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• Traffic light near West Islip High School spurred by critical injury

  A new traffic light has been installed at Montauk Highway and Barberry Road, an intersection near West Islip High School where a student was critically injured in 2011 while walking to school.State Sen. Phil Boyle (R-Islip) announced the new traffic ligh   Read more »

• Nurse, minister Benetia Tekosky-Johnson dies

  Benetia Tekosky-Johnson, an Amityville nurse and minister who worked with jailed women, died May 9 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip after surgery complications. She was 62.Her death was confirmed by a sister, Susan Tekosky-Banks of New Rochelle,   Read more »

• Nick Aurricchio fans two in relief to help Smithtown East win League III title

  Nick Aurricchio, a shortstop and short reliever for Smithtown East, sometimes gets short notice for his closing act.The Bulls, after a six-run second inning Monday, were cruising against host West Islip . So much so that coach Ken Klee told Aurricchio, "   Read more »

• West Islip man stabs brother to death, police say

  A West Islip man was arrested on Saturday after Suffolk County police said he stabbed his brother to death in the home they shared.Police said John Beaumont, 54, called them at 5:33 p.m. to report that he had stabbed his brother during an argument.Police   Read more »

• Top times and scores at Long Island football combine

  Andrew Lapreziosa of Smithtown West was the fastest. R.J. Foster of Riverhead leaped the highest. Thomas Reed of Deer Park leaped the farthest. Josh Devlin of West Islip was the strongest.Those were among the highlights last Sunday at the 10th Blue Chip   Read more »

Around the web

• Leg. Barraga attends Bay Shore Library’s potluck dinner

  County Legislator Tom Barraga (R-West Islip), Mayor Joseph A. McNulty (Brightwaters), members of the Bay Shore Historical Society and invited guests enjoyed the potluck dinner hosted by the Bay Shore Historical Society at the Bay Shore/ Brightwaters Public 12:38 PM from The Babylon Beacon Read more »

• Crime Report: LI Man with License Suspended 50 Times Pulled Over; Arrest Made for Flanders Hit-And-Run

  over Louis Newman, 52, of Bay Shore for driving “unusually slow” at the intersection of Udall and Bay Shore road in West Islip. When police ran a check on Newman, they discovered his license was suspended 50 times on 10 different dates. Police ran a check   from LongIsland.com Read more »

• Long Island man pulled over with 50 license suspensions

  ISLIP (WABC) -- A Long Island man pulled over for driving unusually slow was arrested after police found he was driving with 50 suspensions on his license. Louis Newman, 52, of Bay Shore, is due in court Wednesday. A Suffolk County officer stopped Newman at   from WABC Read more »

• Islip Officers Make Arrests at West Islip Marina

  regular patrol. At 2:27 A.M. on the morning of April 27th an Islip Town Park Ranger discovered a crime in progress at the West Islip Marina while on a routine patrol. The officer had noticed that several boats appeared to have had their entryways forcibly   from Town of Islip, NY  Read more »

• Local Student Honored for Charity Work

  – Members of the Islip Town Board recently dedicated a portion of a Town Board meeting toward recognizing Jake Ulrich of West Islip for his outstanding charity work in our community. Jake has devoted his free time to raising money for charitable causes that   from Town of Islip, NY  Read more »