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Letter from the Chief: New Year Blood Drive 1/8/21

January 7, 2021 2:50 pm Comments Off

Dear Neighbors,
The Halesite Fire Department’s Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting the Long Island Blood Service early in the New Year as blood shortages are still at critical lows. Please join us next FRIDAY January 8th 2021 from 3:30pm – 8:00pm, to donate blood.
Both the Department and the Long Island Blood Services will be taking extra […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE BELLONE ANNOUNCES SUFFOLK BACKSTOP TO ASSIST RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES HARD-HIT BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC

December 23, 2020 5:59 pm Comments Off

COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program Will Disburse Nearly $600,000 in Emergency Funds to Income-Eligible Applicants

Small Business Assistance Grant Program to Assist Nearly 150 Main Street Businesses Impacted by Ongoing Crisis

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today announced the launch of Suffolk BACKSTOP — a new COVID-19 rental and small business assistance program for County residents and business […]

Two People Arrested for Selling Counterfeit Designer Merchandise

December 20, 2020 5:50 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested two people for selling counterfeit goods in Suffolk County.
Financial Crimes Unit detectives, with the assistance of The Allegiance Protection Group and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office Financial Investigations and Money Laundering Bureau, launched an investigation into two people selling counterfeit designer merchandise. During the course of the investigation, undercover investigators […]

SCPD Updates Operational Changes Due To Rise in COVID-19 Infection Rate

December 20, 2020 5:36 pm Comments Off

In response to the increase in COVID-19 cases, the Suffolk County Police Department is once again enacting operational changes in an effort to limit person-to-person contact beginning on December 14, 2020.
Precincts will remain open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week but the department is encouraging people to not visit precincts unless critically necessary. Fingerprinting […]

Russell I. Marnell Named to New York Metro Super Lawyers List for Sixth Consecutive Year

December 15, 2020 5:29 pm Comments Off

Russell I. Marnell of the Marnell Law Group has been named to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list for the sixth year in a row in the practice area of Family Law.
Since 1985, Mr. Marnell has handled more than 700 trials and hearings involving complex custody, equitable distribution, child support and maintenance issues. In addition to […]

MELVILLE MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED SOLICITATION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SEXTORTION OF A MINOR

December 6, 2020 4:51 pm Comments Off

Defendant Allegedly Solicited Pictures of Minors’ Feet and Sexually Explicit Photos & Videos through Social Media in Exchange for Money

Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini today announced the arrest of a Melville man for the alleged solicitation of child pornography on social media and coercion of a juvenile victim through “sextortion.”
Bradley Garyn, 27, is […]

The John W. Engeman Studio of The Performing Arts-Announcing Fall 2020 Classes

October 6, 2020 2:49 pm Comments Off

We are thrilled to welcome students (ages 7 – 18) back to The John W. Engeman Studio of The Performing Arts for safe, private, in person and virtual classes. Our new offerings will allow us to instruct your child while staying safe and tailoring private instruction to suit each student’s needs.

All classes will be instructed […]

NATION-WIDE ADVANCE FEE LOAN SCHEME; VICTIMS TO RECEIVE $880K IN RESTITUTION

September 25, 2020 1:54 pm Comments Off

Defendant Ran a “Boiler Room” Operation, Targeted Small Business Owners in Need of Loans

Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini announced the sentencing of a Farmingdale man to prison for operating an advance fee loan scheme that targeted small business owners and affected 42 identified victims across the country. The defendant is also ordered to […]

Town Board Meeting 7/21/20

July 23, 2020 4:18 pm Comments Off

Huntington Enacts C-6 Zoning Regulations on Mixed-Use Development, Addresses LIPA Proposal
The Huntington Town Board held its July 21, 2020 meeting remotely and broadcast meeting audio live, approving sweeping measures to regulate the size and scope of mixed-use development in the Town, including environmental impacts of development, and address the decades-long parking issue in Huntington village, […]

Letter To The Editor Regarding LIPA/NatGrid Tax Case, With Criminal Implications

July 20, 2020 1:38 pm Comments Off

July 20, 2020
Dear Editor,
When the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) was created, the New York State Legislature laid out clear “rules of the road” in the Public Authorities Law, that LIPA would be required to follow. It stated that “projects” would require Public Authorities Control Board (PACB) review and approval, before going forward. LIPA ignored […]