Week in Review: Attack Reported on Quaker Path, Consignment Shop Opens

Cops Seek Quaker Path Robber

A man grabbed a woman from behind, threw her to the ground and stole her purse on Quaker Path in Setauket on July 1, according to a Suffolk County police report. The robber, who is described as a black man with a thin build and a bald head, allegedly fled south on Quaker Path after the robbery.

Local Costume Designer Enters Spotlight With New Shop

For nine years, Donna Bauch volunteered her time making costumes for the annual Murphy Junior High School musical – even after her own kids passed through the schools. She would scour thrift stores for items that could be used or modified for the kids’ costumes. It was during that time, she said, that she realized she had a great sense of fashion. Fast forward a few years, and she has found herself the owner of a new boutique in Stony Brook: Designer Fashions Consignment.

Former Stony Brook Meth Lab House Up For Sale

A house in Stony Brook that police said was the site of a methamphetamine lab fire in 2012 is now up for sale, according to listings on two separate real estate websites. The house, 188 Sycamore Circle, is listed as a six-bedroom, four-bathroom farm ranch and is priced at $449,000 on both Zillow.com and MLSLI.com. It features wood flooring throughout the house and a new dining room window. It comes with a tax bill of approximately $12,425 and sits on just over a third of an acre at the corner of Sycamore Circle and Sycamore Drive.

State Opens Study of Shore Road Intersection

East Setauket residents spoke, and the state's Department of Transportation has listened. Following complaints that the intersection of Shore Road and Route 25A – also known as Main Street in that part of town – is dangerous in its current form, the state is looking into whether changes are needed.

Repairs M.I.A. for Beyond Bumpy Christian Avenue

As rough road conditions persist on Christian Avenue, residents and drivers still await an answer from the Town of Brookhaven regarding when repairs will begin. Highway superintendent Dan Losquadro did not return a call for comment on Tuesday. In the meantime, this Patch editor decided to take a drive down Christian Avenue to see just how bumpy the road has become; see our video above. Patched asphalt can be clearly seen in many places, along with ruts that have yet to be touched.