Week in Review: Fire at Crossroads Plaza, $19K Maryhaven Theft

2 Local School Districts to Share $100K in State Aid
Mount Sinai and Port Jefferson Schools have received a sizeable sum of state aid to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Bonner Takes Republican Primary Over Lenz
Brookhaven councilwoman Jane Bonner will run for re-election as the Republican candidate for a town council seat this November.

Bonner, C-Rocky Point, won the Republican nomination to run for Brookhaven Town Council over Brookhaven's former assistant director of traffic planning, Brian Lenz by 1,344 votes to 373 votes, according to Suffolk County Board of Elections Tuesday night with all  1052 voting districts are reporting their results. 

Cops: Maryhaven Manager Stole $19K From Employer
Suffolk police on Tuesday arrested a Shirley woman for stealing thousands of dollars from Maryhaven Center of Hope, which operates a residential facility for people with special needs in Miller Place.

Police said Samantha Cuomo, 28, stole approximately $19,000 over a 14-month span leading up to March of this year, allegedly spending the money at places such as Hollywood Salon and Day Spa in Miller Place and Estelle's Dressy Dresses in Farmingdale.

Arson Squad Probes Fire at Crossroads Plaza
Suffolk County arson investigators are looking into a fire that broke out Monday morning at the Crossroads Plaza in Rocky Point.

The fire, which started about 9 a.m. happened on the second floor of the plaza above the now vacant Assaggio restaurant, according to Rocky Point Fire District Commissioner, Steve Tumulty.