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Suffolk County, NY

Suffolk County, NY

ISLIP, NY - FEBRUARY 09: A foreclosed home stands boarded up on February 9, 2012 in Islip, New York. A New York State Department of Financial Services Foreclosure Relief Unit van visited Islip to provide individuals who are facing foreclosure with counselors who can assess where homeowners are in the pre-foreclosure or foreclosure process. The mobile unit, which is eequipped with computers and communications, looks to slow the number of foreclosures in the state and to provide information about loan modifications available to homeowners under federal law. Islip, which is located in Suffolk County, has the highest foreclosure rate in New York State.

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  • Spota sues over Suffolk term limit law

    by local law, the suit asserts. "The home rule provisions of New York State law do not provide the authority for Suffolk County to create and impose term limits on the office of District Attorney, Sheriff and County Clerk as those offices represent responsibilities 31 m ago Read more »

  • Man drives into pole, charged with DWI

    early Sunday after he drove while intoxicated and crashed his car into a pole, seriously injuring himself and his passenger, Suffolk police said. Robert McDowell , 24, was driving a 2005 Nissan south on Blue Point Road near Buckley Road at 4:30 a.m. when he 12:04 PM Read more »

  • White's 34 helps Floyd clinch league title

    deficit. Port Jefferson 71, Mercy 56: Senior Phil Lanieri had a career-high 31 points to lead Port Jefferson (4-8) in Suffolk League VII. Anthony Lanieri had 12 points and 15 rebounds in the win.Kellenberg 71, Holy Trinity 68: Kevin Bowles scored nine of his 2/11/12 Read more »

  • Ward Melville boys, girls rack up titles

    no longer lunge to victory, he hunched.The Brentwood foil had secured himself part of a three-way tie for first at the Suffolk County individual fencing championships at Half Hollow Hills East, but injured his left foot defeating Ward Melville's Jay Petrie   Read more »

  • Sen. Lavalle's enviro forum finds consensus on issues

    was some discussion on other environmental issues as well, such as light pollution and the need for renewable energy.With Suffolk County debating how much money it can continue to spend on acquiring farmland development rights, participants generally agreed   Read more »

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  • Gio Santiago Wins Suffolk County Title

    at the Doc Fallot Suffolk County Wrestling Tournament, pinned Nick Bellanza from John Glenn in 52 seconds to capture a county championship in the gymnasium at Stony Brook University Saturday night. “I thought it would be a close score,” he said. “I came in 2/11/12 from Sachem Patch Read more »

  • Broken down and looted car. L.I. cops nab 3 in car stripping

    a car — and stripping it of its parts out in the open in a Suffolk County driveway later that day, cops said. Suffolk County police who were investigating numerous car, tire and rim thefts in the area spotted the three men dismantling a stolen Honda Civic   from New York Daily News Read more »

  • Cops: West Babylon Bank Robbed

    County police are looking for man who robbed a West Babylon bank early Saturday morning. According to police, a man wearing a black ski mask walked into Roslyn Savings Bank on West Montauk Highway at 9:55 a.m. and began shouting demands for money. He then   from Long Island Press Read more »

  • 3 Charged for Vehicle-Stripping in Deer Park

    County police arrested three men on Friday after they were caught stripping a car in the driveway of a Deer Park home, police said. Detectives were investigating recent thefts of cars, rims and tires in several areas of the county when during their surveillance   from Long Island Press Read more »

  • Two people dead after pair of fires on Long Island

    released. In Commack, a house fire earlier Friday killed 78-year-old Louis Donolli and burned his 48-year-old son. Suffolk County police told reporters that Donolli was disabled and was taking a bath when the fire broke out. His son was home, but was unable   from New York Post Read more »

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About Suffolk County, NY

Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,419,369. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came. The county seat is Riverhead, though many county offices are in Hauppauge on the west side of the county where most of the population lives. There are also offices in Smithtown, for the legislature, Yaphank, and Farmingville.

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