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Family erects roadside reminder in memory of lost loved ones
A sign on Route 24 warns drivers of the dangers of texting and driving following the death of Barbara Tocci on the road earlier this year. (Credit: Carrie Miller) It might be a common refrain, and it...
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Flanders family prepared to fight to keep roadway sign
Members of the Tocci family in front of the sign Friday afternoon. (Credit: Carrie Miller) Two weeks after posting a large sign on Flanders Road urging drivers to avoid texting and driving, a Flanders...
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Town responds in wake of safety concerns, councilman’s arrest
Residents of the Flanders-Riverside area had planned for days to speak before the Southampton Town Board about the need for greater policing on their streets in the face of a recent crime wave. Little...
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Man in fatal Flanders crash will do community service to clear charges
A Bayport man involved in a head-on car crash that killed a Flanders woman in January 2014 will have all charges related to the crash dropped after completing 140 hours of community service, according...
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Southampton announces new police chief, raising concerns for Flanders residents
A change in guard at the Southampton Town Police Department has Flanders and Riverside residents concerned that their hamlets may be neglected during the transition. The Southampton Town Board will...
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Text stops planned in memory of Flanders Road crash victim
The rest areas on Flanders Road will be named in Barbara Tocci’s memory and turned into “text stops” where drivers can pull over to use their cellphones, under a proposal before county and state...
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Rally held Sunday in support of roadside signs on Flanders Road
About 40 people showed their support Sunday for a Flanders family that has had a sign opposing impaired driving on their lawn for seven years, and is now being told to remove it. Since July of 2014,...
View ArticleFlanders Road signs can stay after getting religious exemption
The sign will stay. Southampton Town Justice Deborah Kooperstein on Friday dismissed code violation charges against Susan Tocci regarding a double-sided sign she posted on her lawn off Flanders Road...
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