Week in Review: Storm Causes Floods, Outages, Fighter Jets Escort Plane

Heavy rains and winds, which prompted a in Suffolk County, have knocked out power in 28 homes in West Islip as of 3:30 p.m. Friday, according to Long Island Power Authority. It was later confirmed by the National Weather Service that a in the Town of Islip.

Fighter jets were forced to intercept a wayward plane over Suffolk County Monday night after the small aircraft pierced a temporary no-fly zone, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

he West Islip School District released the most current enrollment projections for each grade in all four elementary schools for the 2012-2013 school year, showing slight flucuations in some grades in each school.

For the most part, the number of students in each grade have stayed the same or dropped slightly compared to the .

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services announced it would be conducting an aerial spraying against West Nile Virus in West Islip Wednesday night.

Lauren Koepke, a student at Paul J. Bellew Elementary School in West Islip, was a winner of the Town of Islip Earth Day Poster Contest.  Lauren, a 3rd grader, designed her winning poster as part of Bellew's Recycling Club. Lauren was honored at a ceremony at Gillette Park in Sayville and received a t-shirt, plaque, and gift card as a prize.