Snow Emergency Declared

Monday - Midday Update
Here is the latest on our snow storm from Megan Russ in the SmithtownRadio.com Weather Center...

>Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has declared a snow emergency for Suffolk County. He says this will help recieve federal and state emergency fudning if need be down the road
>A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until 6 pm et
>A foot of snow accumulation thus far outside SmithtownRadio.com studios
>LIPA: No major outages
>LIRR: The LIRR is experiencing delays of 10-15 minutes due to weather-related conditions.

...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM EST THIS EVENING.

BANDS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE BACK INTO
THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY
THIS MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL...THIS SNOW WILL ALSO RETURN TO
EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT BY LATE MORNING.

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY. THIS WILL
BRING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 TO 12 INCHES IN ORANGE AND
WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTIES...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE NEW YORK CITY
METROPOLITAN AREA...9 TO 13 INCHES IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...AND 10
TO 15 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN LONG ISLAND.

NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH
WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS
THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

Winter Storm Warning: Overnight Update

Here is the latest from Megan Russ in the SmithtownRadio.com Weather Center:

>No school Monday

>Winter Storm Warning in effect until Mon 6 pm et

>10+ inches of snow expected for most of island

...MAJOR SNOWSTORM TO IMPACT TRI-STATE AREA OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL TRACK
NORTHEAST...PASSING TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF LONG ISLAND MONDAY
MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN PROCEED UP INTO THE GULF OF MAINE BY
MONDAY EVENING. STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL
PROVIDE THE COLD AIR FOR A MAINLY SNOW EVENT...WITH SOME SLEET
MIXING IN LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN
CONNECTICUT AND THE TWIN FORKS OF LONG ISLAND.

CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-021030-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090302T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
909 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY.

A STEADY SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND
INTO MONDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE ENOUGH WARM AIR ALOFT FOR SLEET
TO MIX IN ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT AND THE TWIN FORKS OF
LONG ISLAND AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...BUT FOR THE MOST PART
THIS WILL BE AN ALL SNOW EVENT. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER
ORANGE AND WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTIES...TO 10 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS
CENTRAL LONG ISLAND AND SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT. SOMEWHAT LOWER
AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE TWIN FORKS OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND
AND SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT DUE TO THE SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING WITH
SLEET. FOR THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA...8 TO 12 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO
OCCASIONALLY 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

2/2: No School for SCSD

Ahead of Monday's snow storm, the Smithtown Central School District has cancelled all classes and school activities for Monday, March 2, 2009.

The elementary school math assessment will be given Tuesday.

Stay with TheMatadorOnline.com for the latest and get live coverage on our sister site, SmithtownRadio.com.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY.

A STEADY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE TRI-STATE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE ENOUGH WARM
AIR ALOFT FOR SLEET TO MIX IN ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT AND
THE TWIN FORKS OF LONG ISLAND AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...BUT FOR
THE MOST PART THIS WILL BE AN ALL SNOW EVENT. THE SNOW WILL THEN
TAPER OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER
ORANGE AND WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTIES...TO 10 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS
CENTRAL LONG ISLAND AND SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT. SOMEWHAT LOWER
AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE TWIN FORKS OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND
AND SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT DUE TO THE SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING WITH
SLEET. FOR THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA...8 TO 12 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO
OCCASIONALLY 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

Winter Storm Warning

Bulletin : Winter Storm Warning; 6-10+ inches; thru Mon 6 pm
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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SCSD: Accolades and Updates 2/24/09

Edward Ehmann, Superintendent of Schools of the Smithtown School District, made the following announcements at the February 24th Board of Education meeting at the Joseph M. Barton Administration Building.

“Drugs in our Town: What’s a Parent to Do?” will be the theme of Smithtown School District’s Parent University on Monday, March 9th at 7:30 p.m. at Nesaquake Middle School. The presentation will feature information and advice from experts, including a physician, law enforcement official, health educator, drug counselor, principal, and a parent struggling with her child’s drug addiction. All are welcome to attend and encouraged to save the date.

Members of the community are invited to attend upcoming budget development meetings. There will be a Business Affairs Committee meeting on Thursday evening, February 26 at 7 p.m. at the Joseph M. Barton Administration Building. A Citizens’ Advisory meeting will take place on Monday, March 2 at 7 p.m., also in the administration building.

Branch Brook Elementary School celebrated the Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday with its PARP (Parents As Reading Partners) program entitled, “Reading Makes Cents.” Students kept reading logs, decorated the halls with Abraham Lincoln birthday cards, and hosted a Lincoln impersonator. The students donated pennies to The Smithtown Public Library as part of the program.

Musicians and students at Smithtown High School East are working on an effort to raise awareness of the shortage of food in our local food pantries. There will be a Music for Food Acoustic Concert at HS East on February 27th at 7:00 PM.

Nesconset Elementary fifth graders participated in a math poster contest sponsored by the Association of Math Teachers of New York State. Three students from Nesconset received recognition for their poster entries: Rachel Emmerson-1st place, Brendan Volz-2nd place and Jessica Masure-3rd place.

Smithtown High School East and High School West parents and students attended Junior Conference Night. The evening was hosted by the Guidance Department. Counselors developed this workshop to inform parents about college testing, college selection and the college process.

Mills Pond Elementary Civics Club was awarded a Newsday Future Corps Grant.

Smithtown High School West Thespian Troupe 2035, Smithtown High School East Drama Club, Great Hollow Middle School, and Nesaquake Middle School will all be presenting free performances by the students to Smithtown senior citizen gold card holders. HSW will present Damn Yankees on Wednesday, March 4th at 12:30 p.m. HSE will admit gold card holders to performances of Murder’s in the Heir on March 5, 6, and 7th at 7 p.m. Great Hollow students will perform Willy Wonka Junior on Wednesday, March 25th at 3:15 p.m. Nesaquake students will perform Beauty and the Beast on Saturday, March 28th at 1 p.m. All performances will take place at the respective schools. For more information about the Senior Citizen Gold Card Program, call 382-2015.

Cops: Bank Robbery Called in Bomb Threat to Smith Haven Mall

Suffolk County Police today arrested a South Setauket man for robbing a Bank of Smithtown branch in Centereach this morning.

A man entered the bank, located at 1919 Route 25, Centereach, and approached a teller at 9:54 a.m. He displayed what appeared to be a black semi-automatic handgun and handed the teller a note demanding cash and threatening to shoot if the teller did not comply. The teller complied with the robber’s demands, gave him cash from the drawer and activated the silent alarm.

Sixth Precinct police officers responded to the bank and received a description of the robber from a bank employee. Police Officer Christopher Woods and Sergeant Thomas O’Shea began searching for the suspect in the area, and they noticed a man who was acting suspicious at the corner of Eastwood Boulevard and School Street. They approached the man and saw that he had a knife protruding from his pocket and dark-colored makeup on his face. Upon further investigation, the man was found to be in possession of an inoperable black pellet pistol that resembled a semi-automatic handgun, a wig and proceeds from the bank robbery.

Officer Woods and Sergeant O’Shea arrested Alexander C. Haje, 22, of 33 Tulip Hill Lane, South Setauket. An investigation by Major Case detectives revealed that prior to the bank robbery, Haje called 911 to tell them of a bomb threat at the Smith Haven Mall in an effort to have officers move out of the area of the bank.

Major Case detectives charged Haje with one count of Robbery 2nd Degree and one count of Falsely Reporting an Incident 2nd Degree. Haje will be held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and he is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on February 24.

Drunken Driver Blamed for Death of Cop

From walkradio.com:

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COMMACK (WALK) – A Plainview man driving drunk early Sunday morning in Commack has been blamed for causing a fatal crash killing a Suffolk County Police Department officer.

Police say the on-duty officer, whose name has not yet been released, was enroute to assist another officer around 4:15 a.m. At the intersection of Vanderbilt Motor Parkway and Commack Road in Commack the police squad car was involved in a crash with a 2007 Dodge Magnun

Jose Borbon, 23, of 178 Morton Blvd, has been identified as the driver of the Dodge.

Reports indicate the officer’s vehicle spun around from the force of the crash. The vehicle came to rest after striking a traffic pole and bursting into blames. Witnesses told Newsday the fire started and spread quickly and rescue efforts were impossible.

Borbon was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated. He is scheduled for arraignment Monday at First District Court in Central Islip.

Newsday obtained court records which they report indicate Borbon has a history of DWI charges. On January 4, Borbon was arrested in Nassau County for DWI, holding more than one license, criminal possession of a weapon, not signaling, driving without a seat belt and failure to obey a traffic device, according to Newsday. He is set to appear in court in April on those charges.

The newspaper also reports Borbon held a D-class “conditional” license, which allows drivers to only drive to specific locations such as to and from work. Borbon is believed to be participating in the state’s Drinking Driver rehabilitation program.

New York State Department of Motor Vehicle records obtained by Newsday indicate Boron was involved in four separate accidents in 2006 and had his license suspended in 2007.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the officer killed in this terrible crash,” said Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy. “This officer made the ultimate sacrifice protecting and serving the people of Suffolk County.”

“The Suffolk County Police Department is mourning the loss of one of our own,” said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer. “It’s a sad reminder of the dangers police officers face each and every day.”