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By Lyndsay McCabe October 25, 2013
Local officials pitch plan to use $7 to $8 million in federal funds to raise Dune Road to prevent flooding and damage to the Shinnecock Bay
By Wendy L October 25, 2013
It's nearly one year since Superstorm Sandy hit damaging many homes on Long Island. Some in Suffolk County are taking advantage of the state's buyout program, which provides as much as $729,750 for single-family homes ...
By Joe Randazzo October 25, 2013
The $815 million in funding is the next phase of Hurricane Sandy recovery.
By Vickie Moller October 25, 2013
State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. Wednesday announced the grant recipients for two programs that support educators throughout the state: the round two of the Strengthening Teacher and Leader Effectiveness (STLE) Grand Program and ...
By Joe Randazzo October 24, 2013
The 10-year-old student who pepper sprayed his school has been charged with Unlawfully Possessing Noxious Materials.
By Lyndsay McCabe October 24, 2013
Thomas Sheppard has pleaded guilty to all charges after he was found to have planted his cellphone in a girl's locker room and filmed seven girls while they changed their clothes.
By Lyndsay McCabe October 23, 2013
A 10-year-old student at Northern Parkway School released pepper spray in a basement hallway, injuring 24 people including himself.
By Wendy L October 23, 2013
Photos were captured of the man who exposed himself to a young girl at a Target store in Medford. Today, police have made an arrest and have connected him to another incident that occurred in ...
By Joe Randazzo October 23, 2013
Jenny Hannigan says she was sexually abused in a squad car while the female officer in the car ignored what was going on.
By Wendy L October 23, 2013
A dead baby is found in a garbage bag at a recycling center in Lawrence. An investigation continues into this homicide case.
By Wendy L October 22, 2013
Police are on the hunt for a man who exposed himself at a Target store in Medford. Photos of the man have been release and there is a cash reward to information leading up to ...
By Eric Anderson October 20, 2013
The proposed construction plan would create natural gas terminals off the coast of Long Island.
By Joe Randazzo October 20, 2013
Matthew Bulmer has been accused of sexually assaulting a young boy in the Wal-Mart he worked in.
By Lyndsay McCabe October 20, 2013
Through the New York Rising housing reconstruction program, Long Island homeowners can apply for funding to cover what insurance and FEMA could not cover.
By Lyndsay McCabe October 19, 2013
Someone may be watching you : small cameras were found attached to LIRR ticket machines on the Port Washington, Port Jefferson, and Oyster Bay branches.
By Eric Anderson October 19, 2013
Police say Kaliq Douglas was involved in an attack on an SUV driver last month.
By Joe Randazzo October 19, 2013
The 37-year-old fuel truck driver Alex Mitchell saved John Boisseau’s life by pulling him from his burning vehicle
By Eric Anderson October 18, 2013
The NYC mayoral candidate says he agrees with Bloomberg’s controversial ban on large beverages.
By Wendy L October 18, 2013
Report cards will not only be out for students. By Dec. 31, report cards will also be out for teachers and principals online.
By Joe Randazzo October 18, 2013
Marcos Alonso Zea was arrested Friday for attempting to provide information to the terror group.
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