<a href="http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/li-officer-shot-at-escapes-serious-injury-1.3560274">LI officer shot at, escapes serious injury</a> 
 An NYPD officer escaped serious injury after a suspect fired at the officer and his partner on a street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan Monday, the bullet, Commissioner Ray Kelly said, deflected by an ammo magazine on the officer's gunbelt. -- JOHN VALENTI 
 BROOKHAVEN TOWN 
 Soccer Club: The Brookhaven Town planning board will meet today at 4 p.m. at Town Hall (1 Independence Hill, Farmingville) and is scheduled to consider a solution to the dispute between a Farmingville soccer club and residents who say it creates too much noise and has broken zoning covenants. Check Patrick Whittle’s Twitter updates <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/pxwhittle">@pxwhittle</a>. 
 OLD BROOKVILLE 
 Police Protection: The Old Brookville Village board of trustees meets tonight at 6:30 at Village Hall (201 McCouns Lane) and is scheduled to consider a new five-year intermunicipal police protection contract. Check Emily Ngo’s Twitter updates <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/EmilyPhanNgo">@EmilyPhanNgo</a>. 
 SMITHTOWN 
 School Closings: The Smithtown school board is set to vote tomorrow on closing one of its nine elementary schools. A committee has recommended it be Nesconset Elementary School. The meeting starts at 8 p.m. at district offices, 26 New York Ave. Follow Carl MacGowan’s Twitter updates <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/CarlMacGowan">@CarlMacGowan</a>.

LI officer shot at, escapes serious injury An NYPD officer escaped serious injury after a suspect fired at the officer and his partner on a street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan Monday, the bullet, Commissioner Ray Kelly said, deflected by an ammo magazine on the officer's gunbelt. -- JOHN VALENTI BROOKHAVEN TOWN Soccer Club: The Brookhaven Town planning board will meet today at 4 p.m. at Town Hall (1 Independence Hill, Farmingville) and is scheduled to consider a solution to the dispute between a Farmingville soccer club and residents who say it creates too much noise and has broken zoning covenants. Check Patrick Whittle’s Twitter updates @pxwhittle. OLD BROOKVILLE Police Protection: The Old Brookville Village board of trustees meets tonight at 6:30 at Village Hall (201 McCouns Lane) and is scheduled to consider a new five-year intermunicipal police protection contract. Check Emily Ngo’s Twitter updates @EmilyPhanNgo. SMITHTOWN School Closings: The Smithtown school board is set to vote tomorrow on closing one of its nine elementary schools. A committee has recommended it be Nesconset Elementary School. The meeting starts at 8 p.m. at district offices, 26 New York Ave. Follow Carl MacGowan’s Twitter updates @CarlMacGowan.

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