Friday, May 18, 2012
Patch picks for weekend fun.
Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages. There's a little something happening in town for each of you this weekend. Here are some of our suggestions for things to do this weekend (and don't forget to check our events calendar for more). 1. It's always sunny in Three Village. Well, at least this weekend it will be, according to Weather.com. So get outside and do something fun! 2. On Saturday, take the kids (ages 7 to 10) to a puppeteering workshop and performance with Katie's Puppets at Benner's Farm ($35). 3. Attend an afternoon tasting at a local wine shop such as Lake Side Emotions on Friday or Mora's on Saturday. 4. Did someone say live music? Take your pick: Port Jazz, LuLu's Village Pub, the Velvet Lounge, and even Pentimento. 5. …
First-round playoff game ends in Hauppauge's favor, 2-1.
Hits were hard to come by for Hauppauge during its first-round playoff game at Ward Melville on Thursday. But when sophomore Sean Prahalis blasted a tenth-inning double to left field, it turned out to be just the hit that the Eagles needed to gain some momentum and beat Ward Melville, 2-1. Teammate Austin Adamo followed that double with a base hit that took a bad hop and caught Ward Melville off guard, allowing Prahalis to score. Minutes later, Franco Testani sent a ground ball through the legs of a Ward Melville infielder, and Adamo scored the team's go-ahead run. But for the first nine innings, it could have been anybody's game. And Ward Melville lefty Anthony Kay was a big part of that, pitching a no-hitter through the eighth inning. "…
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Five teens were indicted this week in relation to six incidents, including five burglaries, spanning from Selden to Miller Place to Setauket.
A handful of teens were indicted this week after being accused of burglarizing a rash of residential homes from Selden to Miller Place to Setauket, including one on Julia Lane. Suffolk County Police announced on May 3 that they had arrested four individuals after pulling them over on Black Locust Avenue in Setauket. An indictment unsealed this week added a fifth teen - the twin brother of one defendant. According to the office of District Attorney Thomas Spota, the Julia Lane home was the last of five homes which were broken into by the group. Two of the teens reportedly attempted to burglarize one more in Selden. The Julia Lane home was burglarized on May 2, according to the indictment, the day before four of the five teens were arrested…
Homegrown String Band is a real-life family band from Rocky Point.
Rick and Georgianne Jackofsky of Rocky Point haven't owned a TV for about 20 years. But it's part of their family's story – a family that plays music together and tours as the Homegrown String Band. Years ago, when Rick Jackofsky owned a photography lab, he'd come home and want to spend quality time with his family without relying on TV for entertainment. "So instead I read books out loud and we played music and we played board games," Georgianne Jackofsky said. "That was the way we entertained ourselves. That’s how we got so close and stayed together all these years." Together with daughters Erica and Annalee, now 27 and 24, Rick and Georgianne started the Homegrown String Band, which has played anywhere from 30 to 60 shows a year since …
About 300 students participated in Wednesday's career fair.
They may have already had exposure to traditional careers like medicine, nursing, teaching, and law enforcement, but on Wednesday, every student in grades 4 to 6 at Nassakeag Elementary got to learn what other careers are out there. "I heard them saying 'That was cool,'" principal Gail Casciano said. "It really got them excited. ... They're seeing careers that maybe are not typical." Among the guests at the career fair: local event planner Laura Mastriano; animal trainer Nick Gacinto from Animal Adventures; a photojournalist; a K-9 police officer with his canine partner; a chef; a personal trainer; a robotic surgeon; a Stony Brook University men's basketball coach; and award-winning filmmaker Cody Blue Snider, who recently shot his next …
Hahn: "I want to hear from all of you."
Suffolk County Legis. Kara Hahn has announced a series of four public meetings to which residents of the Fifth Legislative District are invited to talk about the issues that matter most to them. “I want to hear from all of you, so I can best represent your interests everyday as your Legislator,” Hahn said in a statement. She encouraged people to bring a neighbor, saying, “Everyone’s voice is important to the improvement of our community.” The meeting dates and times are as follows:
Four dogs featured need a loving home.
Save-a-Pet Animal Rescue of Port Jefferson Station is featuring four of their dogs who are available for adoption. Flurry, named for her beautiful white coat, is a 7-month-old American Eskimo who was born and raised at Save-A-Pet after her mother would no longer nurse her. Although Flurry was born with a leg defect and is unable to bend her front legs, this doesn’t slow her down one bit. She enjoys chasing wild birds and squirels and would do best with some obedience classes and structure in her new home. Although she loves cats, Flurry needs a home without children. Shadow is a gorgeous Labrador Retriever Mix. This young mom delivered a litter several months ago and all of her puppies have been adopted. Shadow has since been spayed and is…
The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Joel Almanzar, 27, of Port Jefferson Station, was arrested at his home on Winston Lane in Port Jefferson Station on May 3 at about 9:38 p.m. and charged with criminal possession of a handgun. Ronald Hughes Jr., 43, of Farmingville, was arrested at 4:30 p.m. on May 11 in Port Jefferson and charged with criminal sale of a firearm. Police say that Hughes allegedly sold a pistol for money on Nesconset Highway. Three people were arrested at the Long Island Railroad station Port Jefferson Station on May 3 at about 7:20 p.m. and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. All of them were found sitting in a 2011 Audi. Kristie Cleary, 21, of East Setauket, was charged with possessing cocaine and pills not prescribed to her. William…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Though the total number of people voting represents only about a fifth of registered voters in the area.
School administrators are pointing to the controversial nature of this year's budget vote as the reason why voter turnout nearly matched the district's highest total in the past decade. Ever since the school board adopted a budget that would have raised the tax levy by 4.48 percent, debate has swirled around the effects of the tax cap legislation on both the students' educational programs and the taxpayers' wallets. "People just had a perception that we'd be at the cap, and may not have become fully informed as to the consquences of a failed budget," interm superintendent Neil Lederer said Tuesday. The 7,016 voters who cast ballots on Tuesday represented the highest turnout since 2006 – which was one year after the community voted down the…
Emily Cabrera's play "The Waterwolf" will be staged this summer at a local performing arts camp.
Emily Cabrera says her favorite subject in school is reading, followed by social studies, and then science. Curious that writing or music aren't currently on that list: the 11-year-old Minnesauke sixth grader has penned a full-length musical, which will be staged at a performing arts camp this summer at Stony Brook Community Church. According to her mother Monica Cabrera, ever since she was a toddler Emily has enjoyed watching nature documentaries, reading nonfiction, and learning about animals – wolves in particular. Emily's musical, "The Waterwolf," is about a mythical clan of peaceful, colorful wolves, known as waterwolves, who clash with a dangerous pack of arctic wolves and must fight for survival. She wrote nine original songs for …
vigilant1
11:31 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Also, these robbery attempts - do the police contact the homeowners and tell them? How are you supposed to know? There has been suspicious activity on my block in Selden and it's a disgrace that we have to worry about fools like these. more ›