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New SUNY chancellor, almostFebruary 04, 2009 | 04:04 PMThe State University of New York finally has a new chancellor, almost. "Unless something unexpected happens," SUNY Trustee Michael Russell, of Setauket, said, Nancy Zimpher, 62, president of the University of Cincinnati since 2003, will be named to the post vacant for 22 months.
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Supervisor candidates go head to headFebruary 02, 2009 | 04:29 PMBrookhaven voters packed the Middle Country Public Library in Selden Monday night as they came to size up the two candidates competing to replace Brian Foley as town supervisor.
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'Triple volunteer' home from AfghanistanJanuary 28, 2009 | 03:29 PMThree weeks after returning from Afghanistan, 1st Lt. Lou Delli-Pizzi was honored with a General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award by Islip Town Supervisor Phil Nolan at MacArthur Airport, though Delli-Pizzi downplayed his part in receiving the award.
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Compound in plastic faces Suffolk banFebruary 06, 2009 | 04:44 PMLast spring, the Food and Drug Administration formed an agency-wide task force to study current research and new information about the compound Bisphenol A, or BPA, found in many household plastics and which research has concluded is an endocrine disrupter.
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Bakers want time to adjust to trans fat banFebruary 06, 2009 | 01:54 PMSupported by numerous medical advocates, the county Legislature unanimously passed a phased prohibition on trans-fat use by the Suffolk food industry Tuesday. The measure directs the county Health Department to develop guidelines for a gradual implementation of the trans fat ban.
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Go Green campaign enters second yearFebruary 02, 2009 | 04:30 PMBuilding on last fall's day-long information fair on the environment, the Port Jefferson Village Go Green campaign, a three-year project established last spring by the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook University with support from the village, will bring to the Port Jefferson Free Library a pair of educational sessions beginning in March, John Lutterbie, the associate director of the institute, announced earlier this month.
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Prof aids Hudson searchJanuary 29, 2009 | 12:01 PMRoger Flood, a professor at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University, has been involved in a 10-year project collecting high-resolution data of water levels throughout New York.
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The Police ReportJanuary 30, 2009 | 06:55 PMAt 8:23 pm Jan. 20 a Port Jefferson constable called to report a male subject causing a disturbance at the LIRR train station on Route 112 in Port Jefferson.
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Roughing it in Harbor HillsJanuary 29, 2009 | 01:03 PMSince arriving in Port Jefferson last June, Ben, a 2-year-old border collie purchased by the village, has been in charge of chasing Canada geese off the golf course at the Country Club at Harbor Hills.
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Cohee wins PJFL board seatJanuary 29, 2009 | 01:33 PMPort Jefferson resident Peggy Cohee won a seat on the Port Jefferson Free Library Board of Trustees in the Jan. 21 election, defeating John Cona, a 10-year Belle Terre resident, by 72 to 51 votes. Cohee replaces Walter Munsch, who is stepping down after six years of service.
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Antiques & garden show returns to PJ Village CtrJanuary 29, 2009 | 01:51 PMThe Port Jefferson Historical Society and the Village of Port Jefferson will sponsor the 2nd annual Antiques and Garden Weekend on April 24, 25 and 26 at the Village Center. This fundraising event will benefit the society's Mather Museum complex on Prospect Street, including the new archive building under construction.
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ObituariesJanuary 29, 2009 | 04:00 PMRaymond Trigony Raymond C. Trigony — originally from Port Jefferson, a longtime resident of Chicago, Ill.
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This senior's got talentJanuary 28, 2009 | 04:42 PMWard Melville High School is home to two vocalists chosen to participate in the 2009 Music Educators National Conference All-Eastern Conference.
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Student eyewitness to American historyFebruary 02, 2009 | 04:31 PMMax Kanowitz stood in the cold in Washington, D.C., last Tuesday for 12 hours. But the Mount Sinai High School student later said that being in our nation's capital to hear President Obama's historic inaugural address was "worth every minute."
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The Police ReportJanuary 30, 2009 | 06:58 PMA resident of Jonathans Path in Rocky Point called at 11:31 am Jan. 21 to report finding what appeared to be blood inside his house.
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Wii sports help keep seniors activeJanuary 29, 2009 | 10:46 AMA group of senior citizens gathered last week at the North Shore Public Library in Shoreham to practice their bowling skills, that is, through the use of the Wii, an interactive video game console from Nintendo.
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ObituariesJanuary 29, 2009 | 12:53 PMGertrude Savage Gertrude T. Savage, 78 years old of New Milford, Conn., formerly of Mount Sinai, died on Jan.
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Middle Country schools may see $4M boostJanuary 29, 2009 | 11:57 AMThe Middle Country Central School District would receive federal aid amounting to almost $4 million over two years under an economic recovery bill introduced in the House of Representatives Jan.
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Town seeks $11.5M more than beforeJanuary 28, 2009 | 03:55 PMThe Town of Huntington has added $11.5 million to the original wish list it had submitted for consideration as part of the federal government's $800 billion stimulus package designed to create jobs in a faltering economy.
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Construction of turf field continuesJanuary 28, 2009 | 03:56 PMAt the Jan. 13 Cold Spring Harbor Board meeting, board President Anthony Paolano announced that the state's education commissioner had ruled in favor of the school district in the petitions to stop construction of the $2 million donated synthetic turf field.
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Here's the place to connect!March 20, 2009 | 01:40 PMCommunity links are back! Bookmark this page for a one-stop overview of local happenings as posted on the various websites and blogs of your community.
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Asharoken changes budget processJanuary 28, 2009 | 03:50 PMAsharoken took baby steps toward drafting its 2009-10 budget at a Monday night work session in which the village clerk, Nancy Rittenhouse, and treasurer, Emily Hayes, both of whom are certified public accountants, reviewed the current budget with the Board of Trustees.
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Tall order for schools chiefJanuary 28, 2009 | 03:52 PMThe Northport-East Northport school board directed Superintendent Marylou McDermott on Monday to provide a draft 2009-10 budget that poses a spending increase of no more than 3 percent, which falls beneath both scenarios she presented earlier this month.
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Eleventh-hour relief?January 28, 2009 | 03:51 PMNorthport-East Northport schools could receive a $1.7 million boost in Title I-A, IDEA and construction aid over the next years, if a federal stimulus package passes resembling one the U.
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Communty linksFebruary 25, 2010 | 12:16 PMUpdated to include the new website for Northport Art Walk 2010. Bookmark this page for a one-stop overview of local happenings as posted on the various websites and blogs of your community.
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Schools could see $6.4M boostJanuary 29, 2009 | 10:50 AMSmithtown's four school districts would receive federal aid amounting to $6.4 million over two years under an economic recovery bill introduced in the House of Representatives Jan.
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