Opponents of the proposed 486,000-square-foot Elwood Orchard shopping mall have taken aim at the environmental aspects of the Jericho Turnpike project, highlighting potential impacts for groundwater contamination.

The alleged killer of a former Walt Whitman High School senior is expected to stand trial at the Suffolk Criminal Court in Riverhead this Monday.

A Huntington councilman wants to limit where hookah and vape lounges can set up in town, an effort to protect children, he said. The proposal, made by Huntington Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, would prevent such lounges from operating within 1,500 feet of parks, playgrounds, religious institutions and schools, or in any building with apartments.