Port Jefferson Station, NY

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• Detective: Evans Ganthier was 'so upset' over mutilating Rebecca Koster's body

  the months after he mutilated the body of a Medford woman who he denied killing, a Port Jefferson Station man told a Suffolk homicide detective he had been "so upset" about it, the detective testified Friday in state Supreme Court."He said he's not eating   Read more »

• Suspect denies stabbing woman, detective testifies

  a Port Jefferson Station man was comfortable describing how he mutilated the body of a woman he'd met in a bar, a Suffolk homicide detective testified Thursday the man was unhappy to hear that she died of a stab wound."No, don't say that," said Evans Ganthier,   Read more »

• Detective: Port Jefferson man said he mutilated woman who died in his garage

  Port Jefferson Station man said he panicked one night after a woman he had just met tripped on some 50-pound dumbbells in his garage, hit her head and died, and that's why he mutilated her and took her body on the ferry to Connecticut, where he set it on fire,   Read more »

• $25.6M PJ Station road project starts soon

  $25.6 million road reconstruction project in Port Jefferson Station expected to improve motorist safety at routes 347 and 112 -- one of Brookhaven Town's busiest intersections -- will begin this month, officials said.The New York State Department of Transportation   Read more »

• Dr. Frank Telang gets 30 months for illegal oxycodone distribution

  Port Jefferson Station doctor was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to illegally distributing oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription pain killer, federal prosecutors said.Frank Telang, who also had pleaded guilty to failing   Read more »

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• LIRR is Your Ticket to Summer Getaways on Long Island

  Long Island, NY - July 12th, 2013 - MTA Long Island Rail Road’s perennially popular Summer Getaways, the one-day excursions that show you the best of Long Island at unbeatable discount prices is about to move into high season with a total of 19 sightseei   from LongIsland.com Read more »

• Bicyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash in Terryville

  Bradford Packer, 51, of Port Jefferson Station, was riding his bicycle northbound on Route 112 when he was struck by a vehicle traveling westbound on Nesconset Highway, at approximately 9:15 p.m. Packer was transported via Terryville Fire Department ambu   from LongIsland.com Read more »

• Cyclist killed in hit and run in Port Jefferson Station

  PORT JEFFERSON STATION (WABC) -- Police in Suffolk County are searching for a driver who hit and killed a man on a bicycle, then took off. Officers say 51-year-old Bradford Packer was struck while crossing Route 347 at Route 112 just after 9 p.m. He was   from WABC Read more »

• Military Veteran To Be United With Therapy Dog On L.I.

  PORT JEFFERSON STATION, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — It’s a special day for a military veteran on Long Island. Daja Lacey, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, will be united with a therapy dog named Tank — a rescued pit bull that has been specially-t   from CBS New York Read more »

• Funding Science With Scholarships

  By Melanie Grayce West Tom Sullivan, the millionaire founder of Lumber Liquidators, never attended college, but he's making it possible for two Long Island teens to pursue their studies in science and technology.Twin sisters Shilpa and Shweta Iyer of Por   from Wall Street Journal Read more »