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Beloved giraffe that summers in NY dies — as officials trade blame on animal’s sad end
A Long Island game farm where a beloved giraffe died under mysterious circumstances came under fire this week after a scathing federal report blamed the animal’s death on malnourishment. But reps from the Long Island Game Farm in Manorville defended the 54-year-old establishment’s reputation Thursday, saying the giraffe was weakened by medication-resistant parasites just before its death last year. “It’s unfortunate we lost him, but we did everything in our power to save that animal,” Greg Drossel, the farm’s director, told The Post. “We didn’t starve it to death, although it was mentioned malnutrition, and the minute you mention that everybody thinks...
Police seek East Northport porch pirate
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole a package from the porch of an East Northport home. A man allegedly stole a package containing six iPhones, valued at approximately $6,000, from...
Expanding Shoppes at The Boulevard adding new stores and eateries
The retail portion of the sprawling 322-acre Boulevard mixed-use development in Yaphank is growing again. Called The Shoppes at The Boulevard, the retail complex is adding several new tenants and ...
Rotterdam Jewish Cemetery gravestones knocked over for weeks
Following up with Rotterdam PD about toppled gravestones. NewsChannel 13 is following up on the multiple gravestones at a local cemetery that have been knocked over. We are learning that headstone tampering at Agudat Achim Cemetery in Rotterdam has been happening for weeks. Rotterdam Police say they are investigating it...
Navy to community advisory board: PFAS cleanup in Calverton off the agenda due to strict new federal limits on ‘forever chemicals’
PFAS cleanup at the former Navy plant in Calverton is off the agenda for now, according to the Navy’s project manager for the Calverton site. The Navy cannot discuss PFAS cleanup at an upcoming community meeting, currently scheduled for Tuesday, because the Navy is waiting for the Department of Defense “to issue policy” on how new federal drinking water standards will be incorporated into the cleanup program for the Calverton site, Navy Project Manager Addison Phoenix said in an email to members of the Calverton Restoration Advisory Board yesterday.
Town Board to ratify changes in management of municipal garage that began in March, and now eyes new DPW to take on the job
Oversight of the town’s municipal garage quietly shifted twice this year, without any discussion or authorizing resolutions by the Riverhead Town Board, and is now under the management of the assistant town engineer. The garage, which is responsible for the repair and maintenance of the town’s fleet of vehicles,...
Riverhead’s Alive on 25 returns this year with two events — and a laser light show
The Alive on 25 summer street festival will return this year with two events which will bring fireworks and, for the first time, a laser light show, to downtown Riverhead. The first event will be on July 5 and include fireworks starting at 9 p.m.. The second event is on Aug. 9 and includes a laser light show over the Peconic River and in the town square starting at 9 p.m.
‘It’s like a dream come true’: New restaurant on East Main Street opens for business
In 2017, Raúl de Jesús Dorado and Xiomara Guevara struck up a romance while working together at the De Jesus Deli Taqueria in Roanoke Plaza. Now married, the Riverhead couple has opened their first restaurant together as husband and wife. That restaurant, Casa Dorado Deli Taqueria, opened over the weekend on East Main Street in Riverhead.
Firehouse Restaurant in Sound Beach celebrates grand opening
On Saturday, April 20, Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Jane Bonner, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico, community members and local firefighters were in Sound Beach to celebrate the the grand opening of the new Firehouse Restaurant and Bar with a ribbon cutting . Formerly The Hartlin Inn, the restaurant, located at 30...
The school district censored this comment during a Nov. 14 board meeting. Was it yours?
“News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress, all the rest is advertising.”. Props to British journalist and newspaper publisher Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe, who made this astute observation more than a century ago. It is as true today as it was then. Reporters encounter this phenomenon on a daily...
Port Jeff school budget and village parking take spotlight at trustees meeting
During the April 24 Village of Port Jefferson Board of Trustees meeting, discussions surrounding the Port Jefferson school district budget for the year 2024-25 and the new village parking initiative took center stage. School budget. Deputy Superintendent Sean Leister provided a detailed overview of the school district’s financial landscape, emphasizing...
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