As we approach the final stretch of the holiday season, Patch shows you what's making news in the nearby area.
- Stony Brook University received a Renaissance Technologies founder and philanthropist . The gift is the largest ever given to the State University of New York.
- Patchogue's $100 million New Village project for the Four Corners was put on hold after . The project plans for 291 apartments, 46,000 square feet of retail space and 18,000 square feet of office space.
- , the co-owner of the Island Aquarium and Holtsville's Bissett Nursery was found dead on Wednesday. The 48-year old was found in his car in a Mattituck parking lot. Police do not suspect foul play.
- Changes are coming to . Improvements will continue next spring, including the reduction of westbound traffic to a single lane.
- Police are searching for a man who took a Structure watch from Sears in East Northport. There is a cash for information that leads to an arrest.
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