Week in Review: Whale's Tale Update; Cyclist Struck

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The ongoing battle between Milland Drive residents and the owners of The Whale’s Tale, a tenant of the on 25A, will continue on Dec. 20 when the holds a public hearing to discuss modifying village code to allow restaurants serving alcohol to operate in the marine business district.

Buenaventura Sorto Vasquez was riding his bicycle on the shoulder heading north on Elwood Road Tuesday night when he entered the roadway and was struck by a 1995 Dodge pickup truck at the intersection with Rocco Drive.

Ex-Chief Wayne Kaifler, Sr. will replace Charles Warringer, Jr. as the East Northport Fire District Commissioner on Jan. 1 after winning 373 to 221. The five-year term will run through January 2016.

Inspector Stuart Cameron, Commander of the Suffolk County Police Department Special Patrol Bureau gave the Board an overview of its program involving the use of canine narcotics detection dogs, which the district is considering for non-targeted random sweeps of Northport High School.

The Operations and Maintenance Committee has updated the Five Year Capital Plan to include the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Over $27.5 million in projects are still on the list for recommended completion. PDFs of the Plan, the School Facilities Report Card compiled by ECG Engineering, the Executive Summary and Facilities Estimates are attached to this article.

Elwood students and residents were honored for their contributions and achievements.

Mary Kate Szokoli, a first grade teacher at in Elwood, died in the early morning of Dec. 9, according to school officials. Szokoli is a graduate of and began her career at Harley Primary, where she has taught for the past nine years.