News Nearby: DA Upgrades Charges on Alleged Fake Cop, Adds Kidnapping

Prosecutors unveiled additional, upgraded charges and accusations against David Bradley, the Port Jefferson Station man and putting a 19-year-old man in handcuffs.

As Commack residents and school trustees wait to see what comes next in the Marion Carll Farm lawsuit, tempers are flaring and debates are becoming heated over the historic farm's future. 

A public hearing for a 2,100 square-foot Sonic restaurant in Nesconset, at the southeast corner of Middle Country Road and Alexander Avenue, is scheduled for next week in front of the town's Zoning Board of Appeals.

The applicant attempting to open the Sonic location, Valley Stream-based Serota Smithtown LLC, will request that the town consider the 1950s diner-style restaurant its outdoor food service as an accessory use to its indoor seating, according to a Newsday article. Smithtown has a ban on outdoor dining.
However, Town Planning Director Frank DeRubeis told Newsday that he doesn't see Sonic's primary use as a service counter restaurant. "I think it's prohibited in the town," he said.

Ward Melville High School's administration has concluded its investigation into an incident of at the Advanced Placement level and has disciplined 97 students, the district said in a statement Monday.

In May, it was discovered that an 11th grade student's Moodle account – an online tool used to manage homework assignments – had been inappropriately accessed by other students. Some parents have said that grades may have been lowered as part of what the district called "academic consequences." However, a district spokesperson said administrators are not commenting on the type of disciplinary action taken, nor are they commenting on the methods used in the investigation.

Almost six months after applying for their New York State micro brewery license, the Rocky Point Artisan Brewers have finally become licensed, according to a report on local blog Corks, Caps and Taps.
The trio from Rocky Point, Donavan Hall, Mike Voigt and Yuri Janssen at the North Shore Beach Property Owners Association Clubhouse in Rocky Point every year. Now licensed, the group can begin selling their beer to licensed retailers.

“It just took so long,” Hall told Corks, Caps and Taps. “They kept giving us so many problems that we thought for sure we’d never get it. It was kind of a shock when the license arrived.”