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• NY senators back LIRR second track project

  possible to expedite" a proposed project to construct a second track on the Long Island Rail Road line between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma .The project is "a critical component of the proposed Republic/Route 110 Corridor HUB project, which would help create   Read more »

• Cold air out; wet and windy heading in

  now, it looks like limited moisture," said David Stark a meteorologist with the service. Friday is likely to be clear and sunny, with a high of 36.By noon on Monday, temperatures climbed to the 30s, with a high of 36 expected. Rain should start falling between   Read more »

• Suffolk's Bellone vows focus on 2 projects, neither Heartland

  told the audience there were two projects on which he planned to "focus like a laser" in 2012: Wyandanch Rising and the Ronkonkoma hub.Of Heartland Town Square, the biggest development proposal in the Northeast, a 16 million square foot mega-city Gerald Wolkoff's   Read more »

• Man who took credit card from car sought

  and Sept. 26. Police said the card was finally declined on Sept. 27, when the suspect attempted to use it at a 7-Eleven in Ronkonkoma. It was not clear what items were bought with the card -- or where.Police are asking anyone with information regarding the   Read more »

• Top Brookhaven development official resigns

  as a Democratic Suffolk County legislator from 1983 to 1985, representing the 8th District, including Bayport, Sayville, Ronkonkoma, Holbrook and Bohemia, before deciding not to seek re-election. Above: Former Town of Brookhaven economic development coordinator   Read more »

Around the web

• Not Guilty Plea in Fatal Drugged-driving Crash

  A Suffolk County judge has increased bail for a Ronkonkoma man indicted on charges that he was high on prescription drugs in a deadly crash last year. Steven Kinalis pleaded not guilty Tuesday to aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges at county   from Long Island Press Read more »

• Kinalis Pleads Not Guilty, Community Turns Out for Gaffney Family

  Ronkonkoma man accused of being on drugs in crash that killed 5-year-old John Gaffney is arraigned on upgraded charges Tuesday morning. Family and friends of the Gaffney family packed into a Riverhead court Tuesday morning. The arraignment of Steve Kinal   from Westislip Patch Read more »

• Newsday: NY senators back LIRR second track project

  New York State Sen. Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. has called on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to "do everything possible to expedite" a proposed project to construct a second track on the Long Island Rail Road line between Farmingdale and Ronkonko   from New York Senate Read more »

• SENATORS FUSCHILLO, JOHNSON, AND ZELDIN CALL ON MTA TO ACCELERATE LIRR DOUBLE TRACK PROJECT

  Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R-Merrick), along with Senator Owen Johnson (R-West Babylon) and Senator Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), called on the MTA to accelerate the proposed double track project, which would help create jobs, promote economic developm   from New York Senate Read more »

• NY town to cite Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan

  RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (AP) - A Long Island town is presenting its Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award posthumously to a Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan. The father of Lt. Michael P. Murphy is expected to accept the award on behalf of his son. The 29-year-   from WCAX Read more »