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Sports
Despite illness Longwood senior sticks to sport he loves
September 30, 2011
Golf Gazette/Jay Dempsey: Champions crowned across North Fork
September 26, 2011
Girls Soccer: Wildcats fall 1-0 on penalty kick
September 22, 2011
Education
Mount Sinai school board reviews most recent test scores
September 25, 2011
Photos: Longwood kids celebrate Day of Peace
September 23, 2011
SWR Notes: Board gives green light for new reading program
September 21, 2011
Business
Women’s Network celebrates 30 years of business connections
September 26, 2011
Johnny O's sports bar and grill to open in Coram this fall
September 19, 2011
Where do you get your favorite fall seasonal brews?
September 14, 2011
Community
What's happening this week?
September 23, 2011
Daily Poll: What would you most like to see built in Calverton?
September 19, 2011
Miller Place Country Fair set for this weekend
September 16, 2011
Obituaries
Frank J. Carasiti
September 20, 2011
Doris Mae Meachum
September 19, 2011
Edith Watson
September 13, 2011
Real Estate
Fall backyard trends: Economy has some opting for 'staycations'
September 16, 2011
The end of summer doesn't mean you should stop planting
September 5, 2011
Opinion
Letter: Sad to see The North Shore Sun go
September 29, 2011
Guest Spot: Amid desperation and despair on Sept. 11
September 17, 2011
Column: How sports can help us heal
September 15, 2011
Police News
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Miller Place man unhurt after LIE motorcycle crash
A Miller Place man whose vehicle was struck from behind by a motorcycle on the LIE yesterday escaped without injury but the motorcyclist was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious head injuries. Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are investigating the crash, which occurred early Saturday morning on the...
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Bicyclist suffers serious injuries after Wading River crash
A female bicyclist was hospitalized after she was hit while riding in Wading River Wednesday evening, authorities said. Michelle Richter, 29, of Medford was driving north on Wading River Manor Road in a 2009 Nissan when she hit the identified bicyclist just after 6 p.m. The victim was airlifted to Stony...
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Ex-Red Cross boss charged in $300K theft
A former American Red Cross employee who headed the disaster aid group's Suffolk County chapter in Yaphank is behind bars for allegedly embezzling nearly $275,000 from the nonprofit organization, District Attorney Thomas Spota announced Tuesday. Deborah Leggio, 47, a former director of the Suffolk chapter who is now living in California...
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Coram man shot on Indian land
A 23-year-old Coram man was injured in a shooting on the Poospatuck Reservation in Mastic early Monday morning, Suffolk Police said.The victim was working as a security guard at the Smoke Warehouse when he was shot at about 6 a.m. A black sedan, possibly a Chevy Malibu, was seen fleeing...
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9 Doberman puppies die; wife charged in abuse case
MRAKOVCIC FAMILY COURTESY PHOTOA Franklin Square couple bought this dog, Layla, as a puppy three years ago from Blue Haze Dobermans in Middle Island.A pregnant Doberman pinscher -- rescued last week from a Middle Island couple now facing animal cruelty charges -- gave birth to nine puppies last week, but...
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Cops release photos of credit card thief
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating a woman (shown in photo above) who used a stolen credit card to purchase merchandise at Uncle Giuseppe's Grocery Store in Port Jefferson Station earlier this month, officials said.The woman made several purchases hours after a Coram man reported...
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Police: Home Depot employee was stealing
A Home Depot employee was arrested Aug. 20 for fraudulently returning store items and issuing store credit to himself on numerous occasions, Suffolk Police said.Keith Girard, 20, of Middle Island, was charged with petit larceny in connection with the alleged scam, which he's accused of conducting earlier this month. *...
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Arrest in accidental shooting in Calverton
A 36-year-old man was arrested on gun charges Sunday after he accidentally shot a Westhampton Beach man in the groin outside his Calverton home, police said.Investigators also discovered several other guns inside Ryan Rose's Calverton Court home, where authorities found the shooting victim lying on the front lawn about 5...
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Upgraded charges in fatal Miller Place crash
A Lake Grove woman accused of being high on prescription drugs when she struck and killed a bicyclist in May in Miller Place remained free on $100,000 bail after a court appearance Tuesday, despite new charges against her.Nicole Shellard, 32, pleaded not guilty to 11 counts -- with a top...
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Employee catches alleged robber
A Ridge man was arrested Monday for robbing a pharmacy in East Patchogue after an employee chased him down in the street, Suffolk Police said.Adam Davis, 26, of Brittany Court was wearing a mask and carrying what appeared to be a handgun when he demanded drugs from the LightHouse Pharmacy...
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Cops: Rocky Point man had drugs, baton
A Rocky Point man was arrested Monday evening after a state trooper found an illegal weapon and drugs in his car while he was parked on the shoulder of the Meadowbrook Parkway, State Police said.Christopher Kennedy, 21, of King Road had pulled over in Freeport when a trooper approached his...
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Cell phone traffic stop leads to big drug bust
A Sound Beach pulled over for talking on his cell phone was arrested Monday evening after police discovered he was carrying a large amount of marijuana and cocaine, State Police said.Anthony Palomeque, 38, of Hewlett Drive was in possession of more than seven pounds of marijuana and two grams of...
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Coram man accused of torching his eatery
A Coram restaurant owner was arrested last week after investigators said he conspired to torch his business last year.Arson Squad detectives charged Michael Massian of conspiring with Bryan Vite to burn Mr. Massian's business, Apizza Italy, police said.Lit Molotov cocktails were dropped into the restaurant and adjoining stores shortly after...
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Town: Trash biz was run out of home
BROOKHAVEN TOWN COURTESY PHOTOAn allegedly illegal dumpster business that was operating on Whiskey Road in Ridge was shut down recently.Brookhaven Town investigators have shut down a dumpster business they say was operating illegally out of a residential neighborhood in Ridge.Officials looked into the matter at 654 Whiskey Road after receiving...
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Cops: Teen used knife to steal bike
Police arrested a 14-year-old Middle Island boy after he allegedly threatened a 12-year-old boy with a knife and stole the child's BMX bicycle, authorities said. The incident happened June 30 outside the BP gas station on Middle Country Road in Middle Island, police said.The 12-year-old, who was not injured during...
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Prison term starts for John White
PEGGY SPELLMAN HOEY PHOTOJohn White enters the courtroom Thursday, the same day he was sent to prison to begin serving a two-to-four year sentence.More than two years after he was convicted of manslaughter, Miller Place resident John White was sent to prison Thursday for the fatal shooting of an unarmed...
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No parachute rescue, just bunch of balloons
A host of emergency responders descended on Rocky Point's shoreline June 18 after a resident reported seeing a parachute fall in Long Island Sound, but all they found was a bunch of balloons.At about 1 p.m. a 911 call was received with a report that a parachute jumper had fallen...
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Police: Coram man stole from church
A Coram man was arrested June 7 for stealing money from St. Joseph's Church in Ronkonkoma, Suffolk Police said.Daniel Hughes, 29, was charged with petit larceny in Yaphank after he stole coins and dollar bills from the church,police say. He pleaded not guilty in First District Court in Central Islip...
