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Melville Fire Department Responds to Northern State Car Fire

June 15, 2017 12:41 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department was dispatched for a car fire on the Northern State Parkway in the eastbound lanes between exits 40 and 41 (Route 110 and Wolf Hill Road) on Wednesday, June 14, at about 6:55 p.m. Firefighters responded with an engine and heavy rescue truck, and extinguished a working fire in a Volkswagen. The […]

Fire at Apex Rehab Center

June 15, 2017 12:04 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Manor Fire Department responded to a fire at the Apex Rehabilitation Center on Birchwood Drive in South Huntington on Wednesday morning, June 14, 2017 at about 7 a.m. The fire occurred in the attic on one of the facility’s buildings, and was quickly extinguished by firefighters. Huntington Manor firefighters were assisted by the Dix […]

Steel Signing Marks Progress at Northridge Site

June 12, 2017 6:54 pm Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and Town Board Members Mark Cuthbertson and Susan A. Berland joined with representatives from Huntington Station master developer Renaissance Downtowns June 8 in a steel-signing ceremony marking progress in the construction of a mixed-use building that represents the beginning of the next phase in Huntington Station’s revitalization

The building, at […]

June 15, 2017 Hard Luck Café Concert at Cinema Arts Centre

June 10, 2017 11:47 am Comments Off

Acoustic duo The Levins and LI’s own Christine Sweeney share the bill during the monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday, June 15. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 ($10 […]

Tanner Park Beach, Benjamin Beach and Centerport Yacht Club Beach Closures Lifted

June 9, 2017 4:51 pm Comments Off

James L. Tomarken, MD, MSW, MPH, MBA, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, says today that that the beach closures issued for the following beaches have been lifted, as results of recent samples collected show the water quality to be within acceptable levels:

Tanner Park Beach in Copiague
Benjamin Beach in Bayshore
Centerport Yacht Club […]

COUNTY EXECUTIVE BELLONE ANNOUNCES SUFFOLK COUNTY WILL PARTICIPATE IN STATEWIDE RIDE-SHARING PROGRAM

June 9, 2017 3:06 pm Comments Off

County Executive, Uber and Lyft Representatives, and Long Island Business Leaders Tout the Over $100 Million in Projected Economic Benefits of Alternative Transportation Services
Suffolk County is First to Bring Ride-sharing Services to Long Island
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today announced that Suffolk County will officially participate in the statewide ride-sharing program that was recently signed into […]

Berland, Edwards Support BAPS Walkathon

June 9, 2017 2:58 pm Comments Off

Councilwomen help plant a tree as part of Hindu sect’s effort to help Nature Conservancy project
Melville, NY, Huntington Town Councilwomen Susan A. Berland and Tracey A. Edwards joined with other public officials June 4 in the opening ceremonies and official start of a walkathon organized by the BAPS Hindu temple to raise funds for […]

Suffolk County Police To Hold Vehicle Auction

June 8, 2017 12:23 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Police Impound Section will hold an auction of vehicles on June 17 at 9 a.m. at the Suffolk County Police Department Impound Facility, located at 100 Old Country Road in Westhampton.

Cars, SUVs, pickup trucks and a recreational vehicle (RV) will be available for auction. There will be no motorcycles for sale during […]

Bar Fight At Colony Leads to Arrest of Gang Member

June 8, 2017 12:09 pm Comments Off

On Saturday May 27, 2017 a 911 call came in to SCPD at 2:20 am that there was a fight at the Colony Lounge on Depot Road in Huntington Station. Police responded to the scene found the victim had already left. Saying that he had driven himself to Good Samaritan Hospital with serious injuries.

On further investigation detectives […]

Possible Gang Related Shooting In Front Of 283A Broadway, Greenlawn

June 7, 2017 12:40 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating the shooting of a man in Greenlawn early this morning.

Omar Fuentes was standing with a group of people in front of 283A Broadway when a man approached the group, fired shots then fled on foot south of Broadway. Fuentes, 30, of Greenlawn, was struck twice in the […]