Brentwood, NY

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• Brentwood may land LI's first banking development district

  New York Community Bank cites the area's diverse demographics as a reason to create a banking development district."Since Brentwood has a large residential community, home ownership is an important feature that will be stressed by the BDD designation, hopefully   Read more »

• LI immigrant advocates applaud Senate vote

  immigrant advocates, sensing they were close to a breakthrough after years of calling for immigration reform, celebrated in Brentwood Thursday, hours before the U.S. Senate voted to approve a bill that included a path to citizenship."History is happening today,"   Read more »

• Brentwood Puerto Rican/Hispanic Day Parade set for Sunday

  $10,000 from discretionary funds for the event. Its an opportunity for residents to celebrate their heritage.Grand Marshal Dafny J. Irizarry, president of the Long Island Latino Teachers Association and a Democratic candidate for Islip Town board, will lead   Read more »

• Poll: Most LIers support immigration reform

  and balanced approach to fixing the immigration system," said Daniel Altschuler, of the Long Island Civic Engagement Table, a Brentwood alliance of advocacy groups. Alliance organizations were among those that commissioned the study. The poll results show   Read more »

• Legis. Montano faces educator in primary

  co-chaired County Executive Steve Bellone's transition team.Monica Martinez, sister of Babylon Democratic deputy supervisor Tony Martinez, is circulating petitions to challenge Montano's nomination. Word of Martinez's challenge surfaced as nominating petitions   Read more »

Around the web

• Long Islanders Rally As Immigration Bill Set For Senate Vote

  each, ensuring bipartisan support that the bill’s backers hope will change minds in the House. The outlook there is uncertain. Many in the GOP-controlled House oppose the pathway to citizenship at the center of the Senate bill. And many prefer a piecemeal   from CBS New York Read more »

• Police: 2 Dead In Brentwood Crash

  are investigating a deadly crash on Long Island. The incident happened just after midnight Thursday on Grand Boulevard in Brentwood. A mini-van lost control and slammed into a tree before bursting into flames, Suffolk County Police said. Police are investigating   from CBS New York Read more »

• Public Notices -

  at public auction at Islip Town Hall, 655 Main St., Islip, NY on 7/12/2013 at 12:15 pm premises known as 64 Pelham Drive, Brentwood, NY 11717. ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying   from The Babylon Beacon Read more »

• Coachella Valley snares actors Lucie Arnaz, Laurence Luckinbill

  itÂs addictive, said 61-year-old Arnaz, the daughter of famed actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz of ÂI Love Lucy fame and many other show business endeavors. ÂI donÂt know if I could do it for a living or do it for someone else. But IÂm a problem-solver   from MyDesert.com | The Desert Sun Read more »

• Pembroke woman suing Hampton Beach Casino

  — A Pembroke woman who was run over by a sport utility vehicle in a parking lot at the Hampton Beach Casino has filed suit, claiming she was struck while a parking attendant was directing the SUV. Hana Braga is suing the Hampton Beach Casino and the driver   from The Union Leader Read more »