Week in Review: School Budgets Pass; New Police Radios

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Northport, Elwood Budgets Pass With Supermajority: Both the Northport-East Northport and Elwood school district budgets passed with a supermajority Tuesday night.

Northport To Apply For Downtown Revitalization Grant: Northport Village, in conjunction with the Northport Chamber of Commerce, is applying for a piece of Suffolk County's downtown revitalization grant.

Northport Police Get Radio Upgrade: Northport Police will soon upgrade their VHF radio equipment to an 800 MHz system from Motorola Solutions, the same system used by Suffolk County Police.

Northport Girls Fall Short at Ward Melville: Northport cut a four-goal deficit to one late in the second half but ran out of time in its comeback attempt and fell 15-14 to Ward Melville on Wednesday in a Class A semifinal.

Northport Dock Electrical Replacements Delayed: A replacement of the Northport dock electrical system, damaged during Hurricane Sandy, is taking longer than expected.