http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/?track=rss Headlines from Newsday.com en ©2009, Newsday.com Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:53:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/ny-nypare2312994196jul22,0,2453669.story?track=rss Bryant Neal Vinas became a mystery to his family, rejecting the religion of his childhood in favor of Islam and finally disappearing abruptly almost two years ago. It wasn't until they learned of his arrest on terror charges that they knew where he'd been. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:53:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/ny-licras2312993107jul22,0,6010991.story?track=rss A 79-year-old man died early Wednesday when he drove into a parked car in Stony Brook, knocking it over, and then crashed again a short distance away, according to Suffolk police. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:33:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/ny-lipark2312985955jul22,0,2921614.story?track=rss Since he was a baby, Ed Kelley has spent most summer weekends at the West End 2 area of Jones Beach. Until this year. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:33:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/ny-lipass2312994396jul22,0,3572381.story?track=rss The president of the Long Island Rail Road is taking steps to reinforce regulations barring unauthorized people from riding in a train engineer's cab, following allegations that a LIRR conductor allowed a passenger to operate a diesel locomotive earlier this month. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:33:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/ny-libari2312992789jul22,0,178291.story?track=rss A Nassau police cruiser on the side of the Long Island Expressway was the least important thing that Rahiem Griffin destroyed when he slammed into it while driving drunk, the sister of the police officer severely hurt in the crash said Wednesday in court. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:23:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/ny-lilirr2312994178jul22,0,4686493.story?track=rss The Long Island Rail Road has launched a public campaign to directly address a tragic problem that for years was a taboo topic - suicide by train. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:43:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/ny-nyterr2312992966jul22,0,3422930.story?track=rss A young Patchogue man who reportedly converted to Islam at a Long Island mosque emerged Wednesday as a key player in al-Qaida plots against area mass transit systems, as he continued to cooperate in multiple investigations of international terrorism. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:03:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/ny-bzcosmo2312994002jul22,0,1479814.story?track=rss Almost seven months after he was jailed, the accused mastermind of a $413-million Ponzi scheme has another chance Thursday to make bail and get out of a federal lockup. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:43:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/ny-bzchar2212990383jul21,0,2078828.story?track=rss The Long Island Council of Churches has more funds and food than ever to give out and record numbers of clients, but the people who need the help might not get it due to shortages in operational money. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:03:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/ny-libeac2212990870jul21,0,6029367.story?track=rss Citing heavy rain that could increase the bacterial content in area waters to unsafe levels, Suffolk officials announced Tuesday that they are issuing an advisory against bathing in 59 beaches in the county until at least 24 hours after the rain stops. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:43:00 -0400