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News Nearby: Three Village Students Mourning Classmate's Death

Candlelight walk held to remember Stony Brook teen who died in his home.

Three Village

Grief counselors are available for students, family and staff members who may seek counseling until 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Murphy Junior High School following the death of an eighth-grade student at his home last weekend.

A candlelight walk was also held Friday night to remember the student as hundreds of students and community members gathered to mourn the death of Stony Brook teen Andrew Murphy.

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Port Jefferson

Port Jefferson and the village's Economic Development Council have partnered with the New York Marine Trade Association to bring a two-day event to the village that will celebrate its maritime heritage and vibrant boating culture.

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Smithtown

The and the Smithtown Teachers Association have agreed on a new contract, ending two years of negotiations.

The new contract is a five-year agreement with an average annual salary increase of .7 percent over the length of the contract.

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Riverhead

A woman was airlifted to Stony Brook University Medical Center Friday evening after she lost control of her car and ran into a telephone pole support wire.

According to police, Mary Hattorff, 48, was driving south on the Northville Turnpike when she lost control of her car, drove into a  - which was knocked to the ground after a fire was  and continued to hit the wire.

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North Fork

Despite a snafu that currently leaves no money for the village's parks, the public had few comments regarding the 2012-2013 tentative spending plan.

held a budget hearing on Thursday evening at the with few village residents in attendance. Only two residents made any comments on the tentative budget.

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K. May 24, 2013 at 08:09 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said of "multiculturalism": "We kidded ourselves aRead More while. We said: 'They won't stay, [after some time] they will be gone,' but this isn't reality. And of course, the approach [to build] a multicultural [society] and to live side by side and to enjoy each other ... has failed, utterly failed." There is something to be said for a healthy sense of Nationalism and Cultural Integrity.
Janet May 22, 2013 at 04:52 pm
Bravo MP Majority, very well said.Teachers are the most protected job on the planet. Now if theyRead More could only earn that money by producing results in the classrooms like they used to. But I also blame the absent NO vote. They need to be sent a message-we need a majority no vote but that will never happen. Glad I am out of here in 2 years. Can't imagine trying to live here and pay these taxes on social security and my 401K that tanked in 2008 while I was making up the teachers loss on their pension and paying my health insurance & theirs at the same time. So boo hoo teachers you have to spend money on the kids while I spend money on you.
MP Majority May 17, 2013 at 01:41 pm
Spoken like a true teacher. Did you know that the average school teacher is only paying 15% of theRead More actual cost of health care premiums for themselves and their families, when Medical healthcare insurance premiums are rising at an alarming 17% per annum? Do you realize that teachers are paid an additional stipend if they work more than 3 consecutive periods in a day? Are you aware that teacher pensions were protected during the stock market crash of 2008, when the average person's 401K was totally at risk? Perhaps if teachers realized how good they have it - look at the BIG picture and outside of their bubble - then they would complain less. Oh and yes, we need our loftily-paid Administrators to kick in some of the salaries, to help pay for stuff. Hard to believe the school districts' mantras that "it's all for the kids".