Week in Review: County Deficit, Brookhaven Victory and an Accident

Take a look back at some of the top stories from the past week.

After Councilwoman Jane Bonner announced early Friday that the Rocky Point Drive-In site was removed from the list of receiving sites for high-density housing in the Carman's River plan, Brookhaven Town later announced a victory in its appeal to keep big-box stores off the site as well.

Sixth District Legis. Sarah Anker pointed to pensions and money-borrowing in the past as reasons for the Suffolk County deficit. Anker, who spoke at the Tuesday's Rocky Point Civic Association meeting about the debt and other issues in the area, believes that the County has borrowed too much money and that has helped put them in the hole.

he Rocky Point School District has opened the bidding for transportation services, and while this is a normal procedure done from time to time, a petition has been started by some members of the community to keep First Student bus company.

In his first Major League camp with the New York Yankees down in Tampa, Fla., pitching prospect Dan Burawa, a former Rocky Point Eagle, has caught the attention of Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman.

The occupants of two vehicles involved in a car accident in Mount Sinai fled the scene on Monday night, according to police.