Dix Hills, NY

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• Three cold-case rookies, and a dead victim's words, solve a trio of murders

  murders on Long Island wouldn't have been solved, according to law enforcement sources.The payoff came last month when Dix Hills businessman Christian Tarantino, 44, was sentenced to three consecutive life prison terms for the killings.Much of the credit,   Read more »

• Crash probe closes Commack Rd. in Dix Hills

  Squad detectives are investigating a possible serious injury after a Dix Hills crash early Thursday between a motorcycle and a car, Suffolk County police said.A police spokeswoman said the department's Aviation Squad initially was called to transport a victim,   Read more »

• Dix Hills man convicted of triple murder faces sentencing

  years after his killing spree first began, a Dix Hills businessman is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in connection with three murders, according to officials.Christian Tarantino, who federal prosecutors said was both a successful owner of health clubs and   Read more »

• LI delegation has praise, concerns about Obama budget

  an overall agreement."But Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Reps. Steve Israel (D- Dix Hills ) and Carolyn McCarthy (D- Mineola ) all say cutting Social Security isn't an acceptable way to reduce the federal deficit. "You're   Read more »

• SPCA seeks answers on Dix Hills raccoon remains

  trash bags, one with feet sticking out, were found off a Dix Hills dirt path, but the bodies were so decomposed that it took a veterinarian to identify them as adult raccoons, the Suffolk SPCA said Monday.A nearby resident found the bags, each containing a   Read more »

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• Hot Spots: Weekend Watch for May 10 through May 12

  Exhibition Center. Also enjoy a sensational show of two performances, The Great American Songbook and Broadway Bound, at Dix Hills Performing Arts Center and the Baldwin Spring Festival. Check out the details below! Who: The Legendary Murphys Acoustic Band   from LongIsland.com Read more »

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  of Dix Hills, NY writes: I've been trying to figure out college costs by using the Net Price Calculators as appear on most college websites. Are they accurate? The College Whisperer™ responds: Ah, yes. The Net Price Calculator. Created for the good of the   from Glen Cove Patch Read more »

• Events on Long Island

  New York Theater Ballet. April 14 at 3 p.m. $12. Van Nostrand Theater, Crooked Hill Road. (631) 851-6589; sunysuffolk.edu . DIX HILLS A Tribute to the Music of Peter, Paul and Mary, with A Band Called Honalee. April 19 at 7:30 p.m. $20. Music of the Frank   from The New York Times Read more »

• Reminder: Job Fair at HHH Library Thursday

  Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph...becoming southeast. Fair will be held from 1-4 p.m. at the Dix Hills location. The Suffolk County Department of Labor’s One-Stop Employment Center will be holding a Job Fair on Thursday from 1-4 p.m. at   from Dixhills Patch Read more »

• Professor Found Not Guilty of Sexually Abusing Student

  chance of showers. Breezy with highs in the upper 50s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Alfred Magrella, of Dix Hills, is acquitted Monday on two misdemeanor charges. Alfred Magrella was found not guilty Monday on charges of sexually abusing   from Dixhills Patch Read more »