Week in Review: Commack Drops in U.S. News Rankings

Commack High School Drops Significantly in U.S. News Rankings
Commack High School took a severe dive this year within the U.S. News and World Report high school rankings.   

In 2012, the school was ranked No. 18 in New York State. The rankings published Tuesday, marked Commack at No. 60 out of 1,149 high schools in the state. Last year, Commack High School was ranked No. 1 in Suffolk County. This year, it fell slightly to No. 3 behind Cold Spring Harbor (No. 1) and Harborfields (No. 2). 

Commack Man Hit with DWI, Arrested on Road Rage Charge Next DayA Commack man was arrested two days in a row last week. First on a charge of drunken driving, and then for an incident of road rage, in which police say he tried to damage another vehicle.

UPDATE: Possible Threat at Commack High School Resolved
Commack School District officials said that the security matter, which led to the brief cancellation of outdoor activities early Friday afternoon, is now resolved. All outside activities resumed that day, including after-school sports. The district did not state the nature of the possible threat.

"Hell's Kitchen" Chef Leaving Commack's Ciao Baby
Heather West, winner of season two of Fox's "Hell's Kitchen," will be leaving her position at Ciao Baby in Commack, where she was executive chef more more than a year, according the an article in Newsday.