suffolk County Community College Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor Kathleen Ayers-Lanzillotta faces off with student Debbie Wolff during their drug counseling degree program in Brentwood, Oct. 9, 2014. Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr. Suffolk County Community College Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor Kathleen Ayers-Lanzillotta faces off with student Debbie Wolff during their drug counseling degree program in Brentwood, Oct. 9, 2014.

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Power outage leaves nearly 3,000 Long Island customers in the dark as night falls

... 518 in Oyster Bay; 169 in Brookhaven and 150 in North Hempstead. There were about 295 reported outages in Suffolk County. Jeffrey Weir, a PSEG Long Island spokesman, said extra crews, including some brought in from PSEG New Jersey, would work "into ...

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Mark Cuthbertson, Huntington Town board member, did not disclose 3 court appointments

... receiver in Hypothecator Realty Corp v. J&J Sons Real Estate Corp. et al -- a case in State Supreme Court in Suffolk County. Cuthbertson, appointed attorney for the receiver that year, said he was compensated $3,293.51 and that Fonti has not been ...

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Amityville wants Suffolk to reimburse village for old park acquisition costs

Amityville may finally be reimbursed by Suffolk County for hundreds of thousands of dollars the village spent almost a decade ago on land for Nautical Park, a 1.7-acre greenway at Merrick Road and Ocean Avenue partially owned by the county but managed by the village. Village trustees are scheduled to vote on a resolution at a special meeting Monday morning to transfer a section of the park... Amityville may finally be reimbursed by Suffolk County for hundreds of thousands of dollars the village spent almost a decade ago on land for Nautical Park, a 1.7-acre greenway at Merrick Road and Ocean Avenue partially owned by the county but managed by the village.

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Suffolk Close up: Patriot's home

Long Island is known for, among other things, beautiful beaches, the site of the first "mass-produced" suburb in the U.S, the resort areas of the East End, notably the Hamptons and peaceful Shelter Island, and for farmland that allows Suffolk County to remain the top farming county in New York State in yearly produce. But Long Island isn't sufficiently recognized for its major role in the American Revolution.

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Cops: Woman, 19, Killed in Wheatley Heights Crash

Suffolk County Police say three people were traveling in a 2002 Chevrolet Camaro, heading northwest on Little East Neck Road at the merge of Colonial Springs Road when the vehicle veered off the road into a wooded area on the west side of Colonial Springs Road at approximately 4:20 a.m. Carla Flores, 19, of Wyandanch, a passenger in the back of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene. The owner of the vehicle, Joseph Dunn, 20, of Dix Hills, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for non-life-threatening injuries.

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Suffolk Board of Elections to do background checks on hires

Suffolk County Board of Elections will for the first time require prospective hires to complete a formal job application form that requests the applicant's criminal conviction history -- and then run a background check. The new application form was agreed to by county chairmen for the two major parties -- the Democrats and Republicans -- and existing staff were asked to fill it out by the... Suffolk County Board of Elections will for the first time require prospective hires to complete a formal job application form that requests the applicant's criminal conviction history -- and then run a background check.

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Residents rally for peace in Huntington Station

... as "STOP THE VIOLENCE," and recited the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., organizers said. Members of the Suffolk County Police Department also attended and told residents about a neighborhood watch meeting at the South Huntington Library on ...

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Retreat gets federal grant

The Retreat, based in East Hampton but serving victims of domestic violence throughout Eastern Suffolk County, is receiving $75,250 in funding through the Federal Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced October 29. New York State received a total of $4.3 million through the program to distribute among various nonprofit domestic violence services agencies. "Too many families experience violence at home, and my administration has made it a priority to help New Yorkers break this cycle of abuse," Governor Cuomo said, in announcing the grant.

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Police: 1 dead in single-car crash in Melville

One person was killed and another injured Saturday morning in a single-car crash on Colonial Springs Road in Melville, Suffolk County police said. One person was killed and another injured Saturday morning in a single-car crash on Colonial Springs Road in Melville, Suffolk County police said.

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Halloween sobriety checkpoint in Huntington Station results in 10 arrests, Suffolk police say

An overnight Halloween-based sobriety checkpoint in Huntington Station netted 10 arrests on charges of driving while intoxicated, one including a man with a child in his car, Suffolk County Police said. Police officers from the Suffolk County Highway Patrol Bureau Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team conducted the checkpoint on Route 110 in Huntington Station from 11:10 p.m. Friday... An overnight Halloween-based sobriety checkpoint in Huntington Station netted 10 arrests on charges of driving while intoxicated, one including a man with a child in his car, Suffolk County Police said.

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Police: 10 Arrested at Overnight Sobriety Checkpoint in Huntington Station

Police officers from the Suffolk County Highway Patrol Bureau Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team , assisted by New York State troopers, conducted the checkpoint on Route 110 between 11:10 p.m. Friday and 3:06 a.m. Saturday. The operation was conducted for the prevention of injuries and fatalities associated with driving while ability impaired by alcohol and/or drugs, particularly during the Halloween weekend, police said.

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