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Thursday, July 16, 2026 ~ Volume 71 ~ Issue Number 33 ~ $1.00
Officials Warn of Gold Scam, Legislators Take Action By Matt Meduri
Suffolk County officials are warning of a new scam targeting residents, particularly older residents with large cash reserves. Scammers continue to pose as bankers, creditors, or other seemingly legitimate actors to dupe residents into liquidating their assets into gold. Scammers then promise that their money is safe in gold, except the victims don’t see the precious metal in their hands. In addition to the typical safeguarding of one’s assets, officials implore residents to contact the District Attorney’s office and/or law enforcement when they suspect they’re being scammed. Continued on page 5
(Left to right) Detectives Tom Gabriel, Anthony DeLuca, and Thomas Perillo saved $140,000 in a recent gold scam (Credit - Matt Meduri)
LaLota Delivers Clean Water Funds for Calverton By Matt Meduri The Calverton area, while mostly included in the Town of Riverhead, does have a small portion within the Town of Brookhaven. The Peconic River serves as the border between the two municipalities. However, it’s that same river that has been the site of a toxic plume, courtesy of the former Grumman Site on River Road. The site was never cleaned up by its former owners and operators, the U.S. Navy, and PFAS and 1-4, dioxane - “forever” chemicals - have traveled up the river in a plume that has left dozens of households on bottled water for all their household needs. Continued on page 10
(Inset) Congressman Nick LaLota (R-Amityville).
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Peconic Lake in Calverton in autumn. (Credit - Matt Meduri)