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Week in Review: Rocky Point Loses School Aid, Arrest Made in Robbery

A look back at news from the week that was.

Just over two weeks after a Capital One Bank in Rocky Point was robbed, a Mt. Sinai man was arrested Friday. Justin Collier, 23, was charged with the third degree robbery.

The rising costs of canned tomatoes, flour and cheese are affecting pizza owners everywhere. The owner of in Rocky Point discussed these challenges with Patch.

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The Rocky Point School District will suffer annual loss of $181,000 in state building aid over a 20 year period with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's veto of legislation to restore funds lost when the school's previous administration missed filing deadlines for state reimbursements of construction costs.

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A Middle Island Man was arrested Sept. 25 for the theft of tools and construction equipment from five different storage facilities, including a Town of Brookhaven-owned building located in Miller Place and a privately owned yard located on Mill Road in Coram.


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