A former Home Depot employee convicted of planting a bomb in the Huntington Station store in an aborted attempt to extort $2 million in 2012 recently received his sentencing. 

Read on to learn about the employee's attempted bomb threat, how he was caught, and what sentence he will be facing now!

Suffolk County Legislator William Spencer (D-Centerport) understands that there can be religious and philosophical differences from person-to-person. He understands that some parents are skeptical of having their children vaccinated for those very same reasons.

But on Feb. 5 as Spencer and other officials gathered to address the recent measles outbreak currently affecting the United States, Spencer left those people with one message.

“The decision that you make does not only impact you and your family, but it impacts the entire community,” Spencer said. “The message is very simple: get vaccinated. The benefits of vaccination outweigh the risk.”

Read on now to see the entirety of Spencer's message!