Suffolk County Offers Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services and the Brookhaven Animal Shelter will offer free rabies vaccinations for dogs, cats and ferrets.

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Toxic Debris Mystery Deepens With 2nd Dump Site

... Long Island location after 32,000 tons of asbestos-contaminated soil was mysteriously discovered at a park . Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said Tuesday that the material is "very similar in appearance" to what was already found at ...

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Fmc Women's Empowerment Summit Take Your Business Savvy To The Next Level

... want to go. Moderator: Stacey Sweet, Executive Producer, Life Is Sweet Tv Hon. Angie Carpenter, Treasurer, Suffolk County Jacqueline Harounian, Esq., Partner, The Law Firm of Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, P.C. Michelle Kerrigan, Founder, ...

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Long Island's retail bank market dominated by big brands

... branches, while Teachers Federal Credit Union has 26. Bridgehampton National Bank also has 26 branches, while Suffolk County National Bank runs 25. Though the database and map show the penetration these banks have on Long Island, they also show how ...

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Levy: Follow the Patchogue plan

LIBN columnist Steve Levy is president of Common Sense Strategies , a political, government and consulting firm. He served as Suffolk County executive from 2004-2011.

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John M. Kennedy, Jr. and Nesconset Chamber of Commerce to Host Food...

... Food Drives at 2014 Summer Concert Series to Support Long Island Cares, Inc. Nesconsent, NY - May 10, 2014 - Suffolk County Legislator John M. Kennedy, Jr. and the Nesconset Chamber of Commerce are inviting residents to bring a donation of ...

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Silver Alert: 15-Year-Old North Amityville Girl Missing

May 13, 2014 - The Suffolk County Police Department has issued a Silver Alert regarding a missing 15-year-old female who may be suffering from depression and has been known to cut herself.

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Suffolk County Unveils First Water Quality Film Contest

May 12, 2014 - County Executive Steve Bellone joined the Suffolk County Office of Film and Cultural Affairs and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to unveil the County's first water quality film contest.

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Report: 9.8 Miles of New Train Track on Long Island Could Generate More Than 14,000 Jobs

... more tourist dollars to Long Island. The analysis assumed that six station areas in Nassau County and four in Suffolk County could accommodate transit-oriented development, facilitating additional economic growth by locating more residents and ...

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Second site probed in connection with illegal dumping

Suffolk County district attorney's office investigators and state environmental officials swept on to a site on Route 111 in Central Islip on Tuesday morning to carry out sampling in connection with a criminal probe into toxic waste dumping at a nearby Islip Town park.

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Police: Driver flees Medford accident

Suffolk County police are looking for the driver of a Jeep Wrangler who they said ran from the scene after crashing into a car on Route 112 in Medford early Tuesday, May 13, 2014.

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May 13-Suffolk Arrest Report

All of the following information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department.

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Suffolk Police Ask for Help to Find Missing Teen

... ts and blue slip-on shoes. Below is a photo of the missing teen. The Silver Alert is a program implemented in Suffolk County that allows local law enforcement to share information with the public about people with special needs who have gone missing.

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NY: Advocates Push for More Suffolk Bus Funding

Public transportation riders and advocates Monday urged state lawmakers to push for increased funding for Suffolk County's bus system to better serve college students, the disabled and the county's workforce.

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Probe into dumping at Brentwood park set to widen, says source

Suffolk County Legislator Monica Martinez, speaks during a press conference at Roberto Clemente Park in Brentwood on May 12, 2014.

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Advocates push for more Suffolk bus funding

Public transportation riders and advocates urged state lawmakers to push for increased funding for Suffolk County's bus system to better serve college students, the disabled and the county's workforce in front of a bus stop in front of the Long Island Rail Road station in Patchogue on May 12, 2014.

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Long Island news, weather, traffic, LIRR and school updates for Monday, May 12, 2014

... advocates will rally later this morning at the Patchogue LIRR station, calling for state legislators to fund Suffolk County Transit. Check back for updates. NEW LIRR CHIEF. The Long Island Rail Road has a new president. Patrick Nowakowski, 60, a ...

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Suffolk and Brookhaven Town complete land purchase in Selden for expanded park

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, center, shakes hands with Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine, right, after signing a bill creating a park in Selden on Monday, May 12, 2014.

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Greenlawn FD Wins Big in Chuck Varese Vehicle Extrication Tournament

... lunteer firefighters the opportunity to practice life-saving skills. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Suffolk County Burn Center.

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Dirt bike rider Isaac McNair seriously injured in North Amityville crash, police say

Suffolk County police are investigating an accident involving a dirt bike and a car on Sunrise Highway near Bayview Avenue in North Amityville at 8:41 p.m. Sunday, May 11, 2014.

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Clubhouse of Suffolk Recieves Agency of the Year Award

... Director (on left) accepted the award on behalf of Clubhouse of Suffolk and its two partner organizations Suffolk County United Veterans and the Mental Health Association in Suffolk. "I am grateful and honored to accept this award on behalf of a ...

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SCPD: Man Wanted for Petit Larceny

May 12, 2014 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the man who stole baby formula from two supermarkets last month.

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SCPD: Man Arrested After Hit and Run Crash that Seriously Injured Pedestrian

May 12, 2014 - Suffolk County Police have arrested a Coram man that left the scene of a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a pedestrian.

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Marine Bureau Officers Rescue Pair from Burning Boat

May 11, 2014 - Suffolk County Marine Bureau officers rescued two people from a burning boat in Long Island Sound this afternoon.

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Fake shelters have met their match with the Guardians of Rescue

... sending them out without a bill of health or sterilizing them." This is why animal rescue organizations of Suffolk County, NY are banding together to create the Rescue Responsibility Act, which is a legislation to oversee rescues and shelters. There ...

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Bipartisan bill to broaden use of heroin overdose drug passes unanimously in NY

... has increased nearly 4 times what it was in 2011, where 120 deaths from overdoses were recorded in Nassau and Suffolk County last year alone. "The naxolone (Narcan) bill is one more weapon in our arsenal of trying to deal with the heroin epidemic," ...

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Northport Locksmith Help Local Convenience Store Get Doors Realigned

Recently, Northport Locksmiths, a Suffolk County, NY-based provider of locksmith and enhanced security product and services to the Northport community and the greater Suffolk region, was able to assist a local business to simultaneously improve their appearance and security by fixing the heavily used entrance of the building.

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Accident closes Sunrise in Amityville

The North Amityville Fire Company, the Copiague Fire Department and the Suffolk County Police respond to an accident on westbound Sunrise Highway at Bayview Avenue just before 9:00 p.m. Sunday, May 11, 2014.

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Islip Town knew about dumping at Roberto Clemente Park, records show

... 48 truckloads of debris entering the park and dumping the material, sources said. Five months before the Suffolk County district attorney announced last week that 32,000 tons of asbestos-laden debris had been dumped in the park, Brendan Kearns, the ...

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Bellone set to OK purchase of land in Selden for park

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is expected to sign a bill today completing the purchase of 16 acres of land in Selden for a long-awaited county park.

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