Islip, NY

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• Fire Island likely getting new cell tower

  Islip Town board will vote at Tuesday's board meeting to enter into a contract with Verizon Wireless to lease land on Captree Island for a cell tower.According to the town board resolution, the cell tower would enhance wireless phone service on Fire Island,   Read more »

• Bohemia residents protest apartments

  the atmosphere of the neighborhood," Gillen said Thursday, adding his dog was killed by a car on the block. "I don't want any more traffic." Eugene DeNicola, the Sayville-based attorney for the applicant, said the 3.7-acre parcel, if approved, would have three   Read more »

• Mostly sunny skies forecast for the weekend

  open.Health officials in Suffolk County were still reporting a few beach closures because of water quality: Lake Ronkonkoma-Islip Beach in Islip; Copiague Harbor Beach in Babylon; Benjamins Beach in Islip; Tanner Park Beach in Babylon; and Fleets Cove Beach   Read more »

• Tuesday forecast: More rain for Long Island

  were adjusted downward Monday -- with initial predictions of 11/2 inches scaled back to about 1 inch.Rainfall totals at Islip, the official measuring spot for Long Island since 1984, showed 4.57 inches of rain fell there on June 7 and 8 -- the heaviest deluge   Read more »

• Bed-and-breakfast to open in Bay Shore

  waterside community," said Donna Perricone, president of the Bay Shore Chamber of Commerce. "This is an amenity the Town of Islip and all of its residents have long been waiting for."Planning Commissioner Dave Genaway described the Planned Landmark Preservation   Read more »

Around the web

• Celebrity Beth Stern Fosters Kittens From Islip Animal Shelter and Adopt-a-Pet Center

  NY – Beth Stern and North Shore Animal League America visited the Islip Animal Shelter and Adopt-a-Pet Center this week to rescue six kittens. Stern, popular actress, author, model, and animal activist agreed to take the six kittens into her home as a part 6/18/13 from Town of Islip, NY  Read more »

• Pronto, AT&T Team-Up to Aid Islip Community

  NY – Islip Town Councilman Steve Flotteron was recently on-hand for the presentation of a grant award from AT&T to the local community group Pronto. Councilman Flotteron thanked AT&T for supporting Pronto, and is looking forward to seeing Pronto use the funds   from Town of Islip, NY  Read more »

• Ducks Claim Pitcher's Duel in Waddle-Off Fashion

  inning when the Ducks broke through. P.J. Phillips singled, went to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a RBI single by Danny Perales. Neither starter factored into the decision. Murphy lasted three innings, allowing one run on four hits with one strikeout   from Our Sports Central Read more »

• Caesar Trunzo Dead: Former NY State Senator Dies At 87

  represent the third district in 1973, serving through 2008, when he was ousted by Brookhaven Democrat Brian X. Foley. For many of the years that Trunzo served, he also chaired Islip's GOP Committee. In 2009, he was ousted from that role during an internal   from The Huffington Post Read more »

• Annual Americana Fair to Host Talent Show

  NY – The Islip Town Department of Parks and Recreation is currently preparing for the Town’s Annual Americana Fair, to be held on Saturday, June 8th at the Islip Grange, in Sayville. The fair, which will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., features craft   from Town of Islip, NY  Read more »