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Man Building 'Hang Out' Spot Clears $20K Worth Of Timber From Long Island Park: DA Man Building 'Hang Out' Spot Clears $20K Worth Of Timber From Long Island Park: DA
Man Building 'Hang Out' Spot Clears $20K Worth Of Timber From Long Island Park: DA A man’s attempt at building a wooded sanctuary allegedly caused thousands of dollars in damage to a Long Island park. Terence Wolffe, age 41, of Mastic, was arraigned on a felony charge and several environmental conservation violations in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 6. An investigation found that he had spent “a prolonged period of time” clearcutting over 1,100 square-feet of trees and vegetation at Nesconset’s Commerdinger County Park. Armed with a machete, axes, and shovels, Wolffe regularly went to an off-trail area of the park and chopped down native trees and plants and du…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Multiple State Agencies Sent To Scene Of Rockville Centre Tanker Explosion, Hochul Says Multiple State Agencies Sent To Scene Of Rockville Centre Tanker Explosion, Hochul Says
Multiple State Agencies Sent To Scene Of Rockville Centre Tanker Explosion, Hochul Says Following a gasoline tanker crash and explosion on Long Island, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed multiple state agencies to the area to help with environmental issues caused by the crash. The crash and following fire and large fuel spill in Nassau County took place around 1 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 16, when the driver of the tanker lost control and slammed into a commercial building on the Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre.  The crash of the tanker which was carrying some 13,000 gallons of gasoline, also caused a fuel leak, which traveled into storm sewer tunnels causing a large…

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by Kathy Reakes