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Man Admits Dumping Hazardous Waste At Former Brentwood Hospital, Costing $30K In Cleanup Man Admits Dumping Hazardous Waste At Former Brentwood Hospital, Costing $30K In Cleanup
Man Admits Dumping Hazardous Waste At Former Brentwood Hospital, Costing $30K In Cleanup A Long Island man confessed to dumping hazardous waste at a former hospital, costing taxpayers and the property owner thousands of dollars. Carleton Pulley, age 48, of Bay Shore, pleaded guilty to endangering public health, safety or the environment in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Sept. 5. According to prosecutors, a police officer witnessed Pulley unloading tires from a tractor trailer on the grounds of the former Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center in Brentwood in April 2023. Earlier Report: Man Dumps Hazardous Waste At Former LI Psychiatric Center, Costing Thousands In Cleanup:…

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by Michael Mashburn
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$18.3 Million Resurfacing Project To Begin On Long Island Roads $18.3 Million Resurfacing Project To Begin On Long Island Roads
$18.3 Million Resurfacing Project To Begin On Long Island Roads Governor Kathy Hochul announced the beginning of a new two-year road resurfacing project that will affect five state roads on Long Island. The $18.3 million project, which builds on an ongoing $250 million investment into Long Island roads, will begin in July 2024, Hochul said. Sixty total lane miles across five state roads — three in Suffolk County and two in Nassau County — are included in the project, which will replace existing roadways with two inches of new asphalt, add new highly reflective pavement markings, and install crosswalks. The following locations in Suffolk County are s…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Full Closures Scheduled For Stretch Of Long Island Highway Full Closures Scheduled For Stretch Of Long Island Highway
Full Closures Scheduled For Stretch Of Long Island Highway Scheduled closures on a Long Island highway could spell delays in the coming days. Both directions of the Sagtikos State Parkway are scheduled to close in the Town of Islip, between the Long Island Expressway and Crooked Hill Road, beginning at 10 p.m. Monday, April 1. The roadway will shut down nightly until 5 a.m. for approximately four weeks to facilitate a project improving connectivity to Crooked Hill Road from the Long Island Expressway, the Department of Transportation said. Traffic will follow a signed detour during the closures. Transportation officials warned of possible delays…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Lane Closures Scheduled For Stretch Of Sunrise Highway Lane Closures Scheduled For Stretch Of Sunrise Highway
Lane Closures Scheduled For Stretch Of Sunrise Highway Scheduled roadwork on a busy Long Island roadway could cause delays for drivers in the coming weeks. In the Town of Islip, the right and center lanes of eastbound Sunrise Highway (Route 27) will be closed nightly at exit 48 from 10 p.m. to 6 am. beginning Sunday, Jan. 21 and lasting two weeks. The northbound right lane of Locust Avenue will also be closed during those times, according to the Department of Transportation. Both stretches will again close from 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2 to 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, with both directions of Locust Avenue also shutting down. During the closures, crews …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Six New Mosquito Samples Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Suffolk County Six New Mosquito Samples Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Suffolk County
Six New Mosquito Samples Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Suffolk County New mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus on Long Island. 
Health officials reported that six new mosquito samples taken in Suffolk County tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to 104 mosquito samples and four birds that have tested positive for West Nile this summer. The samples were collected in the Town of Islip between Monday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 12 from Bay Shore (two), Cold Spring Harbor, Brentwood, Riverhead, and Bohemia (one each).  There have been no cases of West Nile virus in any patients on Long Island so far this year. “The confirmat…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Contractor Accused Of Falsifying Bids, Not Paying Workers' Benefits, DA Says Long Island Contractor Accused Of Falsifying Bids, Not Paying Workers' Benefits, DA Says
Long Island Contractor Accused Of Falsifying Bids, Not Paying Workers' Benefits, DA Says A Long Island contractor was arrested and accused of falsifying information on bids on public works projects in a number of municipalities and failing to pay workers’ benefits on projects. Nassau County resident Nicholas Analitis, age 44, of Massapequa, was arraigned on multiple charges in Suffolk County District Court on Tuesday, Aug. 17. Analitis and his company, West Babylon-based Gorilla Contracting Group, LLC, are each charged with the following: Eight counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument Ten counts of first-degree offering a false instrument for filing …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Town Employee Falsified Resume, DA Says Long Island Town Employee Falsified Resume, DA Says
Long Island Town Employee Falsified Resume, DA Says A former town official on Long Island could face time behind bars for allegedly falsifying his resume, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced. Dominic Spada, the former director of maritime services for the Town of Huntington was arrested this week and is facing multiple charges for allegedly falsifying the information on an application for a bay constable Civil Service exam. Spada is also an elected trustee in the Village of Huntington Bay, a harbormaster in the Town of Islip, and the first assistant chief of the Halesite Fire Department. Specifically, Spada was charged …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Child In Serious Condition After Being Pulled From Pool At Long Island Home Child In Serious Condition After Being Pulled From Pool At Long Island Home
Child In Serious Condition After Being Pulled From Pool At Long Island Home An unresponsive child was pulled out of a pool on Long Island and is currently hospitalized in serious condition, police said. The Suffolk County Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident where an unresponsive child was pulled from a pool at a home in the hamlet of Great River in the Town of Islip. Officers responded to Pinetree Lane at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, after receiving a 911 call reporting that a 7-year-old boy was found unresponsive in the home’s pool. Police said that the boy, who is a relative of the homeowners, was transpor…

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by Zak Failla
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Sayville Restaurant Month Puts Spotlight On These Eateries Sayville Restaurant Month Puts Spotlight On These Eateries
Sayville Restaurant Month Puts Spotlight On These Eateries Any time spent in Sayville is special whether you are passing through for the Fire Island ferry or enjoying a walk on the beach, or visiting some of the quaint shops and would not be complete without trying out one of the town's fine restaurants. Through all of May, The Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce is celebrating Restaurant Month as part of the Town of Islip’s year-long 335th Birthday Celebration. The oldest of the participating establishments offer prix fixe meals or other specials is the Sayville Inn & Tavern at 199 Middle Road. The historic inn built in 1988 is where Teddy R…

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by Donna Christopher