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Person On Tracks Hit, Killed By LIRR Train, Suspending Service Person On Tracks Hit, Killed By LIRR Train, Suspending Service
Person On Tracks Hit, Killed By Lirr Train, Suspending Service Service on part of the Long Island Railroad has been suspended after a person was struck and killed by a train. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., Monday, June 28 at the Oakwood Road railroad crossing in West Hills at Huntington Station, said LIRR officials. Service is suspended between Hicksville and Port Jefferson in both directions, LIRR said. The department is working to secure buses, and suggest customers use other branches where possible.  In addition, the 1:06 p.m. train from Hicksville due in Port Jefferson at 2:11 p.m. has been delayed. Suffolk County Police said Oak…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Hanging In Long Island Park Prompts Police To Issue Statement To Calm Fears Man Found Hanging In Long Island Park Prompts Police To Issue Statement To Calm Fears
Man Found Hanging In Long Island Park Prompts Police To Issue Statement To Calm Fears A man found hanging in the woods on Long Island has prompted police to issues a statement in an effort calm fears after internet chatter raised concerns. The Suffolk County Police Department found the unidentified man after receiving a 911 call around 7:20 a.m., Monday, June 22, the department said. Responding officers found the man hanging in the woods in Peter A. Nelson Park on Oakwood Road in West Hills, police said. The death is being preliminarily classified as a non-criminal suicide based, in part, on evidence recovered at the scene and from the man’s residence, including a letter le…

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by Kathy Reakes