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School evacuated over bomb threat, police

Ward Melville High School, 380 Old Town Rd.,

Photo credit: Jasmin Frankel | Ward Melville High School, 380 Old Town Rd., in East Setauket. (May 7, 2011)

Ward Melville High School was evacuated for about an hour Wednesday morning as Suffolk County police investigated a bomb threat, a police spokeswoman said.

Police responded to the East Setauket school at 380 Old Town Rd. after receiving a 911 call at 10:03 a.m., the spokeswoman said.

Nothing suspicious was found when police searched the building, she said.

Neil Lederer, interim...

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