Holtsville, NY

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• Holtsville highway storage yard breaks ground

  Brookhaven Highway Department broke ground Monday on a former Holtsville dog pound site set to be transformed into a highway storage yard.The $1.2 million renovation project -- scheduled for completion in July -- is aimed at improving the department's response   Read more »

• Islip Town OKs $1.77M contract for beach repairs

  Islip Town Board has approved in a 4-1 vote a $1.77 million contract with Holtsville-based Bensin Contracting to repair Islip Beach, which was heavily damaged during superstorm Sandy.The repairs, approved Tuesday, include a new concession stand, bathrooms   Read more »

• 3 injured, 1 arrested at Holtsville party

  responded to a house on Waverly Avenue about 11 p.m. One person has been arrested. The third person was injured by a beer bottle and did not go to the hospital. Police were not immediately releasing any other details, citing an active investigation.   Read more »

• Injury closes westbound LIE in Holtsville

  not provide details.She said the lanes were closed so a helicopter could land and transport at least one injured person.Informny.com, the state Department of Transportation website, said the westbound lanes were closed at 1:45 p.m. at Exit 62, Nicolls Road   Read more »

• Suffolk County anniversaries, April 21

  as a full inspector. Marion attended Flower-Fifth Avenue Nursing School and was valedictorian of her class. She worked for many years in local hospitals in the nursing field, then retired in her late 60s as a billing specialist for a pediatric office in Woodbury   Read more »

Around the web

• W. Basketball. Women's Basketball Celebrates The 2012-13 Season

  Kristen Doherty picked up the Defensive Player of the Year honors. Doherty, a native of Holtsville, NY, led BC in steals for the third straight season with 48 thefts. She has 161 steals in her three seasons and is now seventh overall in program history. Doherty   from Boston College Official Athletic Site Read more »

• 1 dead in head-on crash on Long Island

  N.Y. (AP) — Police say a driver was killed in a head-on collision on Long Island after crossing over into oncoming traffic Suffolk County police say the accident occurred at 12:40 p.m. Thursday in Holtsville. They say Henry Villegas of Farmingville was driving   from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »

• Crime Log: Police Stop Drug Deal

  Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. Michael Russo, 20, from Holtsville was arrested in Hauppauge after police say he was pulled over for a routine traffic stop on Route 111 on April 12 when the driver   from Hauppauge Patch Read more »

• Offbeat BUT TRUE STORIES Driver arrested after attack with bat

  N.Y. A 25-year-old Long Island driver was arrested after a road rage incident during which police say he smashed another motoristâs windows with a bat and punched him. Police say the motorist had just changed lanes on the Long Island Expressway before dawn   from Worcester Telegram & Gazette Read more »

• Central Islip Man Charged In Rush Hour Road Rage Incident On L.I.E.

  N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Suffolk County police have arrested a Central Islip man in a morning rush hour road rage incident. According to police, Jason Parker, 25, assaulted another driver and smashed the man’s car windows with a bat last Wednesday. The incident   from CBS New York Read more »