Suffolk County News

The increase in COVID-19 cases and positivity rates this autumn has roughly mirrored the pattern from last fall, while the omicron variant represents "a whole new wild card," an infectious disease specialist said.

Police are seeking information about a boat seen leaving Fox Island about the time of the explosion Sunday that sparked 911 calls from residents.

The theft of Zushi, a 3-month-old male Frenchie, came hours after another stolen Frenchie, a 4-year-old named Stella, was reunited with her owners, who live in Huntington.

Suffolk police have lifted a request for Sound Beach residents to shelter in place Sunday after taking a subject who had barricaded himself in a home into custody. 

After a day with just a trace of snow for some parts of Long Island, the next three will be sunny and dry, with highs in 40s, the National Weather Service said. 

Hanukkah was the first major holiday of the season to be impacted, and it's a forerunner for what people can expect for Christmas shopping, expert says.

The $212,841,356 operating budget is more than a 2% increase over the current $208.2 million spending plan. The average homeowner will pay an increase of $32 in annual property taxes.

A year after moving into a new home on North Ocean Avenue in Patchogue, the agency has nearly doubled its staff and developed plans for new programs aimed at providing more help for its clients — primarily Hispanic women.

Across Long Island, shoppers patronized local merchants — from a Massapequa Soccer and Sport Shop where business was "going pretty well today" to a 5-year-old in Huntington who hunted for a "present for her mommy."

For those who tested poorly, policy analysts are questioning whether a massive infusion of federal school aid is effectively being channeled to those struggling students.

LIPA and the developers worked to address the shortfalls by increasing the size of the project and adding storage batteries. 

"We have no kids. This is our kid. So someone came in our house and stole, like, in our opinion, our most valuable possession," owner Matthew Hauck said of his stolen French bulldog Stella.

Police said the shooting happened around 1 a.m. at the Tall Oaks Circle, an apartment complex just south of Sunrise Highway.