‘Buried In Rubble’
The Long-Islander, October 14, 2004 – A massive explosion reduced the two-story used car dealership at Habberstad Nissan in Huntington Station into a smoky heap of rubble, injuring nine people, including eight on the second floor and three who were rescued by firefighters after they became pinned between pockets of debris. (Story)
» Related Story: The Heroes at Habberstad (October 28, 2004)
Nathan Bruckenthal, Son of Chief, Dies in Iraq Ambush
Northport Record, April 29, 2004 – Nathan Bruckenthal, the 24-year-old Coast Guard officer and son of Northport Village Police Chief Ric Bruckenthal, died from injuries sustained when a small boat exploded in an apparent terrorist ambush as he and six other coalition sailors attempted to board it near an oil terminal in the Persian Gulf. (Story)
» Related Story: Northport Remembers a Fallen Son (May 13, 2004)
Northport Mourns Its Fallen Friend
Northport Record, January 26, 2006 – Jeffrey Conner, a 17-year-old senior and co-captain of the Northport baseball team, died last Thursday at Huntington Hospital, less than an hour after an accident in which he lost control of his pickup truck and crashed while driving on Bellerose Avenue in East Northport. (Story)
Two Die In Helicopter Horror
Northport Record, September 2, 2004 – Children frolicked on the swings and climbed on the jungle gym as a line of yellow crime scene tape blustered in the sunset breeze at Crabmeadow Beach in Northport. (Story)
» Related Story: A Catch-22 For The Robinson R-22 (September 26, 2004)
A Bloodbath On Wall Street
The Long-Islander, February 17, 2005 – The stabbing of a 17-year-old from Huntington Station on the Wall Street sidewalk in front of the Loews Shore Cineplex movie theater instigated a brawl among dozens of teenagers and police officers. (Story)
Toilets No Trouble In Other Places
The Long-Islander, April 1, 2004 – The debate over a proposed public bathroom in Cold Spring Harbor is the latest in a series of fervent battles across Long Island to accommodate the disparate wants and needs of tourists, residents, business owners and nature. (Story)
