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Conservative Society for Action protesters outside a Rep. Tim Bishop-sponsored senior information expo at the Centereach VFW Monday. They oppose the ‘cap and trade’ emissions-reducing provision in House legislation. Photo by Joe Darrow
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For heaven’s sakeJuly 02, 2009 | 12:57 PMI cannot believe how a good man like Congressman Tim Bishop was treated at a meeting in East Setauket. [“Ugly day in the ‘Neighborhood’”, June 25, page A2].
I have noticed since I came back almost four years ago how East Setauket and Port Jefferson,  Memo from the mayor-electJuly 02, 2009 | 12:55 PMDear residents of Port Jefferson, it is with deep respect and hope for our future together that I will be sworn in on the Fourth of July, 2009, to serve as your next Mayor. For many years now I have attended this ceremony at the steps of Village Hall Rain date for RP graduation not usedJuly 02, 2009 | 12:30 PMHigh school graduation. For many, this is a monumental day filled with happiness, nostalgia and tears. For me though, as well as my fellow classmates that make up Rocky Point High School's class of '09 this was not the case.
The ceremony began and all Irene DeusIrene Deus, formerly of Brooklyn and most recently of Holbrook, died on June 17 in her 92nd year.
Mrs. Deus was the beloved wife of John O. Deus; devoted Florence A. RomonoyskeFlorence A. Romonoyske, 90, of Midland, Mich., died Wednesday, June 24, at Tendercare of Midland. She was born on March 20, 1919, in Greenpoint, daughter Robert W. Harrington Jr.Robert W. Harrington Jr. of Ridge died on June 21. He was born May 27, 1926, in Queens.
Mr. Harrington was the beloved husband of the late Mary; loving | | Suffolk executive to sue for a ruling on state's presiding senatorJuly 03, 2009 | 11:17 AMSuffolk County Executive Steve Levy, on behalf of 1.5 million residents of his county announced that he will be initiating litigation early next week to request that the State Supreme Court decide which state senator was the last legally elected leader Conservative protestors: Rep. Israel is next targetJuly 01, 2009 | 04:16 PMThe politically conservative protesters who swamped a Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) town hall meeting in Setauket last week continued to dog him at a Centereach appearance Monday. Marketers meet success marketing themselvesJuly 02, 2009 | 12:53 PMWhen times got tough, a few local marketing specialists decided to tough it out together. This past October, Larry Drago of Smithtown, who had been out of work for a few months, started going to the employment center in Hauppauge. Rising star ‘Lucky 13’ making music, and wavesJuly 02, 2009 | 12:30 PMDuring the past year, Lucky 13 has been building up a steady head of musical steam. The group appeared most recently at Huntington Arts Council’s Summer Arts Festival on Sunday, with headliner Carrie Rodriguez, the folk-rock singer/songwriter. American dreams: Patriotic art on Long IslandJuly 02, 2009 | 10:30 AMSince 1776, Americans have celebrated, in works of art, the democratic ideals of liberty, equality and the pursuit of happiness, expressed in the Declaration of Independence. Academics, athletics strong for tennisJuly 03, 2009 | 11:35 AMAfter completing one of its most successful seasons since it joined the America East Conference, the Stony Brook University men’s tennis team has received recognition on both the athletic and academic fronts for its standout 2008-09 season. Face-off dominationJuly 03, 2009 | 11:30 AMAfter an outstanding season in the face-off circle, sophomore Adam Rand of the Stony Brook’s men’s lacrosse team has been named by the NCAA as the men’s lacrosse statistical champion in face-off percentage for Division I in 2009. Car show benefits officer's familyJuly 02, 2009 | 12:48 PMFather Thomas A. Judge, the Knights of Columbus and the Vintage Chevrolet Car Club of Long Island are sponsoring a Police Surgeons Benevolent Car Show on Aug. Fireworks and moreJuly 02, 2009 | 01:23 PMBrookhaven Town is hosting a Fourth of July program at the Bald Hill Amphitheater topped off by fireworks to celebrate Independence Day. A frightening mob is itself frightenedJuly 02, 2009 | 12:44 PMWhen people are frightened and in a group, they can act in extreme fashion. The evening of Monday, June 22, was one such instance. A tale of two villages, similar but uniqueJuly 02, 2009 | 12:43 PMDriving back from New York on a rare sunny afternoon last week, I decided to take a fresh look at Northport, which I have always considered a sister village to Port Jefferson. Congratulations — you’ve earned itJuly 02, 2009 | 12:39 PMIf the recent spate of crumby weather has got you down, or the sputtering economy has you singing the blues on karaoke night, just start reading the lists of area graduates in our newspaper. The Fourth of July and the Gettysburg AddressJuly 02, 2009 | 12:35 PMA few weeks ago I attended a Memorial Day service that included a middle school student reading Lincoln’s 1863 Gettysburg Address with its beginning phrase, “Four score and seven years ago. Don’t forgetJuly 02, 2009 | 12:41 PMWith this weekend’s barbecues, pool parties and fireworks shows it would be easy — but wrong — to forget the importance of July 4. |
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• 911: For life-threatening emergencies, NOT for information.
• 852-COPS: For non-life-threatening emergency calls.
Other help lines in Suffolk
• Red Cross: 924-6911
• Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services: 852-4851
• Emergency Medical Services: 853-5800
• United Way of Long Island: 940-3700; www.unitedwayli.org
• Town of Brookhaven:
451-TOWN (8696)
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