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Five Headlines From Nearby Towns

Patch catches you up on the news from the surrounding area.

With all that's happened this week in Port Jefferson, Patch takes a look at what's making news in the nearby area.

  • TRITEC, an East-Setauket based real estate company, was recommended by a committee to d. The company was also recently selected to develop .
  • Initial school district shows that they are looking at a $1.2 million shortfall for the year.  Superintendent Susan Agruso said that the numbers are preliminary and would likely change by February.
  • Facing declining enrollment the Patchogue-Medford Board of Education discussed the . Three of the districts middle schools are at or below 50 percent capacity and projections show that number decreasing.
  • A 15-month-old girl was on Route 83 in Farmingville. The driver lost control of the vehicle and it overturned, ejecting the child.
  • An environmental study of Enterprise Park in Calverton recommended mixed-use development and stated that building a on the property would be "unfeasible."
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