Long Island news, weather, traffic, schools and LIRR updates for Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Welcome to Newsday's live post for Tuesday, June 10, 2014, your source for the latest local news, traffic and transit alerts, school updates and more.
We've wrapped the live coverage, but here's a roundup of some of the local stories Newsday has been following throughout the day.
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WATER MAIN ALERT
EAST SETAUKET: Water services will be shutdown due to emergency repair of a water main on Bunny Lane. The 25 affected residences and areas nearby may experience no water service, low water pressure or discolored water.
COMING UP
TOWN BOARD. The Brookhaven Town Board meets at 5 p.m. today at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, to hold seven public hearings on issues such as zoning changes and an amendment of the town’s Uniform Traffic Code. Follow Carl MacGowan’s Twitter updates: @CarlMacGowan.
VILLAGE PLAN. The Mastic Beach Village Board meets today to discuss the development of a village comprehensive plan. The 7 p.m. meeting will be at Village Hall. Check for reporter Deon J. Hampton’s Twitter updates: @deonjhampton.
TRAFFIC AND TRANSIT
MERRICK: An off-ramp is closed on Sunrise Highway westbound at Meadowbrook Parkway.
LINDENHURST: There's construction work on Sunrise Highway eastbound between Carmans Road and North Monroe Avenue.
HUNTINGTON STATION: There is an accident on West Jericho Turnpike westbound at Route 110/Walt Whitman Road.
WEATHER
Isolated thunderstorms are predicted for the afternoon. This evening should be clear, but showers could return later tonight. Today's high is expected to hit 76 degrees with a low of 64.
'We have to figure out what happened to these people' More than 100 women have been found dead outside on Long Island since 1976. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Sandra Peddie have this exclusive story.
'We have to figure out what happened to these people' More than 100 women have been found dead outside on Long Island since 1976. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Sandra Peddie have this exclusive story.