Suffolk County News

Students in some Long Island school districts are increasingly refusing to wear masks, a shift in a battle that largely has played out among parents at rallies and school board meetings.

Daytime temperatures are expected to rise this week and, along with rain Thursday, could help the nor'easter's huge snowfall begin to vanish.

James Robitsek, 53, of Setauket, was charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief on Jan. 21 in connection with a domestic violence incident, online court records show. 

Over two days and 700 miles, the convoy will travel from a place where property taxes fund multimillion-dollar fire district budgets to one where some volunteer departments scrape by.

The Thursday meeting is to come after union leaders objected to town officials' demand that white-collar employees extend their daily shifts by a half-hour.

The snow won't be leaving soon with deep cold setting in for Monday and Tuesday before temperatures in the 40s start the melt and refreeze cycle.

Three people died while shoveling snow, authorities said. A fourth Long Island resident, an elderly Uniondale woman, was found dead in her car early Saturday near the storm's peak.

With temperatures again expected to dip into the teens, highway experts expect the slush from the weekend's nor'easter to freeze, creating dangerous roadways.

AAA Northeast spokesman Robert Sinclair gives tips for prepping for black ice, spotting it on the street and navigating through.  

Supervisor Rich Schaffer said the town is working on an agreement with Catholic Health Services to have an ambulance parked in North Amityville to also take calls.

A 6-year-old girl was run over when a 2007 Jeep Wrangler rolled forward in the parking lot of the Southampton Youth Services recreation center, according to authorities.

The question and answer option for town meetings on Zoom has been cut off, requiring participants to use the raised-hand function, and all speakers or those wishing to speak must identify themselves first.

The blizzard designation was announced at 12:30 p.m. Saturday as Long Island's heaviest snowstorm of the season had dropped more than a foot of snow on parts of the Island.

Flights are expected to resume at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma on Sunday. The Long Island Rail Road is expected to resume service Monday morning.

After more than a year of disruptions, there was a cautious optimism when students and teachers returned to classrooms last fall. Most recently, districts were caught in the middle of the on-again, off-again state mask mandate court battle.

As the omicron wave continues to subside, "We are absolutely trending in the place we've wanted to get to for so long," Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, speaking in Melville on Friday, said she has decided to continue the mandate because, while COVID-19 indicators are improving, they still do not warrant lifting the regulation.

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for Long Island, New York City and three other counties as a monster storm expected to dump up to 17 inches of snow on the Island moved in.

Pediatricians around Long Island are monitoring cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a rare but serious condition that emerges in some children weeks after they were infected with the coronavirus.

Teaching about race and racism on Long Island varies widely, educators say, but how it is perceived to be taught has been the subject of fierce debate, with some educators feeling as if they're caught in the middle.