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Watch As Floodwaters Burst Through Smithtown Library Causing Millions Of Dollars In Damages
The Smithtown Library in Suffolk County uploaded surveillance videos taken Monday, Aug. 19, as heavy rains pushed into the building at One North Country Road in Smithtown. It collapsed walls, bashed open doors, and destroyed books and furniture. More than a foot of rain fell on parts of Long Island...
Veterans Resource Fair heads to Farmingville Sept. 16
Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Dan Panico has announced that the Town of Brookhaven Department of General Services, Division of Veterans Services, and the Suffolk County Veterans Services Agency will host the first annual Veterans Resource Fair on Monday, September 16 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will be held in the 2nd floor Media Room at Brookhaven Town Hall, One Independence Hill in Farmingville. Representatives of the following agencies will be in attendance:
MusicFest Atop Lighthouse Gets Underway
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine and Legislator Stephanie Bontempi stopped by Saturday to wish participants well as the 15th Huntington Lighthouse Musicfest got underway. As boaters, paddleboarders, kayakers and others gathered around the Huntington Lighthouse, they listened as Oliver Cirelli, a Huntington resident and Read More ...
Woof Wednesday aims to strengthen autism services and tackle homelessness on Long Island
ELIJA — known as Empowering Long Island’s Journey through Autism — is launching Woof Wednesday at its new ELIJA Farm marketplace. Every Wednesday, the marketplace will feature handcrafted dog biscuits made at the ELIJA Farm in Huntington Station. Sales from these biscuits will support autism services and aid for people experiencing homelessness in Nassau and Suffolk counties. In collaboration with the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, this initiative highlights the impact of pets on our lives and serves our communities.
Suffolk football universe breaks ground with Ward Melville press debut
The Suffolk chapter of the National Football Foundation held a countywide press conference at Ward Melville High School on Aug. 23. Coaches and players from more than 50 schools attended and introduced themselves to the media. Len Genova, president of the James C. Metzger chapter of the NFF, hosted the...
Pedestrian seriously injured in Mastic motor vehicle crash
Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously. injured a pedestrian in Mastic on Aug. 30. Brooke Gibbs was driving a 2024 Kia westbound on Montauk Highway, when the vehicle struck a. southbound male pedestrian in the roadway, west of Park Avenue, at 10:26...
Brentwood Tragedy: Man Arrested for Murder After Fatal Shooting on Charter Oaks Ave, Victim Pronounced Dead at Hospital
Suffolk County Police last night arrested a man after he shot and killed another man in Brentwood. Third Precinct officers responded to a call reporting a man shot in front of 178 Charter Oaks Ave., at 6p.m. Upon arrival, officers located the victim. Joshua E. Jasmin, 30, was transported via...
7 Charged In Overnight Sobriety Checkpoint In Central Islip
Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway SAFE-T Team (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) conducted the joint operation in the LIRR parking lot in Central Islip located at 870 Suffolk Ave., from 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 until 2:35 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31. The checkpoint was part...
Extended Family Honors Loved One with Tree Planting at Memorial Park in Islip
When Brandon Soto’s aunt Melanie Poletski of Lake Grove and his grandmother Bernadette Petrella of Ronkonkoma, visited the wind phone at Gabriel’s Giving Tree Memorial and Serenity Garden at the Suffolk County Environmental Center at the Scully Estate, they had the thought to plant a tree in his memory. On August 25 that became a reality, as Brandon’s loving family donated and planted a bald cypress tree and surrounded it with painted seashells. Brandon died on April 30, 2024 of a fentanyl poisoning.
Smithtown Library awaits federal aid after devastating flooding
LONG ISLAND - The Smithtown Library is still trying to recover following the devastating floods that swept across Long Island nearly two weeks ago. Security camera footage from the library shows the powerful floodwaters consuming the lower level of the library, leaving behind a trail of devastation that is estimated to cost around $10M.
Wanted for quick change scam in St. James
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two people who allegedly stole from a St. James store. Two women asked an employee at King Kullen, located at 472 Lake Ave., to make change for...
Dad allegedly shot ex-wife and her boyfriend in million-dollar home as teen daughter sat outside in car
A Long Island, New York community is reeling after a man allegedly murdered his ex-wife and her boyfriend at their multi-million-dollar home in St. James. Daniel Coppola, 50, is facing two charges of second-degree murder in Suffolk County, Long Island in connection with the deaths of his ex-wife 50-year-old Kelly Coppola and her boyfriend, 53-year-old father of two Kenneth “Kenny” Pohlman, Jr.
Nesconset Holds Annual Street Fair
Many communities have street fairs; they have them every year. Many businesses, vendors, and elected officials try to make as many as they can and sometimes have to pick and choose which ones to get to. The Messenger is one of those businesses. We participate because it is literally our own communities just as much as it is the communities we cover.
Shocking Map Predicts Major Parts of New Jersey Underwater by 2050
We have heard for years how climate change will cause rising water levels. A new map shows a densely populated area of New Jersey expected to be underwater by the year 2050. Even though climate change is a much-debated topic, some facts just can't be ignored. According to Climate Central,...
New York: Watch Out for These Dancing Insects – They Hurt!
This summer, New Yorkers may come across a curious sight: thousands of white fluffy insects dancing on local beech trees. While these tiny dancers (check out how they shake it in the video below) may look fun, their name, as well as their painful defense mechanism, are no joke. Dancing...
September Car and Bike Shows in New York
Lots of time to catch a car show or two this Fall. Just because the temperatures are cooling doesn't mean the car events aren't hot this in September. Add a few of these events to your Fall calendar. Come with your car to the show or just come with friends and family to enjoy the show.
Is New York One of the Country’s Hardest Working States?
Americans work a lot. According to the World Economic Forum, the average American works almost 1,800 hours a year. This is among some of the longest average hours out of any of the most industrialized nations. But if you are or know that person who refuses to take all their...
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