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Copiague Vamps battle boat fire By CAROLYN JAMES cjames@liherald.com
Photo courtesy/Blue Redline Photography Copiague firefighters battled a boat fire at Jensen Marine in Lindenhurst. Damage was contained to the boat and a nearby vinyl tent. No firefighters were injured and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Copiague firefighters were called to the scene of a boat fire at Jensen Marine at 1234 Montauk Highway, Lindenhurst. The call went out at approximately 10 p.m., on August 16. The fire was called in by a neighbor and Copiague Fire Chief Kyle Miller was in charge at the scene with 1st Ass’t. Chief Daniel Broyles and volunteers from Engines 1-310 and 1-350. Approximately 45 personnel in all responded. The 24-foot boat was in dry dock undergoing engine repairs when the fire broke out and Miller said he believes the fire started from an electrical malfunction in the engine, though the S.C. Arson Squad has not made a final determination. “There was heat damage, but the fire was contained to the rear of the boat and to a vinyl tent nearby,” said Miller. “And all the volunteers were fine.”
Amityville Village OK’s bid for new bike path and walkway By CAROLYN JAMES cjames@liherald.com Get those bicycles out. Put on those walking shoes. The Village of Amityville has awarded a bid for the construction of a pedestrian/bike path under the LIRR viaduct and work should begin shortly, according to Amityville Village Mayor Dennis Siry. “This has been a long time in coming and it involved having the Village working with many government entities, but things have finally fallen into place,” said Siry. The bid of $628,750 went to Laser Industries of Ridge. Money for the project came from several sources including
South side of LIRR off Broadway due for a facelift. the DOT and community funds provided to the Village by the Village By the Bay apartment complex. The state also kicked in $400,000 after the Village
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made a request to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office and lawmakers approved the additional funding for the work. No local funds will be needed for completion of the
project, said Siry. The walking/bike path will be constructed on the south side of the railroad from Broadway to John Street. “We’ve advised Laser Industries that they have won the bid and asked them to put us on their calendar,” said Siry. “This has been a long time in coming, so the sooner the better.” Part of the planning also included redoing the 50-year lease that the Village has had
with the MTA for use of that area, which took some time to finalize. “I want to thank all the public officials who worked with us as well as the representatives of the MTA and the DOT,” said Siry. “They all made it possible, and we can’t wait to get the project started. The Record reached out to Laser Industries, but a spokesperson did not return calls for comment.
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