Asharoken News

Suffolk health officials are advising people not to go bathing at 62 beaches, including 11 in the Town of Huntington, after heavy rain hit Long Island and raised fears that bacteria will exceed state standards.

The driver of a 2004 Corvette escaped without injury after he lost control of his car and crashed while traveling northbound on Asharoken Avenue in Asharoken Village on Sunday.

Northport High School fashion students put on a runway show of their work Tuesday evening at the public library. They were assigned to design clothes made of recycled materials -- used zippers, plastic or paper bags, paint samples -- or organic fabrics.

Students from Northport High Schools fashion design and illustration class have designed and produced garments from recycled goods such as newspapers, shopping bags, aluminum scraps and various organic fabrics. They take to the runway Tuesday night.

The two villages are going to try cooperate on patrolling their waters. By Mary Beth Foley marybeth.foley@newsday.com An inter-municipal agreement was executed in March between the villages of Asharoken and Northport to coordinate and share services in several areas.

A memorial service was held in honor of Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bruckenthal at Coast Guard Station Eaton's Neck on Friday. Bruckenthal, the son of the Northport police chief, was killed in action at the Khawr Al Amay Oil Terminal off the coast of Iraq on April 24 2004.

Despite being a chilly and somewhat dry spring, plants are definitely showing signs of life.

The village board voted on Tuesday night to agree to the Yahoo web-hosting terms of service, clearing the way for the site to go live next Tuesday, according to Trustee Henry Tobin. The site, with information about village government activities and services, has been under development by village resident Kelly Campbell.

Northport Middle School Assistant Principal Chelsea Brown and Principal Thomas Heinegg went above and beyond the call of duty to help raise almost $800 for a Student Council fundraiser to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma society.

Two volunteer firefighters from the Eatons Neck Fire Department were recently presented with the Firefighter of the Year Award for their outstanding and dedicated service.

The White House has indicated that President Barack Obama will sign a $410-billion budget bill laden with millions in spending on lawmakers’ pet projects. A watchdog group, Taxpayers for Common Sense, says there are almost 8,600 earmarks amounting to $7.7 billion; administration supporters say the number is $3.8 billion. Here is a list of five local ones.

What isn't staying 'down on Main Street' January 28, 2009 03:49 PM Former Northport Chamber of Commerce President Vince Terranova said in December that the number of empty storefronts in Northport Village was ...

Volunteer firefighters from the Centerport, Halesite, Huntington, Cold Spring Harbor and Eatons Neck fire departments Water Rescue Teams took advantage of the freezing temperatures to practice Ice Rescue techniques during a drill at the Centerport Mill Pond in Centerport on Sunday.

Students from the Northport district and their guests gathered Thursday night at Oheka Castle, where it was announced they had raised $1 million since 2005 to fight the disease. Here's a photo gallery.

The beach at Asharoken, with the power plant at rear, left. A $20-million lawsuit Asharoken village officials filed against the former Long Island Lighting Co.

For years, Asharoken has claimed that the Northport power plant, originally built by LILCO and now owned by National Grid, has interrupted the natural flow of sand to Asharoken.

From left are Asharoken Deputy Police Commissioner Mel Ettinger, Police Officer Alex Rubino, Asharoken Village Trustee and Police Commissioner Peter Masterson, Santa, Asharoken Mayor Pat Irving, and Police ...

Efforts to improve the long-standing erosion problem at Asharoken Beach have begun. National Grid is dredging sand, according to the mayor’s office, stockpiling it on the power plant site in preparation for moving it to Asharoken Beach shortly.