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7 Students Hospitalized After Crash Involving School Bus In Moriches 7 Students Hospitalized After Crash Involving School Bus In Moriches
7 Students Hospitalized After Crash Involving School Bus In Moriches Seven students were hospitalized following a crash involving a school bus on a Long Island roadway Friday morning, March 24. It happened just after 8 a.m. in Moriches, on Montauk Highway east of Bay Point Drive, according to the Center Moriches Fire Department. Emergency crews arrived to find three vehicles involved, including a school bus with 33 students on board. Photos from the scene show a white SUV with extensive rear end damage. Medics evaluated all students and found that seven had suffered minor injuries, according to fire officials. They were taken to a local hospita…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Watch: Officers Rescue Man Clinging To Kayak In Mastic Beach Watch: Officers Rescue Man Clinging To Kayak In Mastic Beach
Watch: Officers Rescue Man Clinging To Kayak In Mastic Beach A 34-year-old man was rescued after his kayak capsized on Long Island over the weekend. The incident happened in Mastic Beach at about 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. A man was hunting in Narrow Bay when the kayak capsized, and he fell into the water, SCPD said. Police said a person on land saw him in the water and called 911. A Suffolk County Police helicopter responded and authorities found the man clinging to the kayak. Officer Jonathan Jensen deployed from the helicopter into the water and helped bring the man to Pattersquash Island,…

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by Nicole Valinote
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School Bus Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Middle School School Bus Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Middle School
School Bus Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Middle School Suffolk County correction officers teaching a program at William Floyd Middle School were first on the scene of a school bus fire in Moriches. The fire took place on Wednesday, Oct. 2, just before students were released for the day, said the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. Officers Christopher Delaney and  Brian Arce were at the school teaching the Gang Resistance Education and Training  Program when the bus caught fire, police said. The two officers secured the scene and directed traffic as more busses and parents arrived to pick up students at the end of th…

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by Kathy Reakes