Ridge News

BROOKHAVEN Unless specified, meetings are at One Independence Hill, Farmingville.

Next Tuesday I'm speaking at the Airports Council International - North American Marketing and Communications Forum .

The parent company of the Bon-Ton department store at The Mall at Greece Ridge is fighting a proposal to demolish the store and replace it with smaller shops and restaurants.

A Saturday concert at the Unitarian Church will showcase the talents of cellist Jami Sieber and bansuri flutist Steve Gorn, who will draw from a variety of influences ranging from Western music to Indian ...

Hannah Fordin and Wiley Gorn, rising seniors at Poughkeepsie Day School, have been selected to participate in the Powerhouse apprentice training program at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie this summer.

Pianist Pete Malinverni, Pound Ridge, N.Y. brings his "Invisible Cities" Quintet to four performances at Smalls, 183 W. 10th Street, New York City June 6 & 7 at 10:30 PM and 12 AM.

The Rondout Valley Education Foundation is gathering current contact information for all Rondout Valley High School alumni for the RVHS Alumni Directory.

The Cayuga County Sheriff's Office has arrested one person in connection with a house fire that occurred at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 30 at 923 Poplar Ridge Rd.

SUFFOLK COUNTY Two fatal accidents occurred in Suffolk County over the weekend. On Friday, May 30 shortly before 3 p.m., police said a 1999 Ford was traveling on Whiskey Road when the car was struck head-on by ...

A pregnant woman who drove into a head-on car crash on a Long Island road has given birth.

A mountain biker has been found dead along a nature trail in a wooded area on Long Island.

Delek US Holdings, Inc. today announced that it will participate in the Deutsche Bank 2008 Energy & Utilities Conference, which takes place - 05/22/2008 - 05:00 PM SAN DIEGO-- --Cymer, Inc.

Police have arrested two men in a sex attack at a Long Island barbecue joint. Police say a 43-year-old man - George Leodis of Mount Sinai - and a 25-year-old man - Michael Kontanis of Ridge were both charged ...

We always look forward to receiving holiday wishes from Borough President Markowitz - if only so we can share the Beep's Christmas card with the many Brooklynites not on his list.

“If it has been sold, then it's a commercial business replacing a commercial business on a commercials strip - there really isn't anything that we can do about it.”

Bay Ridge is hoping that the pen is mightier than the store. Irate Ridgites are petitioning against the closing of the Key Food on Third Avenue and 95th Street, which is slated to close and become a Walgreens ... via Midwood Paper

The city wants to use its power of eminent domain to push out an almost-finished arts venue in Fort Greene to make way for a Manhattan-based dance troupe and 150 new housing units that comprise the centerpiece ... via Midwood Paper

“There was already quite an extensive approval process for the project”

GREECE - For more than a year, the former Buckman's building at the corner of Long Pond and West Ridge roads has sat empty, awaiting the crushing blades of bulldozers. via Democrat & Chronicle

Gina DiBella * Greece Grapevine * May 12, 2008 April's unseasonable warmth brought out a gorgeous display of spring flowers this month. via Democrat & Chronicle

Ball State signed four gymnasts for the 2008 season. Domenique DeRosa , Brittney Emmons , Daneen Ellen Haba and Kayla Kmiecik signed national letters of intent to compete at Ball State. via Star-Press

“We're a little more active than other years”

Dry conditions across upstate New York have sparked grass and brush fires - including a 3,100-acre blaze in the Catskill Mountains - and prompted widespread bans on open burning. via Middletown Times Herald Record