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News Nearby: N. Babylon Home Destroyed in Fire

A look at some of the top headlines from fellow Suffolk County Patch sites over the past week.

Deer Park-North Babylon

A fire Wednesday morning destroyed a home on Phelps Lane in North Babylon.  One firefighter suffered minor burns and was transported to the hospital. 

Full story: http://deerpark-northbabylon.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/photos-phelps-lane-house-fire

Half Hollow Hills

A car split in half after striking a utility pole in Dix Hills early Wednesday morning, but the driver escaped serious injury, according to Suffolk Police. 

Full story: http://halfhollowhills.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/car-splits-in-half-after-hitting-pole-in-d...

Sayville-Bayport

With thousands of visitors descending on Sayville’s downtown business district during the three-day Summerfest event, local police stepped up patrols and viewed the chamber-sponsored celebration as a way to foster stronger ties with the community.

“Our focus was public safety and overall it went very smooth,” Captain Christopher Bergold told Patch in a phone interview this week. 

Full story: http://sayville.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/police-summerfest-smooth-in-terms-of-patrol

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West Islip

Acting State Supreme Court Justice Fernando Camacho has sustained the indictment of Thomas Herman, a 46-year-old Patchogue man charged with second degree murder and 23 other counts for causing the Sayville crash that killed a West Islip man, according to Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota.

Full story: http://westislip.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/court-upholds-murder-charge-in-crash-that-killed...

Sachem

The Sachem Board of Education sat through presentations from two agencies vying to secure the demographic and redistricting study work that was sent out as an RFP by the district.

Western Suffolk BOCES and a private firm called Applied Data Services both described the process and explained their varying strategies to accomplish the work.

Full story: http://sachem.patch.com/groups/back-to-school/p/two-agencies-bid-for-sachems-redistricting-study

Patchogue

A previously arrested Patchogue man suspected of allegedly sexually assaulting and robbing a 24-year-old woman in Patchogue Village has been indicted and has an upcoming September court date, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota announced Wednesday.

Full story: http://patchogue.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/da-patchogue-sex-assault-suspect-indicted


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