Northport News

The Hills Foundation is teaming up with Engeman Theater in Northport for a year-long fundraiser to fund additional support for educational initiatives that are out of the school budget's reach.

With little more than 24 hours to go, nearly 2000 volunteers in Elwood and Northport are getting ready to walk the night away and raise money for a good cause at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life events this weekend.

The following was taken from the Northport Police blotter. An arrest does not indicate a conviction as all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Elwood Schools Superintendent Peter Scordo said this week that he hopes an agreement can be reached with the teachers union on the Annual Professional Performance Review process by the end of June.

The Suffolk County Police DepartmentA reported these arrests and incidents: Northport Edward Ohara, 22, from Northport was arrested in East Northport on May 24 and charged with two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree criminal possession of a firearm/weapon, and fifth-degree criminal public ... (more)

Northport's Gemport jewelry store closed its doors on Tuesday after 43 years as a Northport mainstay and just one year after moving to its new location at 691 Fort Salonga Road.

The following was taken from the Suffolk Police crime blotter. An arrest does not indicate a conviction as all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Before he was mayor of Northport , before he was a lobsterman, George Doll served in the honor guard at Arlington National Cemetery.A Just a lanky kid from the Long Island suburbs, Doll landed the prestigious duty in 1965, just as the war in Vietnam started to intensify.

In SETAUKET closed due to parade on NY-25A BOTH EB/WB near OLD TOWN RD/UPPER DEPOT RD/MAIN ST and before MYRTLE AVE in PORT JEFFERSON In HAUPPAUGE long-term road construction on RT-347/NESCONSET HWY EB between RT-454/VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY and RT-111/HAUPPAUGE RD in SMITHTOWN In HAUPPAUGE long-term road construction on RT-347/NESCONSET HWY EB ... (more)

Northport, L.I., residents Mariette Knott and Michael McBride exchanged wedding vows May 19 in the Miller Beach Surf Club, Miller Place, L.I., where a reception followed.

It's 10 p.m., a time when many folks are winding down from the day, perhaps dozing in front of the TV or enjoying a good book.

It's Friday, and you've got no idea what you'll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue with the best bets for your done-with-work-I'm-outta-here time.

By not fielding a candidate in the June 19 election for Village Trustee, Brockport's college landlords have created an uncontested election in June, and historically voter turnout for uncontested elections is extremely low.

The Suffolk County Police Department reported the following arrests: Northport Bjoern Lienemann, 43, from Northport was arrested in East Northport on May 19 and charged with petty larceny and possession of a hypodermic instrument after he allegedly stole a Toshiba portable hard drive from Radio Shack on Fort Salonga Road.

West Islip's defense of its Suffolk County Class A title started Tuesday with a 9-3 win over Northport at West Islip High School.

Two SUVs collided along a hairpin section of Waterside Road just north of Seaside Court in Northport on Monday afternoon, sending three people to Huntington Hospital, Suffolk County Police said.A The accident took place at approximately 5:10 p.m. when the southbound vehicle, a Subaru, lost control on wet roadway coming around the bend and skidded ... (more)

The following was taken from the Suffolk Police arrest blotter. An arrest does not indicate a conviction as all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Readers chose Fireside Caterers as the best caterer around Northport in this week's Readers' Choice poll with 55 votes.

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Parents of a Northport High School student filed a lawsuit against the school earlier this week alleging that officials did not do enough to stop anti-Semitic bullying against their son after it was reported.