Week in Review: Fatal Crash Near Preserve; Mosque Approved

Mt. Sinai Mosque Approved With New Conditions

After months of back and forth discussion during multiple meetings at Brookhaven Town Hall, the town’s planning board approved the plan to convert an existing barn to a mosque at 515 Mt. Sinai-Coram Road; with a few conditions added because of community comment.   

The board unanimously voted 4-0 to approve the plan after Deputy Chair Cecile Forte read over the various conditions of the proposal. Most notable was the requirement for property owner Mohammed Sameen to install multiple “No Stopping Anytime” signs on either side of the road. 

UPDATE: Rocky Point Woman Killed in Crash Near Rocky Point Preserve

Police said that a Rocky Point woman was killed in a crash late Thursday afternoon after someone veered into her lane and struck her as she was driving.

Patricia Moon, 51, was killed in the crash after police said the driver of a 2007 Mercedes-Benz veered into an oncoming lane of traffic. Moon was driving a 2003 Hyundai Elantra northbound on Yaphank-Rocky Point Road at 4:50 p.m. when police said a Sound Beach woman entered the northbound lane, striking Moon's car.

Three New Names on Ballot for Open Seats on Miller Place Board

With former trustee Ann O'Brien resigning and trustees John Magnani and Doug Ports not seeking re-election, three new names will be on the ballot for the Miller Place Board of Education in May.

Miller Place Business Owners Victims in Woman's Cancer Scheme
Multiple Miller Place business owners rushed to help when 21-year-old Brittany Ozarowski came to them claiming to have cancer and asking for donations, and were hit hard when hearing that Ozarowski was arrested for false claims and used donations to feed her heroin addiction.  

Rocky Point Adopts Budget Under Tax Cap; Board Seat Needs Nomination

At Monday's meeting at Rocky Point High School, the Board of Education adopted a $74.3 million budget; an increase of 3.75 percent over the current budget.

The budget is basically the same as Superintendent Michael Ring’s proposed budget from March, though the tax levy increase is down from the proposed 3.56 percent (which is the cap for the district) to 3.54 percent.