Syosset Week in Review: July 22-28

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and are offering $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a fugitive suspected of killing a Catholic nun in a hit-and-run accident.

An elderly woman was pronounced dead Friday after a truck hit her in a Woodbury nursing home parking lot earlier that morning.

 returned to the Team USA basketball team this week after the sudden death of her stepfather. Bird left the team to be with family after her stepfather, Dennis Burden, died unexpectedly of a heart attack.

Seattle Storm point guard and former Syosset Brave, Sue Bird, will compete for her fifth consecutive Olympic Gold medal in the coming weeks. Here are five ways to cheer this Brave while she battles against the world's best athletes in London.

Seattle Storm point guard and former Syosset Brave, Sue Bird, will compete for her fifth consecutive Olympic Gold medal in the coming weeks. Here are five ways to cheer this Brave while she battles against the world's best athletes in London.

Panera Bread opened a new franchise on Jericho Turnpike in Syosset Wednesday. Town and county officials happily congratulated staff as they rejoiced in knowing there was one less vacant store front in town.

Syosset and Woodbury officials joined together to welcome the brand new Panera Bread to the neighborhood Wednesday. TOBAY Councilman Chris Coschignano, Leg. Judy Jacobs (D-Woodbury), and Raymond Thomas from County Executive Ed Mangano's office joined residents and Panera associates in a traditional bread breaking ceremon.

officially opens their doors for business Wednesday morning. Customers, employees, and local officials will join together in welcoming the new bakery-cafe at a bread breaking ceremony.

The Town of Oyster Bay held their sixth annual Children's Festival and Safety Day at this weekend, giving residents an exciting day of food, rides, and up-close and personal fun with police and fire department personnel.

Three men, two from Syosset, were fished from the Long Island Sound by Suffolk Police Marine Bureau officers Tuesday evening after their sailboat overturned and sank off Target Rock, police said. 

The Food and Drug Administration put an alert on shellfish harvested in Oyster Bay Harbor after several people reported symptoms found to be from a bacterial illness.