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Five Headlines From Nearby Towns

A heroin bust, fire department budget raises by nearly ten percent and developer defends Blight to Light project.

With all that's going on in Miller Place and Rocky Point, you may have missed some of the big stories happening in nearby towns. Patch is there to help you catch up with these five top stories.

  • A Shirley woman was arrested Thursday morning when she allegedly attempted to inject heroin while in a . Her two-month old son was in the car at the time according to police.
  • The Setauket Fire Department announced their proposed budget for 2012 with an over the current year. The increase would raise the tax rate by approximately $1 per $1,000 of assessed home value.
  • The campaign trail visited Patchogue this week where Mark Lesko and Cecile Forte discussed job creation and the proposal of a
  • The Blight to Light program has met some resistance in Port Jefferson Station where Developer Jim Tsunis wants to turn the former Ramp Chevrolet auto dealership into a 85-unit workforce rental complex. Detailing the benefits, .
  • Main Street in Riverhead was closed and nearby businesses were evacuated Tuesday morning when a d during a repair job. No injuries were reported.
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