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Fairfield University student among four killed in wrong-way crash on the Merritt Parkway in Stratford
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Fairfield University student was among four people killed in a wrong-way crash early Thursday morning in Stratford. Alexander Dennis, a member of the class of 2025, had just completed his junior year and was on his way home to Massachusetts at the time of the crash, according to Fairfield University. […]
Town of Smithtown hosts community blood drive May 15
The Town of Smithtown will host a community blood drive at the Smithtown Senior Citizen Center, 420 Middle Country Road, Smithtown on Wednesday, May 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participating community members who donate blood will receive a free box of Girl Scout Cookies. Appointments are preferred by visiting www.nybc.org, however walk-ins will be welcomed. For further information, call Dineen at 631-360-7626.
Wanted for Selden 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 from a Selden store in April. A man allegedely stole merchandise at Target, located at 307 Independence Plaza on April 13 at...
Bay Shore Man Found Guilty After Jury Trial of Kidnapping Ex-Girlfriend at Knifepoint
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Holmark Garces, 35, of Bay Shore, was found guilty after a jury trial of kidnapping and other related charges, for abducting his ex-girlfriend and taking her to Brooklyn at knifepoint. “My heart goes out to the victim for her strength...
Brookhaven Town removes thousands of illegal signs from public right-of-ways, utility polls
On May 2, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico, Highway Superintendent Dan Losquadro and members of the Brookhaven Town Board welcomed a fleet of dump trucks filled with illegally placed signs. The Town crews removed the signs from public right-of-ways, roadsides, utility poles and more as the signs were in violation of the Town’s Illegal Road Sign law.
Raymark remediation close to complete in Stratford
Cleanup efforts at an old Raymark plant in Stratford, Connecticut have hit a major milestone. Over 100,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil have been removed from the property by Stevenson Construction Company, in collaboration with the state and federal government. The Raymark Industries plant on Ferry Boulevard closed in 1989....
After decades of pollution, a sign of progress in Stratford: A creek is no longer contaminated
Ferry Creek flows under Ferry Boulevard in Stratford, lined with a biodegradable material made from coconut fiber used to mitigate erosion. It lines the length of the creek, the sides barren save for some signs of plant growth, the color clashing with the rocks and mud that otherwise line up to the water.
For this Wading River man, a childhood dream of opening a plant nursery became reality
As a child in Riverhead, Nick Sollazzo remembered thinking that the greenhouse and plants in his grandfather’s backyard were the coolest things he had ever seen. “I thought to myself: You know what? One day, I am going to have a nursery, I’m going to grow plants, and then I’m going to sell those plants,” Sollazzo recalled.
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