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County executive Bruce Blakeman gives public safety announcement in Freeport
Nassau County Executive Bruce A. Blakeman, along with representatives from the Nassau County Police Department and Fire Marshall’s Office, will provide a public safety update today ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. This briefing will include preparations for the upcoming Jones Beach Air Show. Blakeman will also call on...
Long Beach gets a grant to increase DWI patrols
Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly, alongside Long Beach Acting Police Department Commissioner Richard DePalma and Freeport Police Department Chief Michael Smith unveiled Tuesday outside Long Beach City Hall a $60,000 grant initiative to bolster DWI enforcement on local roadways from May through early October. “In a harrowing nine-day period...
Athletic Cuts, Bigger Class Sizes Loom After Voters Reject Suffolk County School Levy Increases
In Suffolk County, both the Sachem Central School District and the West Babylon School District fell short of the 60-percent supermajorities that were needed as the proposed budgets exceeded the tax cap. Final vote tallies Wednesday, May 22, showed 56-percent of voters backed West Babylon’s levy increase, while just 50.3-percent...
Operation Smoke Out: Suffolk County Police Arrest Store Owner for Tasers, Nab Employees for Selling Vapes to Minors
Suffolk County Police today arrested a store owner for possessing tasers, as well as employees of two stores for selling vape products to an underage person. As part of the department’s “Operation Smoke Out,” Third Precinct Crime Section officers conducted a compliance check at several stores in relations to the sales of vape products and found two stores were not in compliance.
Hit-Run Crash: Suspect At Large, Man Seriously Injured In Medford
It happened around 8:35 p.m. Saturday, May 25, in Medford. A man was crossing County Road 101 at the intersection of Southaven Avenue, when he was struck by a vehicle in the northbound lanes, according to Suffolk County Police. The vehicle continued northbound without stopping. The man, whose identity is...
Man arrested for unlawful surveillance in East Farmingdale
Suffolk County Police last night arrested a Manhattan man for Unlawful Surveillance that he conducted at a store in East Farmingdale earlier this month. A man used his cellphone to take pictures up the skirt of a 43-year-old woman at Dollar Tree, located at 2263 Broadhollow Road on May 9 at 5:35 p.m. Following an investigation by First Squad detectives, Christopher St. Surin was arrested on May 24, at approximately 9:50 p.m. St. Surin, 30, of 312 Delancey St., Apt. 1A, was charged with Unlawful Surveillance.
Three rescued from Great South Bay boat fire south of Great River
Greater Sayville coverage is funded in part by The Shed, your scratch kitchen for brunch and dinner daily at 21 Main St. in West Sayville. Three people escaped a boat fire before by hopping aboard a good Samaritan’s nearby vessel in the Great South Bay Saturday morning, police said.
Suffolk Police Seek Help Identifying Grocery Thief in Selden; Cash Reward Offered
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section. officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who stole merchandise from a Selden store in April. A woman stole groceries from Target, located at 307 Independence Plaza, on April 20 at. approximately...
Mount Vernon mail carrier, husband arrested by feds in alleged credit card scheme
A Mount Vernon mail carrier and her husband are facing federal charges in an alleged scheme to use checks and credit cards stolen on her postal routes and open fake accounts in the names of some city residents. Tameka and Joel Babulal, both 36, of Hempstead, were arrested Thursday, and a...
Three Village Rotary celebrates family fun day of service
The newly-renamed Rotary Club of The Three Villages held its Family Fun Day of Service, Saturday, May 18. The club organized a beach and garden cleanup with bagels and coffee. Painting rocks, making birdhouses, coloring and a scavenger hunt were all available for young kids. Rotary member Dan Berger explained,...
Groundbreaking for Grove Apartments in East Patchogue
While the topic of affordable housing is one that is frequently discussed nationwide, it’s an especially salient topic in Suffolk County. Making Suffolk more affordable and attractive to retain the working-age population is chief among many priorities of elected officials of both parties and across multiple levels of government. The concept of workforce housing is one that has introduced a new edge for Suffolk moving forward, both in retaining working-class residents, reaping economic benefits of a self-sustaining economy, and utilizing good stewardship of land for development.
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