Aug 14, 2009 | Newsday.com
Crime reports from Cold Spring Harbor, Dix Hills, Greenlawn, Huntington, Northport, West Hills
Cold Spring Harbor A mail box was stolen from a house on Saw Mill Road Aug. 3. A wooden door at a Tall Tree Court house was discovered damaged Aug.
Scouts renovate West Hills amphitheater
A restoration project by Boy Scouts from Troop 34 of Huntington Station was recently completed at West Hills County Park in Melville.
An earthquake fatally shook Peru 39 years ago today
Today: is the 151st day of 2009. There are 214 days left in the year. On this date: In 1819, poet Walt Whitman was born in West Hills, N.Y. In 1889, more than 2,000 people perished when a dam break sent water rushing through Johnstown, Pa.
Happy Birthday, Walt Whitman, Influential Poet
Walt Whitman helped transform the literary scene in the United States during the 19th century, becoming one of the most influential poets of his time.
Published: Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 12:02 a.m. Today is Sunday, May 31, the 151st day of 2009.
Truck kills student, injures another, in Farmingdale
A woman on Farmingdale State College 's campus Tuesday for the first day of summer classes was struck and killed by a garbage truck, police said.