Week in Review: Mosque Approved, 112 Shop Owners Frustrated

Mt. Sinai Mosque Approved With New Conditions

After months of back and forth discussion during multiple meetings at Brookhaven Town Hall, the town’s planning board approved the plan to convert an existing barn to a mosque at 515 Mt. Sinai-Coram Road; with a few conditions added because of community comment.   

The board unanimously voted 4-0 to approve the plan after Deputy Chair Cecile Forte read over the various conditions of the proposal. Most notable was the requirement for property owner Mohammed Sameen to install multiple “No Stopping Anytime” signs on either side of the road. 

Competition in Port Jefferson, Comsewogue School Board Races

School Board races in Comsewogue and Port Jefferson School Districts will be competitive ones this year, as four candidates are vying for three seats in Port Jefferson, and another four are running for two open seats in Comsewogue School District.

In Port Jefferson, two of the three seats are for a full three-year term, while one of the seats will serve the remainder of the term – through June 30, 2014 – that belonged to Isak Prohovnik, who died last fall.

Shop Owners Express Frustration With Route 112 Vagrancy

"I'm thinking of taking my business up the road because of how bad it is."

While Suffolk County Police start moving on a recently-initiated plan to reduce crime and vagrancy long-term in the Upper Port/Port Jefferson Station area, business owner Mike Langone said it's nearing the point where moving might be his best option.

Computers Seized from Councilman's Office

Three computers were seized by the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office from the office of Brookhaven Town Councilman Steve Fiore-Rosenfeld on Wednesday afternoon.

Newsday reported that the assets were seized from the councilman's office in Farmingville, though as of Thursday morning, Fiore-Rosenfeld still was unsure why.

Cops Lay Out Long-Term Plan to Clean up Upper Port Area

In an interview in March – shortly after he stepped into his new role as commanding officer of the Sixth Precinct – Insp. Thomas Palmieri noted that the Upper Port/Port Jefferson Station area was one area he particularly wanted to focus on, and work toward cleaning up.

Tuesday night, he and other officers laid out a plan they hope will take a long-term approach in doing just that, focusing specifically on the commercial corridor of Route 112, from Route 347 to North Country Road.