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Hills East’s Jessica Grover Walks Her Way To A Junior Olympic Title Wins 3,000-meter Race Walk By A Margin Of More Than A Minute

August 13, 2017 7:50 pm Comments Off

On July 25th, 2017, Half Hollow Hills High School East’s Jessica Grover was crowned national champion of the 3,000-meter race walk in the 15-16 year-old division at the 51st USA Track & Field Hershey National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kansas. Grover dominated the field in her age […]

Jaguar-MG Concours d’Elegance: Classic Automobiles at the Vanderbilt

August 13, 2017 7:43 pm Comments Off

The Jaguar Drivers Club of Long Island and the MG Car Club-Long Island Centre will hold their annual Concours d‘Elegance and All-Marque Concourse Sanitaire, a show of vintage and new automobiles, on Sunday, September 10, from 11:00 to 4:00 at the Vanderbilt Museum. (Rain date: September 17.) The Vanderbilt Museum is located at 180 Little […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE BELLONE ANNOUNCES UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR SHARED SERVICES INITIATIVE

August 13, 2017 7:28 pm Comments Off

Three Public Hearings to be Held in Brookhaven, Islip and Riverhead
SuffolkShare Would Save Approximately $37 Million Over Two-Year Period
SuffolkShare Includes Launch of Virtual Municipal Service Store and Creating New Procurement Consortium

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today announced a series of upcoming public hearings to further inform residents and receive community feedback on SuffolkShare – the […]

Traffic Signal Boxes in Huntington Become Art

August 11, 2017 4:10 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington’s efforts to bring art to public streets continues, with works installed on four traffic signal boxes in the past few weeks – including the first on a signal box in Huntington Station — three more scheduled by the end of the month, another three in the pipeline for installation by the […]

Man Seriously Injured Was Shot Two Times

August 11, 2017 3:51 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that seriously injured a man in Deer Park, New York, early this morning.
A man sitting in a vehicle on the corner of Emerson Street and Deer Park Boulevard was shot twice at 2:12 a.m. The male shooter fled the scene.
The victim, a 35-year-old Deer Park […]

Massive Car Fire at Avalon in Melville, Quick Thinking Firemen Save Complex

August 11, 2017 3:29 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to reports of a car fire at the Avalon Court Apartments on Court North Drive, on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. at about 7:40 p.m. First arriving units found an active fire in a car parked up against the garage of the Avalon complex. Three trucks, three ambulances and a paramedic responder were […]

Beaches Close Again In Bay Shore And Huntington Bay

August 9, 2017 4:58 pm Comments Off

The following beaches are closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria at levels in excess of acceptable criteria:

Benjamin Beach in Bay Shore
Huntington Beach Community Association in Huntington Bay
Fleets Cove Beach in Huntington Bay
Knollwood Beach in Huntington Bay

According to Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Dr. James Tomarken, bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in […]

Pal-O-Mine Equestrian To Hold Fall Festival & Open House

August 7, 2017 7:26 pm Comments Off

Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Inc. (www.pal-o-mine.org, Islandia, NY), a private, not for profit organization providing a comprehensive therapeutic equine program using horses to facilitate growth, learning and healing for children and adults with disabilities, will be holding a Fall Festival and Open House on Sunday, September 17th, 2017 at its facilities located at 829 Old Nichols Road, […]

In Northport Ready, Set, Design

August 7, 2017 7:10 pm Comments Off

As part of the Northport-East Northport School District’s Community Services Summer Recreation Program, students in grades 5-7 put their creativity to the test in the Video Game Design course held at East Northport Middle School this summer.
Led by Northport Middle School technology teacher Christopher Smith, the introductory course allowed students to design, develop and program […]

Wanted for Grand Larceny At Cell Phone Tower

August 6, 2017 6:44 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person(s) who stole items from a cell phone tower sub-station in Deer Park, New York.

An unknown person(s) stole 30 Marathon batteries, valued at $300 each, from 110 Brook Avenue, between April 22 and July […]