Shoreham News

Psychologist Ilene Wasserman was a slight woman, so petite that her colleagues jokingly nicknamed her "Birdie." "She was this fragile-looking individual, but she really had the heart of a warrior," said Michael Canzoniero, a psychologist in Shoreham.

A resident of North Country Road in Shoreham called at 8:30 am June 1 to report his home had been burglarized sometime over the past two days.

ROBERT O'ROURK FILE PHOTO Shoreham-Wading River senior Bobby Andrews placed third in the 1,600 and fifth in the 3,200 at the state championship last weekend.

In just under two years, John Leonard has held more job titles at Brookhaven Town Hall than some people hold in a lifetime.

Thirty years ago this month, more than 15,000 people converged on Wading River on a rain-soaked Sunday to protest what was to be Long Island 's first nuclear power plant under construction on the shores of Long Island Sound .

John Hopkins, 56, of Shoreham, discusses his petition to oppose the proposed school tax increase with fellow community members prior to the June 2nd Shoreham-Wading River school board meeting.

This week after Memorial Day weekend seems like a gift of time. It's an extra week in beautiful May, making the summer seem longer.

Following voter defeat of a $3-million school-repair plan, Shoreham-Wading River authorities said Wednesday that they might have to shut down the district's middle school temporarily until they can fix health and safety hazards there.

PostScript, the blog in the paper, from Page A-2 of Sunday's Post-Standard. This week on Post-Standard TV A baby penguin at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, a wallaroo on the loose, Joe Nastri on cleaning the interstates, and the Jeff Kramer Karaoke Experience.

PETER BLASL PHOTO At the center of Shoreham-Wading River's financial concerns has always been the power plant.

Preservationists and property owners are fighting over Wardenclyffe, a site in Shoreham, N.Y., that includes an early wireless tower and laboratory used by inventor Nikola Tesla.

Shoreham-Wading River school authorities propose to hike taxes nearly 27 percent next year - an increase that would rank among one of the highest in recent memory on Long Island .

More than a month has passed since the state wrestling tournament in Albany, but the accolades continue to pile on for Shoreham-Wading River senior Steven Keith.

PETER BLASL PHOTO Legis. Dan Losquadro said the county is hard at work on preserving the 68-acre Vassilaros property in Miller Place.

Both the Southampton boys and girls track teams suffered dual meet losses to Shoreham/Wading River on Tuesday, March 31, with the girls losing 91-59 at home while the boys were defeated 68-58 in Shoreham on the same day.

The Smithtown Township Arts Council will hold a Drop-in Arts Night for children ages 7 to 12 from 7 to 9 pm at the Mills Pond House, 660 Route 25A, St.

PEGGY SPELLMAN HOEY PHOTO Rocky Point firefighters attempt to extinguish the fire that gutted the home of the Lee Family of Shoreham.

Coach Bob Szymanski joined Andrews in Boston. They approached the stretch run in a group of five, battling for four spots.

ALBANYa 'Three local wrestlers were crowned state champions Saturday night at the Times Union Center.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy , in a closed-door meeting with county lawmakers Tuesday, asked for the authority to impose layoffs by April 1 as a hammer to extract $30 million in union concessions - the ...