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Hector Gavilla for Suffolk County Says “Suffolk Red-Light Camera Program Steals Over $30,000,000 Per Year From Tax-Payers”

August 31, 2017 8:16 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Red-light Camera Program is unconstitutional and ineffective. By the county’s own admission, rear-end collisions have increased 30%. In total, the program has fined Suffolk residents more than $30,000,000, with an average of 30-40% of these fees going not to the county, but Maryland-based Xerox, the vendor whom records and processes all fees […]

Letter from the Chief: Hurricane Harvey Donations

August 30, 2017 6:20 pm Comments Off

Dear Friends and Neighbors,
By now we’ve all heard about the devastation that Hurricane Harvey has brought to Texas and the surrounding areas. Not so long ago, we were the ones in need of assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy; lets pay it forward! Community member George Schwertl has rented trucks to be driven to […]

Melville Firefighter in the Right Place at the Right Time

August 28, 2017 5:42 pm Comments Off

Melville volunteer firefighter and EMT Isaac Vargas was in the right place at the right time when a woman’s hair and blouse caught fire from a Sterno food heater at a Pool Club on Westbourne Lane on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at about 6:30 p.m. Vargas quickly sprung into action and rolled the victim onto the […]

Dix Hills Fire Department Responds To Overturn Crash On Melrose Road

August 28, 2017 5:30 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department was dispatched to a crash involving an SUV that crashed into a tree and overturned on Melrose Road on Saturday, August 26, 2017 shortly after 5 p.m. The driver of the SUV was able to self-exit the vehicle and was transported to Huntington Hospital by the Dix Hills Rescue Squad […]

Ten Farrell Fritz Attorneys Named to “The Best Lawyers in America© 2018”

August 25, 2017 9:23 pm Comments Off

Farrell Fritz congratulates ten attorneys on being selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018.
The attorneys and the fields in which they are being recognized are: Charles M. Strain (Health Care Law); Domenique Camacho Moran (Employment Law – Management); John R. Morken and Eric W. Penzer (Litigation – Trusts & […]

Three Injured in Dix Hills Crash

August 20, 2017 3:43 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department and Suffolk Police responded to a two-vehicle accident on Wolf Hill Road and Caledonia Road on Saturday night, August 19, 2017, at about 8:30 p.m. Three people suffered non-life threatening injuries and were transported to Huntington Hospital by Dix Hills Rescue Squad ambulances. Five others involved declined medical assistance. Dix Hills […]

Half Hollow Hills Appoints New Superintendent And Assistant Superintendent

August 19, 2017 2:11 pm Comments Off

The Half Hollow Hills Central School District has announced the appointment of two district administrators; Dr. Patrick Harrigan is the new superintendent of schools, and Dr. Jeffery Woodberry is the new assistant superintendent for districtwide administration.
Harrigan had previously served as the district’s deputy superintendent, assistant superintendent for districtwide administration, assistant superintendent for secondary education and […]

Half Hollow Hills Welcomes Four New Principals For The 2017-18 School Year

August 19, 2017 1:29 pm Comments Off

The Half Hollow Hills Central School District has appointed four new principals to begin leading the way at their buildings for the 2017-18 school year. The selections were made from a rich pool of highly qualified candidates that represented a mix of internal applicants and new faces to the district.

The principal position vacancies were filled […]

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 […]

New York Giants To Honor Hills West’s Football Coach At Preseason Game

August 10, 2017 6:43 pm Comments Off

Kyle Madden Receiving Award For Tackling Youth Sports With Positivity

At the New York Giants preseason game on Friday, August 11th, Half Hollow Hills High School West’s Head Football Coach Kyle Madden will be honored for his successful 2016 season and his dedication to football and our youth. Coach Madden is being recognized by the Giants […]