Brentwood, NY

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• LIRR: Crossing gates apparently worked at fatal crash site

  LIRR officials said Monday."The tragic incident last Friday at the Long Island Rail Road's Islip Ave. crossing in Brentwood is under investigation," Rail Road spokesman Salvatore Arena said. "Preliminary findings indicate the crossing gates were functioning   Read more »

• Brentwood man killed when train struck car

  a driver in his car on the tracks near the Brentwood station Friday.The driver was identified as Adolfo Munoz, 63, of Brentwood. Munoz was driving his black, 2000 Lexus south on Route 111 before getting in the path of a westbound nonpassenger Long Island Rail   Read more »

• LIRR: Service suspended on Ronkonkoma line after train hits car

  Island Rail Road 's Ronkonkoma line is suspended Friday afternoon after a vehicle was hit by a non-passenger train east of Brentwood , according to the LIRR.The vehicle was not authorized to be on the tracks, the LIRR said on its website. Service was suspended   Read more »

• Man pleads guilty to burglaries targeting elderly

  18-year-old from Brentwood pleaded guilty Thursday to burglary as a hate crime after separately targeting three victims ages 91, 92 and 77 on the same day in August, Queens prosecutors said.Justin Frank, 18, pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary as a hate   Read more »

• Health care firm seeks to run Suffolk clinics

  of a nonprofit health care company pressed the Suffolk County Legislature Tuesday to allow them to take over several county clinics, promising to provide better patient care.Representatives of Peekskill-based Hudson River Health Care spoke before county legislators   Read more »

Around the web

• Councilman Flotteron Honors State Champion

  NY – Islip Town Councilman Steve Flotteron (right) recently honored Carlos Toribio of Brentwood High School for his recent performance as New York State Wrestling Champion for the 170lb weight class. Councilman Flotteron wished Carlos, a senior, the best of   from Town of Islip, NY  Read more »

• Driver Dies After LIRR Train Strikes Car

  hire an attorney as soon as possible to make sure evidence is not destroyed or accidentally lost. Our law firm has handled many accidents involving LIRR trains. In our experience, we find the initial investigation is usually one to simply cover up or limit   from FindLaw: Attorney Blog Read more »

• Guest Commentary: Carolyn Sherfy: Contra Costa Historical Society bustling with projects, upcoming events

  in an envelope and mails it to ECCHS, P.O. Box 202, Brentwood, CA 94513. The East Contra Costa Historical Society has so many wonderful projects to work on, and has a growing number of new Breaker members, volunteers who meet a couple of times a week to work   from Inside Bay Area Read more »

• Summer Classes Begin May 20 at LIU Brentwood: Register Today

  NY - May 6th, 2013 - From the “Counseling through the Creative Arts” to “Contemporary Issues in Special Education,” LIU Brentwood is offering more than 35 undergraduate and graduate courses in several convenient summer sessions. Most courses are three credits   from LongIsland.com Read more »

• LIRR Business Opportunities for Small, Minority and Women Business Owners

  NY, April 2013 – Legislator Sarah Anker recently attended an event that will facilitate future economic opportunities to small, minority and women-owned businesses. Sponsored by County Executive Steve Bellone and Long Island Railroad (LIRR) President Helena   from LongIsland.com Read more »