Moriches News

An 81-year-old East Moriches man was seriously injured after he lost control of his car and crashed into an overpass on County Road 51 in Manorville on Friday afternoon, November 6. Suffolk County Police Detective Sergeant Mike Darulli of the 7th Squad said the cause of the crash was still unknown and is under investigation.

The H1N1 virus, also known as the "swine flu," is a new threat to the safety of students.

A Manhattan lawyer jumped into the chilly waters off Moriches Inlet on Thursday to help rescue a fisherman who had fallen from his boat.

A minivan crashed into a utility pole nearly snapping it in half early Saturday morning on Montauk Highway near Seatuck Creek in Eastport, according to the Eastport Fire Department.

Guenter Wende, 42, of 15 Dana Ave., Mastic, is charged with the Oct. 16 stabbing death of Laura Pizzini, also of Mastic, who police believe is a former lover.

For the whole story, pick up the October 22 edition of The Southampton Press-Western Edition, on newsstands Wednesday evening.

SHIRLEY The driver of an SUV that struck and killed a pedestrian early Sunday morning will face charges.

I like to look ahead and see what days certain holidays fall on. This year Halloween falls on a Saturday, which is a good thing, especially if you are a teacher.

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PEGGY SPELLMAN HOEY PHOTO Saltwater fishing license holder Johnny Cuebas of Sound Beach casts a line out in Mount Sinai Inlet.

Family and friends of the 230 victims of the TWA Flight 800 catastrophe off Long Island's south shore have a fund to help maintain the memorial at Smith Point County Park in Shirley.

Moriches Elementary School, recently beat out 300 students nationwide to finish second in the elementary category of Popular Science magazine's National School Inventors Challenge.

So far so good with the Trustees challenge to the fishing license requirement. A judge granted a temporary injunction until October 13 in Southampton, Shelter Island and East Hampton that prevents the DEC from enforcing the licenses wherever the Trustees have jurisdiction.

A Grape Pear owners Krystle Harb and Jim Borruso designed and built the store. 509 Montauk Hwy., Eastport 631-801-2790 www.grapepearwine.com Jim Borruso and Krystle Harb haven't taken a day off since they opened their Eastport wine store on July 4. In fact, since they have no employees, they have done little else but attend to the new business.

Unit 808 at Water Club Tower II, 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive, has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,273 square feet of living area.

NY's Saltwater License is set to begin on Oct. 1. It's been met with harsh criticism by an overwhelming majority of fishermen and those in the industry, but support does exist - provided the license plan is done right.

Three Westhampton Beach High School students - senior Rachel Paoletta, junior Sam Wiles and sophomore Augusta Greenbaum - will be contributing articles this year for the school news section of The Southampton Press Western Edition, and The Press of Manorville and The Moriches.

The lawyer representing Southampton Town Supervisor Linda Kabot said last week that Westhampton Beach Village Police made a mistake in charging his client with DWI early on Labor Day, adding that the evidence he has reviewed - including video of the arrest itself - supports his argument.

Kenneth Kobus, 21, of Center Moriches was arrested by New York State Police on Sunrise Highway at 10:15 a.m. on September 16 and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.

Guy Bobersky, from the DEC, Richard Baldwin, Ron Paulsen and Rob Decandia, assured residents that they are doing all they can to find the source of the plume.