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By Lyndsay McCabe June 23, 2013
A group of students from Roosevelt designed posters to educate beachgoers about protecting the habitat of two native endangered bird species.
By Joe Randazzo June 23, 2013
The bill makes participating in gang related activity a felony.
By Joe Randazzo June 23, 2013
The Moreland Commission is investigating the exchange of millions of dollars between LIPA and the Navigant firm.
By Eric Anderson June 22, 2013
Crystal’s gift will be used to help the town recover from Hurricane Sandy.
By Wendy L June 21, 2013
Two commercial planes came within 100 feet of one another in the air over New York City. The FAA is investigating the matter and the incident is a reminder to the challenges of air traffic ...
By Vickie Moller June 21, 2013
FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the law enforcement agency uses drone aircraft for surveillance on U.S. soil in "certain difficult cases."
By Eric Anderson June 21, 2013
A man from Farmingdale asked for donations for a fake charity; a Deer Park man was convicted after threatening to bomb a Home Depot.
By Joe Randazzo June 20, 2013
The Governor says LIPA has been eliminated and the new electric utility will be privatized.
By Sandra Stelmach June 20, 2013
James Gandolfini, famously known as Tony Soprano from the HBO TV drama series, “The Sopranos”, died yesterday while on vacation in Rome, Italy. He was 51.
By Lyndsay McCabe June 20, 2013
Sfara sculptures of ancient Greek figures (with a twist) have taken up residence in the newly reopened annex of the Bayard Cutting Manor House.
By Christian Abbatecola June 19, 2013
The MTA has released stunning photographs of the construction project taking place underneath NYC’s surface.
By Wendy L June 19, 2013
As the 17th anniversary of the TWA Flight 800 crash approaches, former investigators are urging for a re-review of the cause of the crash that left 230 people dead.
By Lyndsay McCabe June 18, 2013
Schumer is asking colleges and universities to implement new standards for diagnosing and prescribing medicine for ADD/ADHD to make it more difficult for students to obtain drugs like Adderall and Ritalin to use illicitly for ...
By Joe Randazzo June 18, 2013
The two politicians are pushing for a bonding initiative they say will help New York and those suffering with Alzheimer's.
By Vickie Moller June 18, 2013
Last month, proposed 2013-14 spending plans in six Long Island school districts were rejected by voters, and today residents are heading back to the polls to recast their votes.
By Wendy L June 18, 2013
Even after years of detailed and meticulous funeral planning, Ed Koch's tombstone was engraved with the wrong birth year.
By Wendy L June 18, 2013
A LIRR train derailed at the heat of rush hour after leaving Penn Station on Monday evening. It left commuters delayed and frustrated.
By Wendy L June 17, 2013
Several franchise owners of 7-Eleven stores on Long Island are in hot water this morning. Federal officials raided several locations as part of an investigation into human smuggling and identity theft.
By Christian Abbatecola June 17, 2013
A dozen people were arrested at a sobriety checkpoint on Route 25 in Smithtown over the weekend.
By Eric Anderson June 16, 2013
The project is scheduled to begin in fall 2014.
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