West Islip

A protester holds a sign reading 'Occupy Wall Street' during protests in Lower Manhattan. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

L.I. Couple Files Trademark Application For ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Slogan

Robert and Diane Maresca, of West Islip, plunked down $975 when they filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent Office.

2011/10/25

Utility Poles - West Islip, NY - Aug 18, 2011 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

New 60-Foot-Tall Utility Poles Anger West Islip Residents

Newer and bigger is better, right? Well, not if you ask people in one Long Island town.

2011/08/18

A Suffolk County Police Cruiser - File / Photo: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880

Shooting At Long Island Garage Leaves 2 Men Wounded

The two victims were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

2011/08/07

Sam Melman,17, presented with Community Service Award at Good Samaritan Hospital on July 28, 2011 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Huntington’s Sam Melman, 17, Awarded For Heroism In Alaska Bear Mauling

A teenager credits skills he picked up as a junior volunteer in the intensive care unit at Good Samaritan Hospital in helping him think clearly during a brutal grizzly bear attack in Alaska over the weekend.

2011/07/28

Generic Ambulance File Photo (credit: CBS 2)

Diver Surfaces Unconscious In Water Southeast Of Moriches, Dies At Hospital

The US Coast Guard says a scuba diver who surfaced unconscious while on a dive off Long Island has died.

2011/05/22

A car in the water at the Captree Auto Show (credit: melissa_gallman/Photobucket)

Driver Hospitalized After Car Lands In Water At Captree State Park Auto Show

Police were investigating how a car accelerated across a parking lot and into the water near a Long Island boat basin. They said the driver was able to swim to safety.

2011/05/09

La Grange Inn in West Islip (Photo Courtesy: West Islip Historical Society)

La Grange Inn Shuts Down, Customers Want Deposits Back

A Long Island catering hall suddenly shut their doors, and people are wondering where their deposits are.

2011/01/20

$2,000 Taken From Wallet At L.I. McDonald’s

Suffolk County police said Thursday they’re looking for the man who took more than $2,000 from a wallet left on a counter at a West Islip McDonald’s restaurant on Oct. 22.

2010/11/25