News Nearby: Tai Show Chain Out $700K in Labor Suit

Three Village

The owner of several Tai Show restaurants on Long Island, including , was ordered to pay out $765,000 in a labor suit stemming from the company's low wages and illegal tipping policies.

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Port Jefferson

The Scraggy Olympics at Thursday night were locked down for an hour while cops searched for a driver who fled across school grounds after he was pulled over, according to Superintendent Ken Bossert and Suffolk Police.

Police said that they searched the school grounds but as of Friday morning the man had not been found.

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Smithtown

President of Suffolk County Girls Lacrosse and local fifth grade and travel team lacrosse coach Kurt Burmeister has died, according to multiple reports. Burmeister was 46 years old.

According to a laxmagazine.com report, Burmeister was coaching a clinic for new girls lacrosse players on Monday when he went into cardiac arrest.

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Riverhead

After five years in Polish Town, opened up shop on Tuesday morning for the first time on East Main Street in downtown Riverhead....with nearly triple the space of the original shop.

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North Fork

With the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 happening this year, officials say they believe an armada of historic replica will attract up to 50,000 visitors to the village this Memorial Day Weekend.