North Shore Sun

Wading River residents still want moratorium along Route 25A

By Tim Gannon | 09/25/2011 8:22 AM | News

Placard-waving Wading River residents turned out in force at last week's Riverhead Town Board meeting to again demand that the town declare a moratorium prohibiting the approval of new projects on Route 25A until after an ongoing study of the zoning in that corridor is complete. “Approving projects before the study...

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Mount Sinai school board reviews most recent test scores

By Samantha Brix | 09/25/2011 7:24 AM | Education, Featured Stories, News

Mount Sinai school officials went over the most recent set of standardized test scores at last week's Board of Education meeting. Executive Director for Educational Services Deena Williams-Timo, led the presentation, reviewing student scores on state assessments, Regents and Advanced Placement exams. She compared Mount Sinai’s assessment scores with those of neighboring...

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Coram woman identified as driver in crash that killed Selden woman

By Grant Parpan | 09/24/2011 8:42 AM | News

A Coram woman struck and killed a 47-year-old woman as she attempted to cross Middle Country Road in Selden Wednesday night, Suffolk Police said. Susan Jacob, 47, was attempting to cross north just east of College Road in Selden when she was struck by an eastbound vehicle at 10:38 p.m., police...

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County to preserve portion of land formerly slated for Legacy Village

By Jennifer Gustavson | 09/24/2011 6:52 AM | Featured Stories, News

The Suffolk County Legislature unanimously approved last week to preserve 23 acres in Yaphank originally slated for the former Legacy Village proposal. Located on the corner of Yaphank Avenue and the Long Island Expressway service road, the land had been targeted for two 5,000 seat arenas in County Executive Steve Levy’s...

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What’s happening this week?

By Times Review | 09/23/2011 8:57 AM | Community

Friday, September 23 Book sale, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. at Longwood Public Library, 800 Middle Country Road, Middle Island. 924-6400. Buddy Merriam’s Mandolin Experience, 7 p.m. at North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham. Buddy Merriam is the founder and lead musician of Buddy Merriam and Back Roads, a bluegrass band that...

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Photos: Longwood kids celebrate Day of Peace

By Jennifer Gustavson | 09/23/2011 8:51 AM | Education, Featured Stories, News

About 1,500 Longwood Junior High students celebrated International Day of Peace on Wednesday by forming the word “love,” creating a peace sign for the “o,” on the Junior High School’s front lawn. About 30 years ago, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called for a day of non-violence every Sept. 21. Longwood...

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Matrix, Harry Potter cinematographer signs on to Tesla film

By Jennifer Gustavson | 09/23/2011 5:00 AM | Featured Stories, News

Howard Smith, a cinematographer who has worked on the Matrix and Harry Potter movies, has signed on to work on an independent film about Nikola Tesla. Joseph Sikorski, a Long Island native who wrote the screenplay "Fragments from Olympus: The Vision of Nikola Tesla," said he was excited when Mr. Smith...

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Girls Soccer: Wildcats fall 1-0 on penalty kick

By Joe Werkmeister | 09/22/2011 6:13 PM | Sports

On most days, Mattituck coach Ed Barbante would have immediately called for his returning All-County midfielder Liz Lasota on a penalty kick. Sidelined with a pulled muscle, Lasota — who had five goals through the team's first three games — was on the bench in street clothes when a penalty kick...

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Feds arrest Riverhead doctor for Medicare fraud

By Grant Parpan and Vera Chinese | 09/22/2011 8:45 AM | Featured Stories

Dr. Jesse Stoff has maintained a high profile in the media while practicing at East End Wellness Center, an alternative medicine facility in Riverhead where he serves as medical director. News 12 Long Island made him the subject of a half-hour special on his unique treatment of allergies. In July, Hamptons.com...

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Brookhaven GOP re-elects chairman Jesse Garcia

By Jennifer Gustavson | 09/22/2011 4:51 AM | Featured Stories, News

The Brookhaven Republican Committee unanimously approved this week to re-elect its chairman Jesse Garcia to serve a 4th term as its leader. Mr. Garcia said his goals for the coming election in November include regaining a GOP majority on the Brookhaven Town Board, sending three new Brookhaven Republicans to the Suffolk...

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Levy responds to environmentalist’s charge county ‘raided’ funds

By Jennifer Gustavson | 09/22/2011 12:37 AM | Featured Stories, News

Environmentalists are charging county lawmakers “illegally raided” funds slated for open space preservation and drinking water protection programs to balance next year’s budget without getting voter approval in the form of a mandatory referendum. But in defending the move, County Executive Steve Levy called charges by Pine Barrens Society head Richard...

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Cartoon: Paw Print

By Peter Waldner | 09/21/2011 2:38 PM | Lifestyle

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