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DIX HILLS
Firefighters Roll to Scaredy-Cat's Rescue
Firefighters Roll to Scaredy-Cat's Rescue
The Dix Hills Fire Department came to the rescue of a cat stuck about 40 feet up a tree on Branwood Drive Wednesday.
The drama began when a dog came into the house and scared the four-month-old cat that fled outside and up into the tree.
Unable to coax the cat down, the family called the Dix Hills Fire Department for assistance.
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WEST ISLIP
Islip Town's Proposed $124M Budget Boasts No Tax Increase
The Islip Town Board has unanimously approved a tentative $124,489,767 budget for 2014 that proposes a zero tax increase and restores services and programs that had been cut this year due to budget constraints. The average homeowner with a house at an assessed value of $400,000, would pay $441 in taxes, the same rate as in 2013.
NORTH BABYLON
Man Killed as Car Strikes Dump Truck in N. Babylon
A 28-year-old Babylon man was killed Thursday when his car struck a dump truck that had pulled over on the side of the Sunrise Highway service road in North Babylon.
Humpback Whale Found Dead at Gilgo Beach
Islip Town's Proposed $124M Budget Boasts No Tax Increase
The Islip Town Board has unanimously approved a tentative $124,489,767 budget for 2014 that proposes a zero tax increase and restores services and programs that had been cut this year due to budget constraints. The average homeowner with a house at an assessed value of $400,000, would pay $441 in taxes, the same rate as in 2013.
NORTH BABYLON
Man Killed as Car Strikes Dump Truck in N. Babylon
A 28-year-old Babylon man was killed Thursday when his car struck a dump truck that had pulled over on the side of the Sunrise Highway service road in North Babylon.
Thomas Hudson was pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital following the crash around 7 p.m., police said.
BABYLONHumpback Whale Found Dead at Gilgo Beach
A humpback whale was found dead on Gilgo Beach on Tuesday morning, entangled in fishing nets, according to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation.
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According to Newsday, a surfer found the large mammal beached about a mile east of Gilgo Beach in Babylon. The female, weighing about 20 tons, showed signs of trauma associated with the fishing net, program director Kimberly Durham said.
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