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Wanted for stealing generator from home in Selden
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 stole from a Selden home. A man stole a generator, valued at $600, from a Joy Road home on May 30 at approximately 10...
Toddler found unresponsive in Central Islip pool
Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are investigating an incident during which a toddler was. found unresponsive in a residential swimming pool in Central Islip on June 11 around 4 p.m. Third Precinct officers responded to a home on Woodland Ave., after a 911 caller reported that a 3-year-old child...
Urban Air in Lake Grove raises more than $10k for Stony Brook Cancer Center
Day of fun for kids supports blood cancer research at Stony Brook Cancer Center. Urban Air Lake Grove raised more than $10,000 at the first annual David Wolmetz Memorial Fundraiser honoring the late co-founder of the popular indoor adventure park on the first anniversary of his passing, June 11. Admission...
Rare vintage attraction coming to Long Island FunFest at SCCC Brentwood from June 13 to 23
Nostalgic “Wall of Death“ motorcycle stunt show is thrilling new generations of fans. A rare piece of Americana known as the “Wall of Death” will be making its only Long Island appearances from June 13 to 23 as part of the live entertainment offerings at Long Island FunFest on the campus of Suffolk County Community College at 1001 Crooked Hill Road in Brentwood.
Medical Compass: Does dairy reduce osteoporosis risk?
If you’re over 50, bone health should be on your radar. As the U.S. population ages, the prevalence of osteoporosis is increasing. Fifty percent of women and 25 percent of men will break a bone due to osteoporosis in their lifetimes, according to the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation (1).
Newton Shows partners with Sts. Philip and James for Annual Family Festival
Once again, Newton Shows is partnering with the Sts. Philip and James to present its Annual Family Festival at the Sts. Philip and James School and Academy in Saint James from Thursday to Sunday, June 13 to 16. “The Family Festival is the perfect way to celebrate the end of...
Wanted for Commack Petit Larceny
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole merchandise from a Commack store in March. A man allegedly stole two Dyson vacuums, valued at $379, from Target, located at 98...
Tensions flare at Mount Sinai civic meeting
Dozens of residents attended the Mount Sinai Civic Association meeting June 3 to voice their safety concerns over a potential new battery energy storage system facility locally. The facility, proposed by New Leaf Energy, would have a 20-year lifespan, after which the site would need to be restored to its...
Nature Matters: Spring Migration
I first heard their piercing, three-parted “tew-tew-tew” calls while sitting on the slatted bench in the northwest corner of the Three Village Garden Club property on a day in early May. I’m looking out over the mudflats revealed during low tide at the southern end of Conscience Bay and on the far bank are eighteen Greater Yellowlegs, a highly migratory species of shore bird feeding on the west bank of the bay.
Man killed, another man seriously injured in hit-and-run crash in Medford
Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a man and seriously injured another man in Medford on June 8. A tractor-trailer was traveling northwest on Horseblock Road and attempting to make a left turn onto Express Drive North when the tractor-trailer was struck by a 2008 BMW at 1:52 a.m. The driver of the BMW fled on foot.
Man seriously Injured in Centereach motorcycle crash
Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a man in Centereach on June 7. Thomas Seeley was operating a 2023 Honda motorcycle westbound on Middle Country Road when the motorcycle collided with a 2015 Ford Mustang, driven by Frank Rios, that was turning left onto Selden Boulevard from Middle Country Road, at approximately 12:50 p.m.
CSHL’s Benjamin Cowley creates realistic neural network model of fly visual system
Most behaviors involve a combination of cues and reactions. That’s as true for humans awaiting a response to a gesture like buying flowers as it is for a male fruit fly watching for visual cues from a female during courtship. The process is often a combination of behaviors and...
Marie Parziale announces run for Port Jefferson Village trustee
Port Jefferson resident Marie Parziale is running for the village board of trustees. Also known as Marie Johs — though her name will appear as “Marie Parziale” on the ballot — she announced her bid on May 29. She has been a resident of Port Jefferson since 1995 and works as the senior alumni career coach at Stony Brook University, along with being an elder and deacon at the First Presbyterian Church of Port Jefferson.
Port Jefferson residents discuss bluff revitalization options
With further recession of the East Beach bluff threatening the safety and structural integrity of the Port Jefferson Country Club, tennis and pickleball courts and golf course, the Village of Port Jefferson held a town hall meeting May 28 at the Waterview catering hall to discuss how to proceed with the bluff revitalization plan initiated in 2021. This plan was interrupted by fierce storms that damaged the barrier wall the village spent two years and approximately $6 million building.
Rev. Chuck Van Houten departs Stony Brook Community Church
After 11 years at the Stony Brook Community Church, the Rev. Chuck Van Houten has been reassigned. Van Houten will join a “cooperative parish” — a parish including multiple United Methodist churches across a region — in Connecticut entitled the New Room Parish on July 1, as part of a consolidating measure taken by United Methodist leadership to maintain ministries amid a trend of dwindling clergy numbers.
Miller Place, without any seniors, wins LI Class A softball championship
Without a single senior listed on their roster Miller Place softball team, fresh off their Suffolk County championship victory, demonstrated that this Panther squad will be a powerhouse to be reckoned with for the foreseeable future. After three-and-a-half scoreless innings against Nassau champions, Seaford, Ava Zicchinelli’s bat spoke first with...
Incident in Port Jefferson Village exposes communication failures
On the evening of May 29, a crime occurred near the village center, shedding light on gaps in the village hall’s communication protocols. The incident has raised questions and concerns among residents and officials about the effectiveness of current systems for public safety notifications. Incident details. Between 6 and...
Suffolk D.A.: Postal employee arrested for allegedly stealing checks taken from mail stream
Dendrick Emery Allegedly Deposited More than $6,000 in Checks Stolen from the Mail Stream and Remotely Deposited Them into His Bank Account While Working as a Mail Handler. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced the arrest of Dendrick Emery, 42, of Brooklyn, accused of grand larceny, and other charges, for allegedly stealing checks from the mail stream and then remotely depositing them into his bank account during his work shifts at a Suffolk County branch of the U.S. Postal Service.
Five years later, SBU mobile stroke units responded to over 8,000 calls
Ralph Sabatino, a lawyer and St. James resident, was in his bedroom, sitting at his computer when he fell out of his chair. When his sister Maria, who was visiting from New Jersey in April of 2023, came into the room, she immediately called his wife Claire, a registered nurse, to come check on him.
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