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Thursday, February 6, 2025 ~ Volume 137 ~ Issue Number 12 ~ $1.00
Confirmed as SCPD Commissioner
Credit - Matt Meduri
Catalina Unanimously By Matt Meduri Last Wednesday, County Executive Ed Romaine (R-Center Moriches) announced Suffolk County Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina as his nomination for the department’s full-time commissioner. Commissioner Robert Waring served in an acting capacity for the last year under the condition he would return to his post as SCPD Police Chief. Catalina then went before the Suffolk County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee for a de facto “job interview,” before his nomination was submitted to the full eighteen-member horseshoe. At Thursday’s general meeting, Catalina was unanimously confirmed as the SCPD’s next Police Commissioner. Continued on page 4
Catalina (center) joined by family, his father ‘Jack’ (left, ‘thumbs up’) and County Clerk Puleo (right)
Honored for Heroic, LifeSaving Rescue By Raheem Soto
A routine drive through town turned into a life-or-death emergency when a local firefighter noticed a person in distress on the side of the road. What followed was a rapid response effort from first responders that saved a life—an effort that has now been officially recognized. The Nesconset Fire Department was recently honored for their life-saving efforts during a cardiac arrest emergency nearly a year earlier. The department received recognition from the Smithtown Chief Council, the Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County, and the State of New York for their heroic actions last February. Continued on page 10
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Nesconset firefighters honored for their life-saving actions
Credit - Nesconset FD Facebook
Nesconset Firefighters