Cronin calls for well testing

... Water Advisory Committee and heads his own water analysis company. Mr. Hallman said a few months ago, when Suffolk County Health Services "wouldn't give us any information on wells they test," the WAC sent a budget request to the Town Board to pay ...

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Officials: 1 person injured in Bay Shore fire

One person was treated for smoke inhalation, while nine others were placed into shelters by the Long Island Chapter of the American Red Cross, after a late-night house fire Monday in Bay Shore, police and fire officials said. No serious injuries were reported in the fire, which was reported at 10:04 p.m. and severely damaged the house on Gunther Avenue, Suffolk County officials said.

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Suffolk County to install monitoring wells at dumping sites

... monitoring wells are installed inside Roberto Clemente Park in Brentwood on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Suffolk County will begin investigating whether contaminated fill dumped at four sites in the county has impacted the groundwater, after initial test ...

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NY State should drop demand for more Suffolk jail cells

The closer Suffolk County comes to being forced by the state to build another jail, the clearer it becomes that the facility and its massive expense are unnecessary. The number of inmates has trended downward for years.

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Booth House in Yaphank added to state historic registry; considered for national list

... and, if approved in about two weeks, would give the hamlet three homes on the list. The house was donated to Suffolk County by the Kinney Family in 1998 and moved across the street to Southaven County Park. A restoration to the residence was ...

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Suffolk County to install monitoring wells at dumping sites

... monitoring wells are installed inside Roberto Clemente Park in Brentwood on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Suffolk County will begin investigating whether contaminated fill dumped at four sites in the county has impacted the groundwater, after initial test ...

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Police Seek Woman Who Stole From Walmart

Police are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the woman pictured above who is suspected of stealing items from a store in Centereach in December. Police say a woman entered Walmart, located at 161 Middle Country Road, and stole miscellaneous items from the store on Dec. 15. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

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LaValle defends collecting pension without retiring

... paying years, as well as the number of years he has in the retirement system. Another state official from Suffolk County, Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) filed his retirement papers last year. Mr. Englebright, who is 68 years old and has ...

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Inaugural seed swap comes to Riverhead

... plants," says Robin Simmen, community horticulture specialist for the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, who teaches seed saving and other gardening skills at the farm in Yaphank. "These are the ones that will be the most disease and ...

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Suffolk SPCA Announces Happy Ending to a Sad Story

January 19, 2015 - The Suffolk County SPCA announced today that "Bean" has found his forever home . Chief Roy Gross of the Suffolk SPCA said that the agency was contacted last month by two passerby's that they found a small, emaciated, matted dog in a cage covered with feces and urine on the side of Candlewood Dr., Brentwood.

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Mastic Woman Arrested for DWI Following Fatal Three-Vehicle Crash

January 18, 2015 - Suffolk County Police have arrested a Mastic woman for driving while intoxicated following a three-car crash that killed a man in Brookhaven early this morning. Orlando Heinecker was driving a 1997 Suburban eastbound on Montauk Highway when he lost control of his vehicle and struck two westbound vehicles, a 2007 Jeep, driven by Kimberly Michiels, and a 2014 Ford Focus, driven by Sarah Skidmore, in front of 2449 Montauk Highway at 1:19 a.m. Heinecker, 35, of Bellport, who was ejected from the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

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Pedestrian Killed in Dix Hills Motor Vehicle Crash

January 18, 2015 - Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Dix Hills early this morning. John Capalbo was driving a 2003 Lincoln southbound on Deer Park Avenue when his vehicle struck a pedestrian who was attempting to cross from west to east at MacNeice Place at approximately 6:20 a.m. The pedestrian was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead.

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SCPD Crime Alert: Islandia Gas Station Robbed

January 19th, 2015 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the man who robbed an Islandia gas station in November. A man entered Gulf, located at 1460 Veterans Memorial Highway, pointed a small handgun at an employee and stole cash and lottery tickets on November 14, 2014 at approximately 4:25 a.m. The man was wearing a full, tan-colored facemask, camouflage pants, a dark-colored jacket with a hood and black gloves.

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Woman Wanted for Shoplifting from Centereach Walmart

January 19th, 2015 - Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the woman who stole items from a store in Centereach in December.

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Police Seek Help to Find Man Who Robbed Islandia Gas Station

... and black gloves. He fled the scene in a tan Pontiac Aztek westbound on Express Drive North, 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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Governor floats tax break proprosal

And one proposal by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo aims to at least ease the tax burden for about 1.3 million people across the state. While the governor can't pass legislation preventing another of Mr. Franklin's certainties from occurring - death - his 'Opportunity Agenda' would provide an average $1,150 in annual tax credits for over 125,000 homeowners in Suffolk County, and 1.3 million across the state.

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Firefighters battle house blaze in Commack

Suffolk County police could not immediately say if there were any injuries -- and fire officials said there were no reports of anyone being taken to a hospital. Fire officials said a call reporting the fire at a house on Hayrick Lane was received at 4:46 a.m. and said firefighters... Suffolk County police could not immediately say if there were any injuries -- and fire officials said there were no reports of anyone being taken to a hospital.

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One dead, another driver charged with DWI following fatal three-vehicle Long Island crash

Suffolk County Police arrested a Mastic woman for driving while intoxicated following a three-car crash that killed a man in Brookhaven early this morning. Orlando Heinecker was eastbound on Montauk Highway when he lost control of his SUV and struck two westbound vehicles, a Jeep, driven by Kimberly Michiels, and a Ford, driven by Sarah Skidmore, in front of 2449 Montauk Highway at 1:19 a.m. Michiels, 35, of Mastic, who was treated for minor injuries at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue, was charged with driving while intoxicated and was to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Sunday.

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Cops: Mastic Woman, Kimberly Michiels, 35, Arrested for DWI Following ...

Suffolk County Police have arrested a Mastic woman for driving while intoxicated following a three-car crash that killed a man in Brookhaven early this morning. According to the report, Orlando Heinecker was driving a 1997 Suburban eastbound on Montauk Highway when he lost control of his vehicle and struck two westbound vehicles, a 2007 Jeep, driven by Kimberly Michiels, and a 2014 Ford Focus, driven by Sarah Skidmore, in front of 2449 Montauk Highway at 1:19 a.m. Heinecker, 35, of Bellport, who was ejected from the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

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Hearing set on restrictions, covenants for The Residences at Oheka Castle

... "The original resolution granted a change of zone upon the filing of covenants and restrictions with the Suffolk County Clerk," town spokesman A.J. Carter said Friday. "The present resolution clarifies which conditions the applicant [Melius] is ...

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Freezing rain makes for icy roads, police caution drivers and pedestrians

... most of the icy roads were reported. A freezing rain advisory was extended for Nassau County and western Suffolk County until 11 a.m. But as of 9:20 a.m., in New York City, it was 34 degrees, while temperatures at La Guardia Airport were 32 degrees ...

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Bellport man killed in three-way accident in Brookhaven, woman involved charged with DWI, cops say

Suffolk County police charged a Mastic woman with driving while intoxicated after she was involved in a three-car crash Sunday morning that killed a Bellport man in Brookhaven. Police arrested Kimberley Michiels, 35, who was struck by a 1997 Suburban that went out of control, near 2449 Montauk Hwy.

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Freezing rain makes for icy roads, police advise caution to drivers and pedestrians

... most of the icy roads were reported. A freezing rain advisory was extended for Nassau County and Western Suffolk County until 11 a.m. But as of 9: 20 a.m., in New York City, it was 34 degrees, while temperatures at La Guardia Airport were 32 degrees ...

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Manhunt for suspect in serviceman's Theater District murder ends ...

Peter Castillo , 26, of Salem, was arrested Thursday in the Dominican Republic and returned to the US to face charges he gunned down Stephen Perez in a Tremont Street parking garage on April 28, 2012, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Castillo, who has been on the lam since 2012, arrived in the US this morning and is being held in a federal lockup in New York.

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Suffolk County leads state in Leandra's Law DWI arrests

... more roadways, but a lot of it has to do with proactive efforts to tackle DWI," Fallon said. In 2012, the Suffolk County district attorney's office established a Vehicular Crime Bureau, in part to handle the growing number of Leandra's Law ...

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Pedestrian Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash Crossing Route 110 in East Farmingdale

January 17, 2015 - Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in East Farmingdale tonight. Abraham Sanabria was driving a 2011 Nissan southbound on Route 110 just south of Great Neck Road when he struck Wilfrid Bien-Aime, who was crossing Route 110 from west to east at approximately 5:50 p.m. Bien-Aime, 68, of North Amityville, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

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Westhampton Resident Wins Patchogue Theatre's Guitar of the Stars Raffle

... THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (PTPA) The Patchogue Theatre first opened in 1923 as the largest theatre in Suffolk County. It still is, with almost 1200 seats. Saved by Village of Patchogue in 1996 and lovingly restored it to its original grandeur, ...

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Police: Pedestrian Struck, Killed by Car in East Farmingdale

According to police, the pedestrian was struck near the intersection of southbound Route 110 and Main Street at about 5:52 p.m. The man was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

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Riverhead High School Wrestler Hits 100th Win Mark

Riverhead High School senior Cody Weiss, who wrestles at 126 pounds, joined the Suffolk County Century Club by achieving 100 wins during his high school wrestling career. He joins Riverhead wrestlers: Todd Davey , Ricky Roche , Brandon Zielazny , Greg Goodale , Chris Raynor , Chris Darrow , Matt Scott and Fred Wilkinson , according to the list kept by the LI Wrestling Association .

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Police: Wading River Man Arrested After Sexually Assaulting Woman Behind Bowling Alley

... to rape her, police said. Southampton Town Police, New York State Police, New York State Police K-9, and Suffolk County Police helicopters responded to the scene, but the man fled the area before police arrived, police said. Rause was charged with ...

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