Local News for Farmingville, Holbrook, Holtsville, Lake Grove, and Lake Ronkonkoma
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HOLBROOK, NY — Suffolk County Police issued a Silver Alert on Saturday afternoon for a missing Holbrook man. Read more from OnSachem News.
LONG ISLAND, NY — Power restoration on Long Island could take up to 14 days after Hurricane Henri leaves a potentially destructive path on Sunday and early Monday. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLBROOK, NY — The National Weather Service has issued a Hurricane Warning for Suffolk County and a Tropical Storm Warning for Nassau County as Henri moves north along the East Coast. The storm, currently a tropical storm, is expected to strengthen to a hurricane as it makes landfall early Sunday afternoon. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE GROVE, NY — A seven-year-old boy has died following the serious injuries he sustained during a motor vehicle crash in Lake Grove, according to Suffolk County Police. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY AND HOLTSVILLE, NY — Suffolk County health officials announced Friday that 32 mosquito samples, including three locally in Farmingville and Holtsville, have tested positive for West Nile Virus. Read more from OnSachem News.
Tropical Storm Henri's track shifted further west and threatens to bring damaging winds, power outages and torrential rain to Long Island. CNN Meteorologist Jennifer Gray has the forecast. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – Friday was moving day in Albany for outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Reports on social media showed a large rental truck and other vehicles outside of the Executive Mansion as people carried boxes and items away. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul doesn’t officially become governor until next week. Still, she’s already catching criticism from Republicans after she voiced her support for a statewide mask mandate in schools. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying he did not want to be a distraction, announced Tuesday afternoon that he will resign as governor, with that move effective in 14 days. Read more from OnSachem News.
RONKONKOMA, NY — Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that seriously injured two motorcyclists in Ronkonkoma Saturday night. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLTSVILLE, NY — Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that killed a motorcyclist along Rt. 83 (North Ocean Avenue) in Holtsville late Saturday night. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Suffolk Police arrested a Brentwood woman for alleged DWI after a three-vehicle crash sent a Jeep careening off an overpass along County Road 83 in Farmingville, police announced. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that killed three people inside a residence in Farmingville on Friday. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE GROVE, NY — A seven-year-old boy has died following the serious injuries he sustained during a motor vehicle crash in Lake Grove, according to Suffolk County Police. Read more from OnSachem News.
RONKONKOMA, NY — Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that seriously injured two motorcyclists in Ronkonkoma Saturday night. Read more from OnSachem News.
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(The Center Square) – Friday was moving day in Albany for outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Reports on social media showed a large rental truck and other vehicles outside of the Executive Mansion as people carried boxes and items away. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul doesn’t officially become governor until next week. Still, she’s already catching criticism from Republicans after she voiced her support for a statewide mask mandate in schools. Read more from OnSachem News.
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(The Center Square) – New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul doesn’t officially become governor until next week. Still, she’s already catching criticism from Republicans after she voiced her support for a statewide mask mandate in schools. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — James Mancaruso, a member of the Sachem School Board of Education, has resigned after what the district superintendent described on Wednesday night as an “incident” at Sachem High School East in Farmingville. Read more from OnSachem News.
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HOLBROOK, NY — More than three-quarters of New Yorkers surveyed said they want the ability to order alcoholic beverages when they get takeout or delivery from a restaurant. Read more from OnSachem News.
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Mandatory COVID-19 testing for high-risk high school sports is no longer required, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced as he detailed updated guidance from the Department of Health Services. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — The weather was nippy and skies cloudy, making the atmosphere perfectly festive for the very first polar bear plunge in Lake Ronkonkoma. Brave swimmers undaunted by the cold took a dip into the lake at noon on New Year’s Day to welcome 2021. Read more from OnSachem News.
- Suffolk Police issue 'Silver Alert' for missing Holbrook man
- No power for up to 14 days, PSEG-LI warns ahead of Henri's landfall
- 'Hurricane Warning' as Henri eyes Suffolk for direct hit
- Boy, 7, dies following Lake Grove crash
- Three mosquito samples in Farmingville and Holtville test positive for West Nile Virus
- Cuomo begins moving from Executive Mansion as his attorney continues to criticize accusers
- Hochul: 'I believe we'll need mask mandates' in New York schools
- Cuomo to resign as New York governor, Kathy Hochul to become state's first woman governor
- Two motorcyclists seriously injured in Ronkonkoma crash
- Crash kills motorcyclist in Holtsville: Police
The Star’s Michael Lev, Justin Spears and Alec White have their picks for Arizona-Oregon and the rest of the Pac-12 matchups for the first full week of conference play. Read more
Green Bay can shift right tackle Billy Turner to left tackle and start Dennis Kelly in Turner’s spot on the right side, or they can leave Turner where he is and start Yosh Nijman on the left side. Read more
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Schools recognized four outstanding students who were named valedictorians and salutatorians for the Class of 2021. Mackenzie Szlosek and Jayden Reilly are the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, at Sachem High School East. Over at Sachem High School North, Erika Sneider and Hannah Saglimbeni are the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLTSVILLE, NY — Deborah Stondell of Holtsville has been named a Woman of Distinction by the Suffolk County Legislature for Women’s History Month. Legislator Anthony Piccirillo, R-Holbrook, of the 8th District selected Stondell for the annual honor. Read more from OnSachem News.
ACROSS SACHEM, NY — The road conditions are treacherous around the entire Sachem area. OnSachem News traveled from Lake Ronkonkoma to Farmingville and then through Holtsville and Holbrook early Monday evening to observe road conditions. Broadcast live on Facebook, OnSachem News publisher Jim Green brought viewers a real-time look at the roads. Watch this OnSachem News video.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — The line stretched by the 100s – and even by more than a 1,000 – as voters turned out on Saturday for the first day of early voting at a polling place in Farmingville. Watch this OnSachem News video.
When hospital administrators and politicians’ spouses get immunized before people more at risk, it undermines confidence in the system. Read more from OnSachem News.
When, back in October, Gov. Cuomo rolled out his microcluster approach to COVID outbreaks — explaining the policy in an op-ed in these pages — he advertised it as a surgically precise tool, based entirely on data, that would reduce the virus spread by imposing restrictions on businesses and other activities in small geographic areas with rising cases, zeroing in on problems while preventing the need for larger, regional shutdowns. Read more from OnSachem News.