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Free Smoking Cessation Course in Melville

July 26, 2014 8:17 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Legislator Louis D’Amaro encourage residents in the Melville area to take advantage of a free course to help them quit smoking.
“Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death,” said Bellone, who earlier this year signed legislation to raise the age for the sale of tobacco products to 21 […]

Melville Woman Arrested for Hit and Run after Striking Four Victims

July 25, 2014 8:48 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a woman for striking four men with her car, and then leaving the scene of the crash in Wyandanch on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at approximately 4:00 a.m.
Netanya Lewis was involved in an altercation on S. 32nd Street, at approximately 4 a.m. when she got in her vehicle and struck […]

The Heckscher Museum of Art Exhibitions and Programs

July 25, 2014 8:45 am Comments Off

FIRST FRIDAY
Extended Hours 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Performance 7:00 pm
Free Museum Admission
Celebrate First Friday at The Heckscher Museum of Art. Explore the Museum’s exhibitions during extended viewing hours and enjoy unique musical performances inspired by artwork on view.
Mind Open Band
Friday, August 1
Artist George D. Green’s Minding Dog Rag on view in the Museum’s Picture Perfect […]

One Dead, One Injured After Huntington Station Shooting

July 24, 2014 4:58 am 2 Comments

On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at approximately 9:35 p.m. a group of people were gathered outside of 84 East 9th Street, Huntington Station. A man fired a number of shots at the group.
Daniel Carbajal, 25, of Huntington Station, who was shot in the head, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the […]

Plant a Tree, Save the Planet

July 23, 2014 3:31 pm Comments Off

More than 1,200 posters from fifth graders across the State were submitted to the nine Department of Environmental Conservation (D.E.C.) regions and judged by local community volunteers, green professionals, and staff. Annika’s poster was then selected as the finalist by the D.E.C.’s Central Office.

Theft At Pandora In Walt Whitman Mall

July 23, 2014 12:49 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the people who stole jewelry from a South Huntington Store last month.
Three people, two women and one man, stole $5,000 of assorted jewelry from locked cases at Pandora, located at 160 Walt Whitman Road, on […]

SILVER ALERT For Alfred Tobias – Update

July 23, 2014 11:55 am Comments Off

Update: Alfred Tobias has been located, unharmed.
The Suffolk County Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a Greenlawn man who is diabetic and suffers from dementia.
Alfred Tobias, 59, of 909 Paumanack Village Drive, Greenlawn, was last seen on the corner of Fairgrounds Avenue and East 6th Street, Huntington Station, on July 22, 2014 at 10 […]

Vanderbilt Installs Sign Designating its Status on National Register of Historic Places

July 23, 2014 11:21 am Comments Off

The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Now, thanks to a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, the museum can announce that coveted status at the grand iron gates to the estate.

Man Drowns in Backyard Pool

July 22, 2014 5:28 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man who drowned in his backyard pool last night. On Monday, July 21, 2014 at approximately 7:15 p.m. Second Precinct police officers responded to Ibsen Court in Dix Hills after a 911 caller reported finding a man at the bottom of the deep end […]

Plan Proposed To Invest $3 Billion For Tax Relief, Rebuild Infrastructure, Create Jobs, Help Schools

July 22, 2014 9:06 am Comments Off

The comprehensive plan will accelerate planned tax cuts to provide New Yorkers with the relief they deserve, make key infrastructure investments to create new jobs across the state and provide historic assistance to local schools and property taxpayers.