Shirley, NY

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• Poll seeks input on Bishop vs. Zeldin campaign

  A phone poll has been taken in the 1st Congressional District posing a matchup between Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) and state Sen. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley).Bishop said he heard about the poll from constituents but thought it was a GOP effort to "test th   Read more »

• Former longtime State Sen. Caesar Trunzo dies

  Former State Sen. Caesar Trunzo, a Brentwood Republican who wielded significant political influence throughout Islip Town over a nearly 40 year career, died early Wednesday at his home. He was 87.His death was announced by Sen. Lee Zeldin (R- Shirley ),   Read more »

• Lawmakers could restore sewer district funds

  Suffolk lawmakers said Wednesday they may be willing to restore some projects eliminated in County Executive Steve Bellone's capital budget, including funds to design a new Mastic / Shirley sewer district.Bellone's 2014 plan would cut spending by nearly   Read more »

• Feds: Shirley man admits role in multimillion-dollar tax fraud scheme

  Federal prosecutors on a potentially multimillion-dollar Long Island tax fraud case got their first conviction Monday when a Shirley man pleaded guilty in a scheme allegedly involving identity theft, corrupt postal workers and check-cashing employees.Mic   Read more »

• LI golf course business in the rough

  The business of golf on Long Island -- home to celebrated courses such as Bethpage Black, Shinnecock Hills and Sebonack, where the U.S. Women's Open plays in June -- is shrinking because of overbuilding, a weak economy and shifting leisure pursuits.The I   Read more »

Around the web

• Bilger, Jack R.

  son of Howard and Margaret (Ritter) Bilger. In 1948 he married Anne Dalton, she preceded him in death in 1984. He then married Shirley Burkhard Koval in 1990, she survives. Jack was a bricklayer for Mosser Construction, a WWII veteran serving in the Navy,   from The Fremont News Messenger Read more »

• Shirley A. Green

  Bella; parents, Rolland and Carol Green of Elyria; brother, Michael (Jeanne) Green of Columbus; fiance, Steve Snyder of Grafton. There will be no visitation. Graveside Services will be Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at 11 A.M., at Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst   from Elyria Chronicle-Telegram Read more »

• Son to donate kidney to father on Long Island

  blood tests done. "He's a perfect match, everything, blood type. Everything is perfect from him, 100%," said Bill Torino, a Shirley resident. "I'm not nervous at all about the operation. I just want to help my father out. Anything to save his life," Billy   from WABC Read more »

• Jonesville’s Shirley’s Cafe has closed its doors

  eatery has closed its doors, leaving the immediate community with one less place to gather and converse over a home-cooked meal. Shirley’s Café proprietor Jean Pierre Lareau said he hated to not renew the sixmonth lease he took out on the building at 989 Main   from CN Weekly Read more »

• ESM Girls Lacrosse Wins Second-Straight County Title

  10-6, to win its second consecutive Suffolk County Class B championship on Wednesday at the Dowling Sports Complex in Shirley. The Lady Sharks take on Manhasset in the Long Island Championship on Sunday at Adelphi University in Garden City at 3:30 p.m. Sayville   from 27east.com Read more »