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Residents pan proposed Main Road medical office building and new traffic light at Union Avenue
A proposed 15,000-square-foot medical office building on Main Road in Aquebogue drew lots of criticism from local residents during a Town Board special permit hearing Tuesday afternoon at Town Hall. The presently undeveloped 3.5-acre site of the proposed building is located on the northeast corner of Main Road and Union...
10 Jails In New York With The Most People Locked Up
Some jails in New York State have more people locked up than others. Of course, nobody wants to go to jail, but sometimes things happen. New York collects data on how many people are in the various jails across the state. New York City jail population figures have been reported...
As dengue fever soars, travel-related cases in Suffolk County rise
Mosquitoes can be much more than a nuisance as they search for their next blood meal: they can also pass along potentially dangerous viruses. Long considered a tropical and subtropical health threat, dengue fever has reached record levels in the Americas this year. The illness has been traveling with Aedes mosquitoes that have been moving further north amid global climate change.
Bellport mother shines on RNC stage while calling for change
Madeline Brame is an advocate for the rights of crime victims. She lost her son, Army Sgt. Hason Correa, to violence six years ago when he was beaten and stabbed by a group of four people outside an apartment building in Harlem.
Suffolk Uses $1M Grant to Fund Westhampton Marsh Restoration
Suffolk County plans to use $1 million in federal funding to restore saltwater marshes at Cupsogue Beach in Westhampton and two other locations to help mitigate the effects of sea-level rise. County officials are working in accordance with the South Shore Estuary Reserve to restore three key marshes that will...
Downtown amphitheater public information session to take place July 17 at 6 p.m.
The public is invited to an information session about the amphitheater proposed as part of the Riverhead town square. The town’s planning consulting firm hired to design the amphitheater will present its concepts and drawings to the public, with availability for a question and answer session. The meeting will...
Sister Cities: Flanders, N.J. Meet the hamlet of Flanders, N.Y.
Located on the South Fork of Long Island, Flanders, New York is a hamlet of Southampton. In describing the area, Janice Jay Young, Secretary of the Flanders Village Historical Society noted that the hamlet has “lots of green open space and park land, a golf course along the Peconic River… [Also,] Flanders contains two beach communities developed around the fifties/sixties with hundreds of smaller homes: Bay View Pines and Water’s Edge.” Originally a summer getaway, a good portion of these small homes are still owned by part-time residents from Western Long Island and Manhattan. Young noted that the hamlet had a population of 4,000 people in 2014; now, that’s probably more. Mostly residential, the hamlet has no grocery store, no restaurants, and no zip code. However, Flanders, N.Y. does have The Big Duck. “The 10-ton wood, wire and cement icon is physically and spiritually the heart of Flanders,” Young said. The Big Duck welcomes about 10,000 visitors a year.
Jan. 6 defendant and stepson of 'Real Housewives' star allowed to travel to Hamptons while awaiting trial
A Jan. 6 defendant and the stepson of "Real Housewives" star Sigalit "Siggy" Flicker will be allowed to travel to the Hamptons while awaiting trial, court documents said. The post Jan. 6 defendant and stepson of ‘Real Housewives’ star allowed to travel to Hamptons while awaiting trial first appeared on Law & Crime.
Full Closures Planned For Portion Of Sunrise Highway In Babylon
In Suffolk County, all westbound lanes of Sunrise Highway are slated to close nightly in the town of Babylon beginning on Monday, July 22. From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., lanes will close Monday, July 22, Tuesday, July 23, and Wednesday, July 24 between exits 40 and 39. Closures will occur again on Thursday, July 25, and Friday, July 26, between exits 38 and 39.
Calverton industrial moratorium is extended for three months by split vote of Town Board
A halt on all industrial development activities in the hamlet of Calverton has been extended for three more months. The Riverhead Town Board Tuesday approved the extension in a 3-2 split vote, with council members Ken Rothwell and Bob Kern dissenting. Rothwell said he objected to recreation uses being caught...
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...
Community Still Feels Absence of Sound Beach Post Office
The prolonged closure of the Sound Beach Post Office has left the local community grappling with inconveniences and a palpable sense of loss. For many residents, the post office was more than just a place to collect mail; it was a social hub where neighbors connected and shared local news. Now, as mail is diverted to post offices in neighboring areas, efforts are intensifying at all levels of government to address the situation and restore this essential service.
Plan to remove Regents exam requirement could raise RHS graduation rate, superintendent says
A state plan to eliminate the need for students to pass Regents examinations to graduate could help Riverhead students and lead to higher graduation rates, according to Riverhead Central School District Interim Superintendent Cheryl Pedisich. The proposed changes to the graduation requirements, which were outlined in a blue ribbon commission...
Bellport Unity Day Draws Community Together at Robert Rowley Park
Bellport’s Robert Rowley Park was a hub of activity and celebration on Friday night, as residents gathered for the annual Bellport Unity Day, sponsored by the Suffolk County Fifth Police Precinct with additional community organizations contributing to the fun. The event, designed to foster community spirit and strengthen ties between residents and law enforcement, featured a lively array of activities, including a barbecue, games, a bounce house, and live music.
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...
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