West Islip native Daniel Penny was acquitted earlier this week on criminal negligence charges. Jury deliberations began last week for the Penny trial which was being held in a lower Manhattan …

Suffolk County police, on Nov. 26, responded to former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin’s home in Shirley on the report of a threat of a pipe bomb. Zeldin and his family were not home at the time, he …

Robert (Bob) Crowley and his son, Bob Jr., spoke to the Advance about his wife, Marge, before the recent board meeting. “For over 30 years, she worked on the Architectural Review Board and …

Suffolk County Police arrested a Medford Fire Department volunteer firefighter for intentionally setting a brush fire in Medford.   Jonathan Quiles intentionally set a fire in a wooded …

On Monday, Nov. 4, Brookhaven Town supervisor Dan Panico announced an initiative to strengthen illegal housing enforcement within the Town of Brookhaven by increasing fines for rental permit …

Suffolk County district attorney Raymond A. Tierney recently announced that Remon Gibson, 43, of Bellport, was indicted for operating as a major trafficker, and other related charges, after law …

Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine announced the 2025 Recommended Operating Budget. This is the first county budget under Romaine since he was elected to office in 2023. “This budget …

Several of our school districts are investing and implementing safety measures by keeping up to date with the latest available technologies. However, since the start of the new school year, the …

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that killed one man and injured another in North Bellport. Two men were shot during a confrontation between two …

The morning of Aug. 29, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced three indictments charging 29 defendants on a total of 329 counts following three separate long-term joint …

Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck by a tractor-trailer in North Bellport early this morning. Maureen Howley was walking in the …

New York State Sen. Dean Murray (R-Patchogue) recently wrote to New York State (NYS) Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) commissioner Barbara Guinn to inquire when New York State …

TOLA. located on South Country Road in Bellport Village was broken into early this a.m.  According to owner, Alison Buck the intruder(s) threw a brick breaking the glass front door and …

A bill to enhance school security guard training, sponsored by Sen. Monica Martinez, recently passed the New York State Senate, will be presented to the Assembly this winter and then, possibly …

Supervisor Dan Panico has announced that the Brookhaven Town Attorney’s Office has successfully prosecuted an incident of illegal dumping of a debris-filled boat, a violation of section …

The Medford Dairy Queen owners and sisters, Michelle Robey and Patricia DeMint, of Center Moriches, were recently hit by a class action lawsuit, which included a decades-old labor law aiming to …

A group of about 50 school-aged children charged into the Bellport Village CVS, located on South Country Road, removing items from shelves. According to the Suffolk County Police Department, the …

Suffolk County district attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Jul 8 that Gary Cowell, 72, of Patchogue, was indicted for unlawful concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence …

Suffolk County district attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Jamie Volini, 46, of East Patchogue, and John Mahoney, 41, of Mastic, were indicted for burglary, grand larceny, and other related …