Yaphank, NY

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• GOP lawyer seeking Suffolk DA seat files signatures

  to be tapped. "I must have knocked on 500 to 700 doors," said Perini, "It's only anecdotal, but you'd be amazed at how many people are really upset they have had no choice for district attorney since 2001 and there's been no Republican on the line since 2001."The   Read more »

• Legis. Rick Montano could face primary challenger

  pages were filed for Monica Martinez, a Brentwood middle school assistant principal, at the Suffolk Board of Elections in Yaphank late Tuesday afternoon.Martinez, in a release, said the number of signatures say "loud and clear it is time for a new voice in   Read more »

• Sheriffs: Raid leads to 'marijuana growing house'

  with first-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a Class C felony. Those men were identified as Michael Smith, 40, of Yaphank, Jason Rowett, 38, of Patchogue, and Ralph Rowett, 41, of Middle Village. They are to be arraigned Tuesday in First District Court   Read more »

• Yaphank composter agrees to waste management pact

  water sample dozen organic waste and related facilities in Suffolk -- from Islip to Southampton. Others, including a mulching facility on Main Street in Yaphank, also showed elevated levels.A report on the Horseblock Road investigation is due this summer.   Read more »

• Suffolk police property auction raises $42G

  Police Officer Robert Viggers was having trouble getting the crowd at the Property Section building in Yaphank on Wednesday to bite on a pair of home fitness program DVDs.Cmon, he said, standing on a platform overlooking the crowd of dozens at the departments   Read more »

Around the web

• Sun, Sailing, Cycling and Suffrage

  a shadowy corner of another building in the society’s complex. That was a velocipede, a bicycle with a large front wheel and a tiny back one, that was owned by a man from nearby Patchogue who sometimes rode it from Brooklyn in an annual cycling event. “No   from The New York Times Read more »

• Cops: LI jet skier dies in the Great South Bay

  N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island jet skier has died near the New York State Boat Channel in the Great South Bay after running into an anchor line. Suffolk County Police say Michael Mignone crashed his Yamaha jet ski after circling his 20-foot Trophy boat and running   from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »

• Spector Named NEC Scholar Athlete of the Year

  ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL SPRING COMMISSIONERS HONOR ROLL NEC RELEASE Somerset, NJ – The awards keep coming for Zachary Spector (Yaphank, NY/Longwood) who has been named to the 2013 Northeast Conference Men's Track & Field Scholar Athlete of the Year. Spector, alongside   from Wagner College Athletics Read more »

• Legislator Anker: Promoting Breast Cancer Awareness

  NY, June 2013 – Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker recently joined participants of the Long Island 2 Day Breast Cancer Event on Saturday, June 8. The event, which took place over two days, donates 100% of its profits to Long Island breast cancer organizations   from LongIsland.com Read more »

• Legislator Anker Visits Cornell Farm for Military Kids Day

  NY, June 2013 – Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker visited Cornell Farm in honor of Military Kids Day on Saturday, June 8th. The event was free to all military families, and was a part of a year-long community service project by 4-Hers in Suffolk County,   from LongIsland.com Read more »