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News Nearby: Victim's Daughter Seeks Stricter Hit-and-Run Penalties
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From Miller Place-Rocky Point: Victim's Daughter Seeks Stricter Hit-and-Run Penalties
In the weeks following her mother's death, resulting from a hit-and-run accident on Canal Road in Mt. Sinai, Lindsay Benjamin has taken to the Internet to ensure the man reportedly involved in the crash stays put in jail, and future offenders receive stricter penalties for leaving the scene of fatal crashes.
From Port Jefferson: Comsewogue Supe: Help Us With State Testing, or Remove Me
Over the past few days, parents all across New York State have read about falling test scores as results of last year's assessments were released by the State Department of Education.
While the numbers were no surprise, the widespread, dramatic drop in scores has led Comsewogue Superintendent Dr. Joe Rella to demand his elected officials to help enact change, or to begin proceedings to remove him from office.
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Cactus Salons are preparing to welcome new customers seeking their favorite stylists formerly at a Smithtown spalon.
Karen Vito, marketing director for Cactus Salon & Day Spas, said roughly 20 staff members of the former T. Carlton's Spalon in Smithtown have become Cactus Salon employees and that number is growing daily.
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