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BRENTWOOD Honor for families, soldiers and charged yesterday with handing in fake doctor's notes to her employer the Communications Bureau of the Nassau Police Department, authorities said. Susannah Smith, 46, a civilian employee, submitted four fraudulent notes from her private physician between August 2003 and June 2004 and received monetary compensation for the time off, police said. She was fired yesterday. Smith was arraigned at First District Court, Hempstead, on charges of falsifying business records, and released without bail. She faces a maximum of to 4 years in prison if convicted.

CHRISTINE ARMARIO Assemb. Philip Ramos (D- Brentwood) and Suffolk County Legis. Ricardo Montano (D- Central Islip) will join for a flagpole dedication ceremony in Brentwood today with veterans and families of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ceremony is sponsored by the Moloney Family Funeral Homes, at Suffolk Avenue and Route 111. It starts at 11:30 a.m.

ARNOLD ABRAMS WANTAGH Police staffer charged with fake doctor notes A Wantagh woman was arrested and charged yesterday LONG BEACH Capital spending plan passed by Council Tuesday night was supposed to be about the city's proposed 2005-06 budget, Welcome waggin' Welcome waggin' NEWSDAY PHOTO DICK YARWOOD Some of the 30 arrivals from China are greeted yesterday in the dog park outside North new Shore Animal League in Port Washington. The formerly homeless Pekingese, Dalmatians, hounds and shih tzus arrived courtesy of a rescue organized by the International Fund basset for Animal Welfare and the league. Prospective owners begin arriving at 10 a.m. today. but the City Council surprised residents with the presentation of a proposed $86.3 million, five-year, capital improvement plan, as well.

The council then passed the capital proposal 5-0. City Council President James Hennessy called the plan "a wish list" but public works departments head Rob Raab said much of the plan "must be done." The biggest ticket items would be reconstruction and resurfacing of streets for about $13.5 million, including about $3 million in the first year; recreation for about $9 million, including about $1.7 million in the first year; water and sewer for about $20 million, including about $4 million in year one; bus transportation for about $1.7 million, including $1,056,000 the first year, and bulkhead dredging and rehabilitation for $9.6 million, with SOUTHAMPTON BY OLIVIA WINSLOW said disclosing details was inap- Stony dergraduates Brook in the fall. Stony lion deficit over its 42-year histo- valuations of the Southampton Stony Brook because the inks state had deal plan to for transfer to Citing marine Southampton's $77-mil- science LIU trustees are unit conducting www.newsday.com STAFF WRITER propriate LIU decided to relocate the campus. La Valle has been instrunot yet signed the lease. anticipates program college's undergraduate mental in securing $35 million in Brook the ry, land University and Stony money and I hope we are not los- Kenny has Brookville this fall.

Southamp- Southampton campus and for It's official. LIU president David grow years marine science, to state funding for Stony Brook to The presidents of Long yesterday Is- ing berg said, money." "We He are said the not lease making Stein- ar- will "ensures students. in Long said three the Island to agreement a 200 top LIU's grams, C.W. except Post Campus pro- in buy the bulk of the 100-plus acre NEWSDAY, Brook University marine science program" for ton's graduate programs will re- capital needs there. Steinberg signed a three-year lease en- rangement was "more of a ser- main the as will its said LIU was still seeking valuaabling Southampton Stony Brook College's to take marine over vice deal," contract saying both than a universities business ence undergraduates.

announcing A it news yesterday confer- radio on station, campus, adult education tions Brook on would the need campus to and conduct Stony a FRIDAY, science program in the fall, and were focused on continuing a Officials praised the public- valuation of its own. He said LIU also attracted state Sen. Ken- programs and preschool. to use several of the college's fa- Fred Thiele private partnership of the uni- trustees would decide "if we can "world class" marine science neth P. LaValle (R-Port Jeffer- MAY cilities for the program.

program for Southampton stu- son) and versities, saying it boded well work out an agreement with 27, Assemb. would not, dents that complements Stony (R-Sag Harbor), a have for the of what La- Stony Brook." He added such an SouthampThe presidents financial Brook's prestigious graduate ma- ton College alumnus, who prospect however, reveal the science About 60 supported Stony Brook's in- Valle called "another marriage" agreement was "highly desirable 2005 terms of the deal. Stony Brook rine program. between the institutions. and we'd like to see it happen." Strum Kenny Southampton marine science un- volvement.

president Shirley A45 able housing "toolbox," deciding to kill off a proposal to create cottage housing developments within the town. The idea of small cottages, which would be more affordable than standard homes, had been discussed, but generated strong opposition by people who feared they would change the character of existing neighborhoods. On Tuesday, the town board voted to close its hearing on that cottage zoning measure and then withdraw it. Several other affordable housing proposals, including one to make it easier to create accessory apartments in new or existing houses, were adjourned for 30 days and 90 days, to give lawyers time to review the legislation and for additional public comment. The town is rewriting its zoning code to create a variety of ways to create more affordable housing, both rental and subsidized homes, a process which began last year and should continue at least until the fall.

MITCHELL FREEDMAN OLD WESTBURY Visual arts prof is Guggenheim fellow no cost the first year. City officials said money would come from several sources, including grants, general funds, bonds and, in the canal areas for the bulkhead work, homeowner fees. The proposed budget will be voted on Tuesday night. Councilman Denis Kelly pointed out that the budget was not clear as to departmental costs because some items, such as pensions and health care, were generically listed elsewhere. SID CASSESE UNIONDALE Day care center gets $250G state grant The Uniondale Early Childhood Center is the only Long Island facility among 18 in the state named this week by Gov.

George Pataki to receive state day care grants. The $250,000 is also the largest of the 18 grants totaling more than $1.9 million. It will be used for an expansion of the facility, letting it add space to serve up to 66 more children. It now serves 34 children. "I'm overwhelmed, since we've been trying to expand since we started in 1985," said the center's executive director, Mary Cameron.

"And this comes after County Executive Thomas Suozzi helped us get a federal grant to pay off the mortgage on our building." Pataki said in a statement that "safe, reliable child care is critical for working families." SID CASSESE SOUTHAMPTON Town opts out of cottage zoning idea Southampton officials are taking one tool out of their afford- A SUNY Old Westbury visual arts assistant professor, Tricia McLaughlin, was among 186 artists, scholars and scientists selected from more than 3,000 applicants to receive a prestigious Guggenheim fellowship. College president Calvin O. Butts III said, "We are extremely proud of Professor McLaughlin's accomplishment," that he added was an "incredible honor for our entire institution." With her fellowship, McLaughlin plans to produce physical forms of the animated designs and sculptures she creates on computer. "I have become more interested in realizing the designs in a physical form, whether scale versions or life-size, and exhibiting them with the animations on small monitors or projections," she said. "Earning this fellowship will now allow me to do just that." OLIVIA WINSLOW.