Manorville

Suffolk County Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a wooded area in Manorville Wednesday.

It was a sight to behold. And one that was a long time coming. Suffolk County Water Authority contractors who are installing mains that will carry clean drinking water to homes in a remote section of Manorville crossed into Riverhead Town from Brookhaven yesterday.

Guest column: Water mains are already being installed by the Suffolk County Water Authority in the Brookaven portion of Manorville. But in Riverhead Town? The wait goes on.

Lithium ion batteries from an e-bike shop that caught fire and led to the death of four people in New York City were transported and have been temporarily stored by a Manorville environmental contracting and remediation company.

Firefighting operation spanned more than 10 hours, required the assistance of 18 area fire departments, a helicopter, drones, two bulldozers and a Gator ATV, in addition to fire department brush trucks, engines and tanker trucks — needed to bring water to the remote woodlands to douse the flames.

The funding, received by the county from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, will cover a more than $600,000 funding shortfall for the construction of the water mains in the Manorville hamlet, as well as the cost of the private service line for each of the 64 homes in the extension area.

Construction of public water mains to serve the southwest corner of Riverhead Town could start by the end of the year, Suffolk County Water Authority officials told residents at a meeting in Manorville last night. But a funding shortfall of $2.8 million remains.

Riverhead has been awarded more than $3.8 million in grant funding for the extension of public water to 64 homes Manorville area, and a separate $1.2 million grant to extend public water to homes on Forge Road in Calverton.

A community information meeting on the status of a public water extension to serve homes in the Manorville area will take place on Wednesday, March 22 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Manorville Fire Department, according to an announcement by the water authority.

Congress is expected to pass a spending package this week that includes $2 million for public water extensions for homes in Riverhead serviced by private water wells contaminated by harmful chemicals.