PBA reaches contract agreement with Suffolk County, document shows
The new contract would give police officers an 18% pay increase over five years and allow them to reach the top of the pay ...
Man fatally shoots father, a retired Suffolk County detective, in their Long Island home
The shooting happened Wednesday morning in the house on Bruno Lane in Dix Hills, according to Suffolk County police.
Christopher Miller, of Deer Park, shot and killed his father, retired Suffolk Police Det. John Miller, officials say
John Miller, 75, was shot and killed by Christopher Miller, 43, following an argument at their Bruno Lane home, Det. Lt.
Man accused of murdering retired Suffolk cop dad used end of shotgun ‘to finish him off’: prosecutors
Christopher Miller, 43, is charged with the murder of his father, John ‘Jack’ Miller, 75, a retired Suffolk County Police ...
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Suffolk County Council column on libraries decision
You may have read or heard this morning that Suffolk County Council is proposing to take library services back into its direct care. In practice, this means that very little will change for ...
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Measles outbreak reaches LI, case confirmed in Suffolk County child
Measles has officially been confirmed on Long Island. A child under 5 years old from Suffolk County tested positive for the highly contagious disease, according to the Suffolk County Department of ...
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Suffolk County Council to resume control of library service
Suffolk County Council said it "serious concerns" about the viability of Suffolk Libraries which has run the county's libraries since 2012. The decision to bring the service "in house" was ...
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Suffolk proposes one county-wide unitary
Suffolk CC is proposing creating a single unitary for the whole county as part of its area’s current devolution and reorganisation process. The county claims that delivering all services through one ...
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Council to manage libraries after contract dispute
A county council has said it will bring the running of its libraries back in-house after it failed to agree terms with its private contractor. Independent charity Suffolk Libraries has run the ...
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Council calls for one-authority devolution deal
The Conservative-run Suffolk County Council argues a single body, rather than two unitary authorities for example, "would make delivering public services simpler, cheaper and quicker". The ...
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Massive brush fires along Sunrise Highway on eastern Long Island prompt large emergency response
SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC ... by knocks on your door if that changes," said Southampton Police Chief James Kiernan. Lawrence Citarelli Jr. , Westhampton Beach The Town of Southampton ...
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Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say
The fires are believed to have been accidental, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said during a Monday news conference. Investigators believe the initial backyard blaze started ...