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Week in Review: Gas Leak Empties Walmart; Canz Eyes Former Hooters Spot

Check out the top local headlines from the past week.

Walmart Evacuated Due to Gas Leak Friday Afternoon

Suffolk County Police responded to a call of a gas leak Friday afternoon at Walmart in Islandia.

Nesconset Woman Sues County Over Alleged Sexual Abuse At Jail

Suffolk County has been slapped with a new lawsuit involving the Suffolk County Correctional Facility.

School Budget: Pension Costs Skyrocket

Retirement costs are on the rise across the state, and the Hauppauge School District is not immune to the activity on Wall Street. Employer contributions into the teachers’ retirement system will increase by 37 percent, school officials said at a budget meeting Tuesday. 

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Tennessee Fugitive Arrested at Holiday Inn Express

A Tennessee man featured on the Mid-South Most Wanted TV show last year was arrested and extradited back to the area after police learned he was staying at the Hauppauge Holiday Inn Express.

Alleged Burglary at Smithtown Sanitation Building

Suffolk County police say an unknown person broke into the Smithtown Sanitation building on March 23 and took used car batteries from the property.

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Chase Bank in Nesconset Set to Open Mid May

The new Chase Bank branch in Nesconset could be handling the public's banking needs by mid May, a worker at the scene confirmed Tuesday afternoon.

Rival Hooters Chain Eyeing Islandia Location

After Hooters closed in Hauppauge last year and re-opened as 58's, the building could reportedly re-open as Canz, a similarly-themed establishment to Hooters, according to the Long Island Business News.

Hauppauge Schools: Stranger Danger Alert was False Alarm

Parents and community members were alerted Monday that a suspicious man was seen atempting to make contact with students during recess at the Pines Elementary School in Hauppauge, but the scare was a false alarm, school officials said Tuesday.

Suspicious Man Spotted Near Pines Elementary

Pines Elementary School Principal Claudine DiMuzio warned parents of a suspicious male spotted near the building, who attempted to make contact with students out for recess on Monday.

Local Veterans Look to Establish Islandia VFW Post

A group of former service men are petitioning to create a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in the Village of Islandia Commons.

A Jackson Heights man was arrested Monday morning and charged with violating Leandra's Law after driving drunk with a 3-year-old girl in Nesconset.


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