Nesconset, NY

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• Construction set for Nesconset road where bicyclist was hit

  driving 45 mph to 49 mph, though the road has a posted speed limit of 35 mph.Archer, who lives near Smithtown Boulevard, said many drivers go too fast while using the twisting road as a shortcut to avoid taking state Route 347 or the Long Island Expressway.   Read more »

• Cops: Bagel store worker stole cash

  worker at a Nesconset bagel store broke into the business through a side door last month and stole an undisclosed amount of cash, Suffolk County police said Tuesday.Police said Mantas Lukosevicius, 17, entered the Bagel Cafe, at 248 Smithtown Blvd., through   Read more »

• Kings Park library to host free information fair Thursday for seniors

  will attend the first of two fairs hosted by Suffolk Legislators Lynne C. Nowick (R-St. James) and John M. Kennedy, Jr. (R-Nesconset). The second is May 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Nesconset Branch Library, 148 Smithtown Blvd.No registration is required,   Read more »

• 'Frustrated' exec to challenge Suffolk County Legislature GOP incumbent

  majority.Kennedy, 57, represents the 12th Legislative District, which covers parts of Commack, St. James, Hauppauge, Nesconset, Lake Grove and Centereach. He first was elected in a 2004 special election and has been re-elected four times since. Terms are two   Read more »

• 5 women sue Riverhead jail and guard, alleging sexual abuse

  is serving a 5-year prison sentence for burglary, Lucente is serving a 5- to 6-year term for robbery, drug sales and larceny. Atkinson served time for drug sales and possession, Culoso served time for robbery and burglary, and Andes has served time for petty   Read more »

Around the web

• Construction set for Nesconset road where bicyclist was hit - Newsday

  rear-end and right-angle collisions, and crashes in which one driver attempted to overtake another. Tom Archer, of Nesconset, whose son, Benjamin, was struck by a sport-utility vehicle while riding a bicycle on Smithtown Boulevard in 2007, said the road improvements   from PBS: Blueprint America Read more »

• Retlif Testing Laboratories President and CEO Walter Poggi Recognized With Harold Wheeler Award by IEEE

  NY) – Walter A. Poggi of Nesconset (left), President and CEO of Retlif Testing Laboratories, Inc. in Ronkonkoma, has received the prestigious Harold Wheeler Award from IEEE, the world’s largest professional association for the advancement of technology, for   from NewsLI.com Read more »

• Decent Hill Author Michael Kannengieser Visits the Smithtown-Nesconset...

  well-developed characters that will keep the reader turning the pages well into the night. Michael J. Kannengieser, retired NYPD police officer, New York native and author of the new police thriller The Daddy Rock ($19.95 Paperback 978-1-936085-63-7; $9.95   from PRWeb Read more »

• 5 Local Events to Hit This Week

  sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph...becoming southwest this afternoon. Check out what's going on in and around Smithtown. The author will be signing copies of his new book, The Daddy Rock, at the Nesconset Branch of the Smithtown Special   from Smithtown Patch Read more »

• Crimes Nearby: Woman Facing DWI, Child Endangerment Charges

  the criminal incidents reported this week from across the region. The following incidents were reported by Suffolk Police. A Nesconset woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated with her twin daughters in the car, Suffolk County Police said.   from Bayport-Blue Point Patch Read more »