Northport News

Winterfest, the month-long celebration sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, kicks off in Northport on Nov.

Gianna LePera and Kenneth Cavett in "Miracle on 34th Street" at The John W. Engeman Theater in Northport.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, pictured last week at the VA Medical Center in Northport, signed a local law Tuesday that bans the sale of any crib with a side that moves up and down.

The Salvation Army is an international organization making a difference in local communities along the North Shore.

When they learned that a number of families in their own community had fallen on hard times and needed assistance during the holiday season, the staff at Island Sports Physical Therapy and the Training Zone in East Northport sprang into action.

Prosecutors add extra charges to two who are charged in LI mortgage fraud with county legislator, dominatrix and her husband Photo credit: Lisi by James Carbone; Dente by Joseph D. Sullivan Lawyers Brandon Lisi, left, and Dustin Dente face new charges in a mortgage fraud scheme.

The Atlantic Steamer Fire Company would like to invite the community to an Open House and Dedication of their new Water Rescue Facility on Sunday, Nov.

Medal of Honor recipients will have more names added after readers contacted Newsday with information about five more recipients who were inadvertently left off, Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center spokesman Joe Sledge said Thursday.

GWEN YOUNG AND MICHAEL R. EBERT. gwen.young@newsday.com ,, michael.ebert@newsday.com In the Village of Northport , there are several sidewalk curb cuts in the downtown area that are dangerously steep for someone like me, who must use a wheelchair.

The Air Force bioenvironmental officer who was among the first to warn about the potential effects of open-air burn pits on U.S. troops deployed in the war zones said Friday that he does not believe the findings of a 2008 Army report that discounted the possibility of long-range health risks from exposure to the smoke, fumes and ash.

The $50,000 goal was based on a sellout of the run for "Rent," which opened on Sept.

Salonga woman charged with fatally stabbing her husband gathered Saturday outside the family's home to comfort one another, utter a few kind words and pray for the couple's souls.

Kathleen Prisco has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of her husband, Ralph Prisco, on Oct.

Maria Katherine Vecchione and Liam Owen Begley were married Jan. 10, at CurAA© of Ars Roman Catholic Church in Merrick, with Father Charles Mangano performing the double-ring ceremony.

In the newest twist in what feels like an eons-long drive to bring councilmanic districts to Huntington, a group of proponents has submitted more than enough petition signatures - 788 pages worth - to get the issue on the ballot.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has met with investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice 's civil rights division and the U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York in what was described as cordial and informative.

Before Jack Kerouac left Northport, he had a farewell party at his house with a small group of friends, a parade of drinks and a considerable number of stories.

They're asking for the public's help. The two MasterCards were in a wallet that was stolen from a man at a 7-Eleven store on Deer Park Avenue in Deer Park on Aug.

Last year, the board initiated a one-year ban on commercial building along the south side of Route 25A in Northport Village to study zone requirements set by the village in 2006.

Suffolk Legis. Jon Cooper (D-Lloyd Harbor) facing a challenge for a sixth term from Republican Frank Stalzer of Huntington.