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Former captain Joseph Hazelwood of the tanker Exxon Valdez, owned by US petroleum giant Exxon Corporation, is escorted by police official to his arraignment inside Suffolk County courthouse 05 April 1989 on charges stemming from 24 March 1989 Alaskan oil disaster. 24 March 1989, in the early morning hours, a disastrous accident happened in the water of Prince William Sound off Alaska, when the tanker Exxon Valdez hit a submerged reef and lost 11 million gallons of crude oil into the waters of the Sound, near Oil Pipeline tanker terminal in Valdez Harbor.

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  • Laura's Playoff Predictions: Suffolk girls lacrosse

    Samantha Giacolone turned it on in the post-season last year and really made her name as one of the premier goalies in Suffolk. This could go either way, but give credit to the defending champs. Prediction: Eastport-South Manor 10, Sayville 9 Class C Mount 5/20/13 Read more »

  • Dorrien Van Dyke has four goals to help Northport advance in Class A

    Nicolette Dilluvio took third with 84. Sacred Heart's Katie Boyle (89), Kellenberg's Lindsey Oliva (95) and St. Anthony's Juliana Buff (95) took fourth through sixth, respectively. BOYS BADMINTONSmithtown East 5, Smithtown West 4:Ken Barthman defeated James 5/20/13 Read more »

  • William J. Lindsay gets nod from Suffolk Democrats

    Jeanne O'Rourke; Jennifer Maertz, a Rocky Point attorney who has lost twice in bids for State Senate; Tom Schiliro, a Suffolk park police officer from Manorville who lost a town board primary, and Ronald Hariri, an attorney from Riverhead, and Patricia Snyder 5/20/13 Read more »

  • School budget votes being held Tuesday

    in proposed school spending -- an outlay expected to account for more than 60 percent of property tax bills in Nassau and Suffolk counties.For many communities, the balloting also will determine if schools can build up academic programs for the 2013-14 academic 5/20/13 Read more »

  • Fiery truck crash closes eastbound LIE

    Monday morning closed the eastbound Long Island Expressway at Exit 62, Blue Point Road, in Holtsville at 6:45 a.m., Suffolk County police said. It was not immediately clear how long the road will remain closed. Police said the accident involved a tractor-trailer 5/20/13 Read more »

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About Suffolk County, NY

Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,419,369. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came. The county seat is Riverhead, though many county offices are in Hauppauge on the west side of the county where most of the population lives. There are also offices in Smithtown, for the legislature, Yaphank, and Farmingville.

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