This Just In: Dog Drives Car Into Cool Beanz

Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct police officers responded to an incident where a dog drove a car into a St. James coffee house tonight.

Bryan Maher, 60, of 103 Huron St., Port Jefferson, left his 1992 Chevrolet van running when he went into Cool Beanz at 7:10 p.m. Maher’s dog, Bentley, put the vehicle in drive and the van rolled into the building.

No one was injured. The crash damaged the glass window at the front of the store and some patio furniture.

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Jury Closer to Decision in Patchogue Hate Crime Case

A grand jury neared a decision Friday on whether to upgrade charges in the fatal stabbing of an Ecuadorean immigrant whose killing has prompted widespread outrage and forced the chief executive of Suffolk County to apologize for calling it a “one-day story.”

Police arrested seven Patchogue-area teens for the stabbing death of 37-year-old Marcelo Lucero, an immigrant from Ecuador who came to the United States 16 years ago, on Saturday, October 8 around midnight.

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Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy will give a televised address on race Tuesday night at 7 p.m. on News 12 Long Island.

Arrest in Murder of Nesconset Dad

Suffolk County police have arrested the business partner of a Nesconset father who was shot to death in Commack last month.

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Musical Cast, Crew Host Special Performance for Senior Citizens

The Smithtown High School East Leadership Club invited Smithtown Senior Connections Gold Card members to a special performance of The Secret Garden performed by the SHS East Drama Club. The seniors enjoyed snacks during intermission as well as socializing with the students.

The show runs Thursday, November 13 until Saturday, November 15. Student tickets are $8 and will be sold during lunch periods and at the door. All other tickets are $10.

The Matador will have a complete review of the musical, as well as a photo gallery of the production, pending the close of the production.

High School Students Honored for Community Service

Nanci Hammer, a senior at SHS East, and Katherine Prudente, a senior at HS West, have each been named Volunteer of the Year in the 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Program. They are now eligible for the NYS Volunteer of the Year Award.

In addition, twelve high school seniors have received Certificates of Merit for their volunteer community service. The HS West seniors are Alex Dicpinigaitis, Joan Rosenthal, Gabrielle Peragine, Ashley Logan, Amanda Sebastian and Brianna Peterson. The HS East seniors are Arianna Buchholz, Valerie Forte, Michael Sassone, Erica Tremano and Joseph Verderber.

The award was sponsored by Prudential Financial and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. It recognizes outstanding community service by young Americans.

Faulty Fire Alarm Causes Early Morning Confusion

Just prior to the beginning of first period Thursday, the fire alarm was unexpectedly activated.

Students and staff stood outside until the all clear was give around 7:45 a.m.

Today was the fourth day the alarm was unexpectedly activated. The alarm also left students and staffed puzzled on 10/21, 10/8 and 9/17. The alarm was unexpectedly activated multiple times on those days due to a "faulty smoke detector head." An e-mail to teachers Thursday morning again blamed the evacuation on a "faulty smoke detector head."

The Matador will have more on this story as details become available.