Community Corner

5 Headlines From Nearby Communities

A roundup of news from neighboring towns.

: Senator Carl Marcellino, R-Syosset, blamed the DEC for holding up repairs to the Asharoken sea wall because of concerns over ecological impacts of dredging at a town hall-style meeting in Northport last Thursday.

Dredging Completed At Nissequogue River State Park

The Nissequogue River State Park dredging project was finished successfully last week, according to Long Island's Regional Director of State Parks, Ron Foley, who said the project's aims were accomplished in making the channel through the south marina area more navigable.

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Former Syosset teacher Ian Edrich was acquitted on Tuesday, two years after he was arrested and charged with child endangerment, the Nassau County District Attorney's Office confirmed.

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Parents: District Unfairly Reported Us to Child Welfare Services

Two Hauppauge parents publicly accused school officials on Tuesday of unfairly reporting parents of special education students to Child Protective Services after the students racked up unexcused absences.

Sea Cliff residents, elected officials and local clergy joined Mayor Bruce Kennedy in speaking out against ongoing  on Monday. The mass denoucement took place at St. Boniface Church, one of the tagets of defacement.


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