Northport News

GWEN YOUNG AND MICHAEL R. EBERT. gwen.young@newsday.com ,, michael.ebert@newsday.com In the Village of Northport , there are several sidewalk curb cuts in the downtown area that are dangerously steep for someone like me, who must use a wheelchair.

The Air Force bioenvironmental officer who was among the first to warn about the potential effects of open-air burn pits on U.S. troops deployed in the war zones said Friday that he does not believe the findings of a 2008 Army report that discounted the possibility of long-range health risks from exposure to the smoke, fumes and ash.

The $50,000 goal was based on a sellout of the run for "Rent," which opened on Sept.

Salonga woman charged with fatally stabbing her husband gathered Saturday outside the family's home to comfort one another, utter a few kind words and pray for the couple's souls.

Kathleen Prisco has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of her husband, Ralph Prisco, on Oct.

Maria Katherine Vecchione and Liam Owen Begley were married Jan. 10, at CurAA© of Ars Roman Catholic Church in Merrick, with Father Charles Mangano performing the double-ring ceremony.

In the newest twist in what feels like an eons-long drive to bring councilmanic districts to Huntington, a group of proponents has submitted more than enough petition signatures - 788 pages worth - to get the issue on the ballot.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has met with investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice 's civil rights division and the U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York in what was described as cordial and informative.

Before Jack Kerouac left Northport, he had a farewell party at his house with a small group of friends, a parade of drinks and a considerable number of stories.

They're asking for the public's help. The two MasterCards were in a wallet that was stolen from a man at a 7-Eleven store on Deer Park Avenue in Deer Park on Aug.

Last year, the board initiated a one-year ban on commercial building along the south side of Route 25A in Northport Village to study zone requirements set by the village in 2006.

Suffolk Legis. Jon Cooper (D-Lloyd Harbor) facing a challenge for a sixth term from Republican Frank Stalzer of Huntington.

The John W. Engeman Theater in Northport, NY, will present two star-studded concerts in November.

Potsdam Village Police arrested 6 individuals between Saturday evening and Sunday morning: Alyssa A. Milano , 17, of Camden, NY - ticketed for Passing a Red Light on Main Street.

A Northport, N.Y., resident and a Franklin Lakes resident reported Wednesday morning that their Ducati motorcycles were stolen from their VIP suite at the New Jersey Motorsports Park.

Written by Long Island Press on Sep 23rd, 2009 and filed under Green Facts , Green Living .

Matthew Solomon, convicted of killing his wife 22 years ago in Huntington Station, has been denied parole for the third time, the state’s division of parole announced Wednesday.

Dreaming of a cheap and easy dinner? Here's a new take on "fast food" -- a way to save time-- and hundreds of dollars--on healthy meals for you and your family.

The taxi driver taking me to the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport asked me what I was seeing, and I told him "Rent." The name didn't seem to ring a bell, so I explained that it was a musical about young people living in the East Village in the '90s who have drug problems and no money - and some of them are dying of AIDS.