Yaphank News

The tax increase, one of 42 amendments lawmakers added to County Executive Steve Levy 's $2.64-billion 2010 budget, calls for two classes of 100 new police officers each for the police department, which serves the county's five western towns.

Real estate industry observers say Tuesdaya s election results could spell trouble for some of Long Islanda s mega-development projects currently on the drawing board, starting with Suffolk County Executive Steve Levya s workforce housing plan in Yaphank.

Sheriff Vincent DeMarco Bolstered by a deal that gave them endorsements from multiple political parties, Suffolk County's district attorney, sheriff and treasurer ran without opposition and were re-elected Tuesday.

Even though the signs of Alzheimer's in her husband David, 70, became more and more apparent, she wanted to take care of him at home in Holbrook.

Neither child was injured. The crash occurred at 6:18 a.m. just north of the Long Island Expressway , where Patchogue -Yaphank Road becomes Sills Road, Suffolk County police said.

Therea s an interesting brand of bipartisanship in the Suffolk County Legislature.

On Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., the Yaphank Historical Society , which celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, will welcome ghosts and goblins , to their fifth annual Halloween Treat for Tots at the Robert Hawkins House.

BARBARAELLEN KOCH FILE PHOTO Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy's sales tax projections may have been overly optimistic according to a report issued by the Budget Review Office last week.

The incident on Beach Avenue in Terryville, which is part of Yaphank, was reported at 1:58 a.m., police said.

Officials investigate a scene where a body was found on the side of the road after a deadly hit and run on Montauk Highway near Smith Road in Shirley on Oct.

YAPHANK A two-vehicle accident on Route 101 killed one of the drivers, late Monday afternoon.

One person died in a fatal traffic accident in Yaphank on Monday, authorities said.

The body of a man was found on the side of Montauk Highway in Yaphank, and authorities are investigating if the victim was hit by a vehicle.

GRANT PARPAN PHOTO A protester shouts his concerns to a driver leaving Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy's Legacy Village announcement.

Photo credit: J. Conrad Williams Jr. Gloria Richmond rides the bus to visit her husband, David, an Alzheimer patient, at the John J Foley Skilled Nursing Facility.

This is the season to find the perfect pumpkin, and if you can get to "The Little Red Farm Stand" when "U-Pick" is open, the family can have a good time selecting it.

The first industrial condominium development in the Town of Brookhaven is now under construction.

BEV WALZ PHOTO James Dougherty congratulates the new firefighters. In the white hat on the left is 2nd Assistant Chief John D'Amato. To his right is Nick Gross, Sean McCarthy, Martin Hunt, Robbie Brewer, Andrew Crittenden, Brian Lechmanski and Chief William Rowland.

YAPHANK, N.Y. - Federal authorities have begun investigating allegations that a county police department on eastern Long Island routinely mishandles or ignores hate crimes and other offenses against Latinos.

For the first time ever, members of the Westhampton Beach Fire Department were awarded the highest honor given to volunteer firefighters in Suffolk County for their roles in saving the lives of others and, in one instance, the life of a fellow volunteer.