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The possibility of development on the southern half of the Ronkonkoma Hub grew dimmer last week, after Anthony Piccirillo, the Suffolk County Legislature’s presiding officer, made his opposition quite clear during a capital budget hearing.

The $15 million will be used to pay for new piping, filtration and other upgrades, Steven Mira, a senior project engineer for H2M representing the water district, told the town board at a recent meeting.

The $15 million will be used to pay for new piping, filtration and other upgrades, Steven Mira, a senior project engineer for H2M representing the water district, told the town board at a recent meeting.

On Thursday, Lopez Garcia returned to campus — virtually. She was honored as one of six students selected to deliver speeches to hundreds of graduates, faculty and guests at the livestreamed ceremony.

School officials in districts that failed to garner enough support for their proposed budgets on Tuesday night said they are considering their options, including new spending proposals, in the coming days.

The final deal, according to messages circulated by union leaders to their members, pays workers 4.5% in raises in the fourth year, but with some percentage of that increase funded through concessions. Those include the extension of the contract by six weeks, ending in mid-2027.