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Firefighter burned in Mastic Beach blaze
One firefighter was transported to a local hospital Thursday with second-degree burns to the neck and upper chest area suffered while fighting a fire in Mastic Beach, officials said. Suffolk County fire and police officials said it was not immediately cl Read more »
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Boater rescued from waters off Blue Point
A man clinging to a clam boat in the waters off Blue Point was pulled to safety Monday afternoon, Suffolk County police said.A 911 call came in at 2:45 p.m. reporting that a man in the water was holding onto his boat and calling for help about one-quarte Read more »
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Mastic, Shirley residents try to make a difference
Red light cameras at busy intersections. Panic buttons in pharmacies. A new sewage system.These are some of the ideas proposed during a recent community meeting held by members of the Tri-Hamlet Renaissance Project, an initiative started by State Sen. Le Read more »
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Six charged with patronizing prostitute
Six men were arrested Tuesday on charges of patronizing a prostitute in a crime sting in Islandia , Suffolk County police said.Responding to community complaints, officers from the Fourth Precinct Crime Section and the Community Oriented Police Enforceme Read more »
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Local food pantries seeking donations
Rose Maiorana walked into the William Floyd High School carrying a box filled with rice, spaghetti, stuffing and soup for local food pantries.âI think raising donations for the pantries is terrific,â said Maiorana, 64, a resident of Shirley since 1975. â Read more »
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Southold to Be Added to Thiele's District
represented as a Suffolk County Legislator for seven years. Thiele would lose the Brookhaven Town hamlets of Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley, but retain Manorville and the Moriches. The district would be 75.8 percent white, 4 percent black, 17.1 percent Hispanic, from North Folk Patch Read more »
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Man Rescued in Great South Bay
Mastic Beach man, who had fallen of his boat and into the waters off the Great South Bay, was rescued Monday afternoon, Suffolk County police said. Police said they received a 911 call from someone who reported a man in distress in the waters off the Great from Long Island Press Read more »
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Arrest Report: Grand Larceny, Criminal Contempt
Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Local Editor Michael Sorrentino: Heard some news you want us to check out? Let me know: michael@patch.com Arrests reported for Patchogue, East Patchogue and Medford on Dec. 4-5. The following i from Patchogue Patch Read more »