5 Headlines Nearby: Homeless Population a Hot Topic in Port Jeff

Making headlines this week in the towns around Stony Brook and the Setaukets are multiple controversial issues: homelessness in Port Jefferson, a new mixed-use development in Patchogue, and a blighted property in Commack.

1. Hope House Ministries about the homeless population in Suffolk County, and specifically dispelled some of the myths about its operations in Port Jefferson.

2. A after a patrolling police officer noticed the robbery in progress on Jan 11 at a 7-11 store in Coram at about 4:45 a.m.

3. In Patchogue, , with incumbent mayor Paul Pontieri supporting it and challenger Elisabeth McGuire saying it will bring blight to the village.

4. In Commack, at the corner of a five-way intersection has sparked controversy. It's the second time a Hess station has been proposed for the blighted property.

5. In case you missed its screening at the Stony Brook Film Festival, the documentary Kings Park: Stories From an American Mental Institution in Huntington.