News Nearby: Port Jefferson Man Found Dead in N.J.

A man whose last known address was in Port Jefferson Station was found dead on a front porch in Bridgeton, N.J., though police are still searching for answers.

According to Bridgeton Capt. Michael Gaimari, 25-year-old Thomas Klein was found unresponsive the morning of July 11 after nearby residents awoke to gun shots. Police arrived shortly after 7:30 to find him on the front porch of a home in the 100 block of S. Pine Street, the victim of a shooting.

From Three Village: Poquott Man Plans Run in 170-Mile ‘RacingThePlanet’ Marathon

Shawn Gaffney jokes about what kind of headlines he'll make as he embarks on a 170-mile, seven-day marathon in Iceland. "'Local Man Plans Elaborate Death in Iceland'?" he suggests. Gaffney, 34, a Poquott resident by way of Boston, will head to Iceland next week to challenge himself to complete the event, which begins Aug. 4. While he kids about the grueling competition, he says he recognizes the enormity of the challenge. "I think it will be the hardest thing I’ve ever done," he said.

From Smithtown: Staff Sues Head of the Harbor Billionaire For Watering Down Wages

Former household staff members are suing a Head of the Harbor billionaire for stiffing them on wages because they failed to close doors or make sure hanging pictures were level at his palace on the Long Island Sound.

Robert Mercer, co-chief executive officer of Setauket hedge fund Renaissance, is accused of taking money from household staff’s for each time they failed to replace a shampoo bottles, properly close doors and other service tasks around the mansion.