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Smithtown to resume variance hearing for tree-removal company
A public hearing on a Smithtown tree-removal company’s request for zoning variances is scheduled to resume at 7 p.m. today during a town Board of Zoning Appeals meeting, at the town senior center, 420 Middle Country Rd.
Reliable Tree Service, of West Jericho Turnpike, is asking the board for permission to have a trucking station and to waive town standards for landscaping, outdoor storage...
Read more »Lynbrook's Greis 3rd in Coca-Cola 'America's Favorite Park' vote
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On a typical summer day, Greis Veterans Memorial Park in Lynbrook is bustling with activity. Families splash around in the park’s three pools, run under the flower-shaped sprinklers and frolic on the playgrounds while athletes of all ages take advantage of the various courts, fields and fitness trail on the 15-acre grounds.
“Whether you have a 13-year-old or a 3-year-old, there’s something...
Read more »Kings Park school board to reveal investigation details tonight
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The Kings Park school board is expected to discuss its response to a community member’s request for an investigation at its board meeting tonight. Board members did not specify the nature of the probe yesterday.
The board meeting, immediately follows an organizational meeting — which begins at 7:30 p.m. at Kings Park High School — to elect a president and vice president and appoint other positions...
Read more »Brookhaven highway chief to talk upgrades
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Brookhaven’s new highway chief plans to discuss what he describes as the department’s improvements at a news conference tomorrow in Coram, town officials announced.
Dan Losquadro said he will be at the department’s headquarters, outlining the renewed focus on emergency preparedness, equipment updates and revamping current practices in the four months since he was elected highway superintendent.
“We’ve...
Read more »Hempstead Town Clerk Mark Bonilla's trial updates
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Read more »Battle of hair stylists benefits group that aids impaired vets
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Before the models hit the runway Sunday night at The Emporium in Patchogue for the fifth annual Shear Runway Project hair styling competition, Ralph Anthony Capozzi stepped onto the catwalk cradling a puppy in his arms.
The 2-month-old black Labrador retriever came from the Smithtown nursery of the Guide Foundation for the Blind and America’s VetDogs.
For the past three years, Capozzi,...
Read more »Suffolk police offer teen crash avoidance lesson
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The Suffolk County Police Department is offering a free course to teenage drivers on how to avoid crashes.
The 2 1/2-hour session will be held next week and will offer drivers guidance on how to avoid dangerous driving situations.
The course will be taught by Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) instructors and will consist of a short classroom lecture followed by a live demonstration...
Read more »Hair stylists go head to head at Patchogue competition
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The costumes will be colorful and the music will be festive, but tonight’s Cuban-themed runway show in Patchogue will be all about the hair.
Ralph Capozzi, owner of Capozzi Salon & Co. in Sayville, is hosting his fifth annual Shear Runway Project this evening at The Emporium located at 9 Railroad Ave. in Patchogue.
After months of preparation, Capozzi’s stylists will go head-to-head,...
Read more »Art and music inspire their creators in Heckscher Park
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The band begins -- a single saxophone riff -- and painter Michael Krasowitz, 55, of Huntington, draws a thin line of yellow across his canvas. As the music, a lively improvised jazz, builds and falls, Krasowitz’ painting evolves into a vibrant abstract of colors and shapes, as much open to interpretation as the music that inspired it.
“The music can change and the art can change,” Krasowitz...
Read more »Free skin cancer screenings in Copiague next week
A free skin cancer screening will be held in Copiague on July 18.
It is being sponsored by State Sen. Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. (R-Merrick) and the Colette Coyne Melanoma Awareness Campaign. The screenings will be conducted by trained dermatologists, who will be available from noon to 3:30 p.m. at Tanner Park in Copiague.
According to the American Cancer Society, skin cancer is the most...
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