From Port Jefferson Patch:

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has found that the Village of Port Jefferson spent more than $1.5 million on projects and municipal goods without a competitive bidding process, according to an audit released Thursday. However, Mayor Margot Garant said State law does not require municipalities to bid for many of the professional services that the village has contracted, and said 65 percent of the issues identified in the audit were corrected. Read the full story here.

From Patchogue Patch:

An East Patchogue man, who ran a Bohemia gun shop, faces up to 25 years in prison after police found hundreds of weapons, including a submachine gun, in his garage, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said Thursday. Brian Andersen, 67, is charged with 16 counts of criminal possession of a weapon, as well as a count of criminal possession of stolen property under a grand jury indictment. Read the full story here.

From Smithtown Patch:

An advisory committee to the board of education of the Smithtown Central School District on Thursday night officially targeted closing Nesconset Elementary School as one of five recommendations to save the district money.  Read the full story here.

From Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch:

One of the most historic buildings in Miller Place has a new tenant. The Davis General Store, built in 1889, is now home to Keith and Alexis of Alexis Stein Photography, who opened their doors on Dec. 1. Read the full story here.

From Riverhead Patch:

A project at Enterprise Park at Calverton, aimed at taking advantage of a $3.4 million-rail spur installed about a year and a half ago, will remain in the hands of the town's Zoning Board of Appeals despite the town supervisor's desire to seek an area variance from the Town Board and approve the project. The project, put forth by Metro Biofuels, calls for transferring one 250,000-gallon fuel tank to the end of the rail spur, which was paid for with federal stimulus funding. The 250,000-gallon tank will sit next to two larger tanks sized at 350,000 each, so the biofuel company can haul its product out via freight from Brooklyn for distribution on Long Island. Read the full story here.