News Nearby: Local Music Video Gets National Attention

Catch up on some headlines from surrounding areas from the past week:

PORT JEFFERSON

Local Teens’ Original Music Video Gets National Attention

For Jake Tuohy, shooting and editing video is more than just a fun side project – it's his passion. The same holds true for his friends Vin Jacovelli, who loves composing rap lyrics, and Roy Lenzo, whose talents lie in the music and the beat. The three are 2013 Comsewogue graduates who call themselves the F.I.R.E. Squad, and who have created a song and music video that has garnered national attention as the No. 5 video in the GotChosen.com video contest out of more than 400 videos.

MILLER PLACE

Historic Wading River Home Slated for $200k Rehab Next Month

After years of efforts, over $200,000 worth of work is expected to commence by mid-September to clean up the Woodhull House in Wading River, considered to be the oldest standing home in the Shoreham-Wading River area.

HAUPPAUGE

DOT Drops Plan to Widen Main Street, Re-Evaluates Route 111 Intersection

New York State's Department of Transportation is looking at Smithtown's Route 25 in a different light after last year's public outcry.

Eileen Peters, spokeswoman for the DOT, said state officials notified the Town of Smithtown they would be withdrawing their previous plans to widen Route 25 - know as Smithtown Main Street and Middle Country Road - between the Route 111 and Route 347 intersection.

SACHEM

Nighttime Nicolls Road Closures To Begin Monday

A $2.97 million Suffolk County project to repave Nicolls Road between Middle Country Road and Nesconset Highway will require nightly road closures, a county official said Tuesday. The closures start Sunday Aug. 25 between 9 p.m.-6 a.m., Sundays through Thursdays until Sept. 23.