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St. James-Smithtown Little League Holds Another Successful Little League Softball State Championship
St. James-Smithtown Little League just completed its second year of hosting the 12U New York State Little League Softball Championship Tournament, and it was a major success. The week was filled with fun activities, like face paint and bouncy houses, along with delicious food and beverages. And, of course, plenty of softball.
Major Upgrades Complete at Oyster Bay Golf Course
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board today announced the completion of a $5 million upgrade at the Hon. Joseph Colby Golf Course in Woodbury. Improvements include new tee boxes on all 18 holes along with a new irrigation system for the entire course. “We’re delivering a...
Senior Citizen Softball Players Dedicate Annual Bristal All-Star Game in Commemoration of the 55th Anniversary of 1969 World Series
The Bristal All-Stars, softball players in their 80’s and 90’s who play two doubleheaders a week in the New York Senior Softball Association (NYSSA) held their annual All-Star game at Cangtiague Park in Hicksville. The players who range in age from 80 to 93, and reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens commemorated the 55h anniversary of the 1969 World Series between the New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles.
50 Cent Takes Aim At Foes After Ex-NYPD Detective Confirms He 'Never Cooperated'
50 Cent has taken shots at some of his fiercest enemies after a former NYPD detective confirmed that the G-Unit boss has never cooperated with the police. 50 posted a video of retired detective Bill Courtney detailing his dealings with the New York Hip Hop scene in the late ’90s and early ’00s.
Superintendent turnover is not slowing down this summer
Summer may be a slower time in classrooms but not so much for school boards grappling with superintendent turnover. Fia Davis, superintendent of Bronx High School Districts 8, 10, and 11 in New York City Public Schools, is moving on to take the helm of Freeport Public Schools on Long Island. Davis was previously a deputy superintendent in the Bronx and a principal for 15 years.
J. Michael Cline Dies In Fall From Midtown Manhattan Hotel Suite; Fandango Founder Was 64
J. Michael Cline, a founding investor and former chairman of online ticketing service Fandango, died Tuesday after falling from the window of a high-rise hotel in midtown Manhattan. Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2024: Photo Gallery & Obituaries The New York Post had the news first. The NYPD confirmed to Deadline that a man of that name and age, 64, fell from the Kimberly Hotel at 145 East 50th. Reports said he died by suicide and left a note. Cline was a managing partner at Accretive, which funds start-up companies, and the executive chairman of Juxtapose, which has a similar...
Hit-Run Driver Charged In Death Of Patchogue Firefighter: DA
Maria Guallpa-Bonilla, age 36, of Bellport, was indicted on a count of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting in Suffolk County Court Thursday, July 18, in the death of Christopher Hlavaty. The 22-year-old died Monday night, June 10, after his motorcycle was struck by a car in Patchogue,...
Over $400 worth of merchandise stolen from Target in Commack
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who allegedly stole merchandise from a Commack store. A woman allegedly stole merchandise, valued at $446, from Target, located at 98 Veterans Memorial Highway, on...
Wanted for South Setauket petit larceny
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole merchandise from a South Setauket store. A man allegedly stole a LEGO set, valued at approximately $230, from Target, located at 265...
Suffolk man faces hate crime charges, accused of ramming car with 4 Muslim men in it
News 12 spoke with an 18-year-old, who didn’t want his name used, who said he was in the car with his brother, who was driving, and two uncles, when the defendant told them they “don’t belong here” and that he “wants to kill all of us.”
County Warns Against Beaches After Rainfall
Rainfall has again led to an advisory against swimming at North Shore beaches because of concerns about bacteria. The Suffolk County Department of Health recommended Thursday that bathing and other water contact be suspended in affected areas until the waters have been flushed by two Read More ...
Cedar Beach West to Receive Innovative Alternative Wastewater System
As conversations of water quality treatment and available options remain eternal in Suffolk County, one of the Town’s north shore beaches is set to receive relatively new technology in the form of an Innovative Alternative Wastewater (I/A) System. Cedar Beach West in Mount Sinai is slated to have construction...
Ground Broken on Long Island on nation's largest offshore wind farm
SHIRLEY, N.Y. -- There was a historic groundbreaking Wednesday for New York's next offshore wind farm, which will be seven times bigger than the first one.Years in the making, winds of change are coming to the state's energy grid. Months after South Fork Wind went live, the far bigger Sunrise Wind will have 84 turbines to generate 924 megawatts, making it the largest wind farm in the nation.Ocean winds will be supplying the project's clean energy by 2026."Six hundred thousand homes. That is the metric and that is a true game changer for Long Island," said Doreen Harris, president of...
2 East Northport Men Indicted on Cocaine Sale Charges
After a three-month investigation, two East Northport men have been indicted on charges of distributing cocaine, Suffolk County DIstrict Attorney Ray Tierney said Thursday. Sean P. Kilkelly, 29, and Paul Poschmann, 44, were indicted for Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree Read More ...
Two Suffolk County beaches extend hours during heat wave
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine announced on July 16 that two County beaches are extending their hours during the current heatwave. Swimming at Smith Point Beach in Shirley and Cupsogue Beach in Westhampton Beach will remain open an additional hour, closing at 6:30 p.m. until further notice. “Residents cannot be...
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