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Huntington Recognizes First Female State Legislator, Suffragist Ida Bunce Sammis, With Historical Marker

April 8, 2019 4:09 am Comments Off

On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci; Councilmembers Joan Cergol and Ed Smyth; Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia; Receiver of Taxes Jillian Guthman; Town Historian Robert Hughes and Human Services Director Carmen Kasper were joined by the Town’s first female Town Supervisor, former Supervisor and Assemblywoman Toni Rettaliata-Tepe; Antonia Petrash and members of the […]

Woman Wanted For Petit Larceny And Endangering The Welfare Of A Child

April 5, 2019 3:29 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who used a child to help her steal merchandise from a Huntington Station store in March 2019.
A woman, who was accompanied by a child approximately 10 to 12 years old, entered […]

Three Men Wanted For Grand Larceny in Huntington

April 3, 2019 4:01 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the men who opened fraudulent cell phone accounts in Huntington last year.

Three men opened multiple accounts at AT&T, located at 389 New York Ave., using fraudulent identifying information and received 12 iPhone Max phones on […]

Centerport Fire Department Contains House Fire

April 2, 2019 3:57 am Comments Off

The Centerport Fire Department responded to reports of a house fire on McKinley Terrace, Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 10:28 pm. Firefighters located the fire in the basement that extended up through the walls into the first and second floors. Crews aggressively attacked the blaze which was contained to the basement and two rooms on the upper […]

DA Sini, DEA, HSI & SCPD Announce Indictment of Six MS-13 Gang Members for Allegedly Conspiring to Commit Murder

April 1, 2019 3:44 am Comments Off

Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) New York, and the Suffolk County Police Department announced the indictment of six alleged MS-13 gang members in connection with conspiracies to commit two separate murders in Suffolk County.

“These were not empty threats; we’ve seen MS-13 gang members […]

Melville Man Scammed Out of Money In Social Security Phone Scam

March 7, 2019 4:58 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers are investigating an incident during which a Melville man was scammed out of more than $1,000 by a caller who stated he worked for the United States Social Security Administration.
Wayne Chertoff, 67, received a phone call on February 28 from a woman who stated she worked for […]

April Events for Adults at the Cold Spring Harbor Library

March 6, 2019 4:36 pm Comments Off

The following events are open to all. Advance registration is always requested.
Combating Climate Change
Wednesday, April 3, 7:00pm
Earth’s changing climate is a much debated topic. What does it mean for our oceans and local bays? What do we know about the changes, and more importantly, what can we do to address them? A Cornell Cooperative Extension […]

The 5th Annual Long Island Yarn Crawl

March 5, 2019 3:50 pm Comments Off

The 5th Annual Long Island Yarn Crawl

After four successful years, 10 yarn shops from Port Washington to East Hampton will be
participating in the fifth annual Long Island Yarn Crawl on April 4th – 7 th, 2019. Over the course of four days,
yarn crafters – knitters, crocheters, weavers and spinners – are invited to participate in this […]

Overturned SUV in Dix Hills

March 4, 2019 3:29 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department and Suffolk Police respond to a single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon, March 3, 2019, at about 12:35 p.m. on Ryder Avenue near Wildwood Drive in Dix Hills. The Jeep Grand Cherokee lost control and overturned on its side on the front lawn of a home. The driver was extricated from the vehicle by Dix […]

Woman Arrested for DWI under Leandra’s Law following Crash

March 2, 2019 4:51 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police last night arrested a woman for Driving While Intoxicated under Leandra’s Law after she was involved in a crash with her 9-year-old daughter in the vehicle in Melville.

Karlita Rojas-Reyes was driving a 2004 Acura eastbound on the Long Island Expressway when she lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the median […]