Community Corner

10 Most Read Stories of 2011

The stories Commack residents clicked on most in 2011.

10. : Anthony Beltempo, creator of MTV's Jersey Shore, filmed a new reality show centered on Commack resident and aspiring rapper Tony Testa over the summer. No word yet on when the show will air.

9. : An 86-year old Commack man was killed in July as he attempted to pull out onto Jericho Turnpike from Kentucky Fried Chicken.

8. : A teen driver was killed in April when his car collided head-on with a freight truck on Crooked Hill Road near the Commack-Brentwood border.

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7. : Commack's only Pathmark closed its doors in March after its parent company, A&P, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy.

6. : fter much anticipation, the upscale steakhouse took up residence in the former digs of Charlie Brown's Steakhouse just before Christmas.

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5. : In a strange police incident, officers were reportedly looking for someone who shot soda through an open window into a 2002 Toyota at Burr-Winkle Park in June. Police did not disclose what type of soda was used.

4. : Commack strip club The Scene was raided by police in December as part of an investigation into an alleged mob ring that reportedly smuggled Eastern European women into America and forced them to work as exotic dancers.

3. : Following the death of 16-year-old Taylor Cavaliere, a 7-Eleven employee and two Dix Hills residents were charged with violating alcohol laws related to the fatal accident, police said.

2. : The Commack Multiplex Cinemas closed down in September, ending a 30-year reign. The closure came nearly a year and a half after the building was sold to Lowe's. It is now will materialize.

1. , 16, was struck and killed on the Northern State Parkway in April. According to police, Cavaliere had attended a party at a friend's house near the scene prior to the accident. The driver involved was not charged in the accident.


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