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Police: Man charged with drug possession, child endangerment after crashing with 4 boys in car

Suffolk County News - Mon, 03/14/2022 - 23:06
Police said the boys were aged 12, 13, 14 and 15, and two were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Suffolk to distribute at-home COVID-19 tests, as officials urge testing to control virus

Suffolk County News - Mon, 03/14/2022 - 22:55
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and other officials said distributing and using the free tests is vital to keeping COVID-19 under control. 

Highest COVID hospitalizations came in majority Black, Latino areas, and places with low vaccination rates, analysis shows

Suffolk County News - Mon, 03/14/2022 - 22:04
People living in ZIP codes with the 50 lowest vaccination rates on LI were 39.4% more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 during the recent omicron surge than residents of the ZIP codes with the 50 highest vaccination rates.

Board of Regents revamping regulations for private schools, Jewish yeshivas

Suffolk County News - Mon, 03/14/2022 - 21:54
The schools, including Jewish yeshivas, may have to demonstrate they meet state academic requirements in multiple ways, such as attaining recognition from accrediting agencies, under revised regulations proposed by state education officials. 

Expect a mostly sunny week with rain possible Thursday, forecasters say

Suffolk County News - Mon, 03/14/2022 - 20:11
High temps will stay in the high 50s to low 60s this week before topping off with a high of 68 on Friday, the National Weather Service said.

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations down dramatically compared with last year

Suffolk County News - Mon, 03/14/2022 - 19:35
Experts say the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant, combined with protection against serious illness from vaccines that were only starting to become available early last winter, explain why the decline is so much sharper this year than last.

Huntington natives launch wellness studio with focus on wholistic health

Suffolk County News - Mon, 03/14/2022 - 16:43
8Well, a fitness studio in downtown Huntington, will focus on the eight dimensions of wellness: physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, vocational, financial and environmental, owners said.

Ukraine-born priest from LI, haunted by news of war-torn homeland, raises funds for orphanage

Suffolk County News - Sun, 03/13/2022 - 23:35
"Every day ... another building, another memory of my childhood" and more dead civilians, said Father Vladyslav Budash, who has spent much of the past two weeks watching the war on YouTube and in pictures sent by his parents trapped in his hometown.

Long Island forecast: Snow showers, then a warmer week

Suffolk County News - Sun, 03/13/2022 - 23:09
Snow showers are moving through parts of LI but after a cold night, the mercury should rise to around 50, along with sunshine, and even warmer as the week goes on, forecasters say.

State: Hempstead, Wyandanch making progress, but still not at performance targets

Suffolk County News - Sun, 03/13/2022 - 22:38
Two new reports filed by state-appointed monitors spell out more than a dozen recent accomplishments in those school districts, as well as continuing problems in terms of student achievement, building repairs and leadership.

Mastic man injured in hit-and-run, Suffolk police say

Suffolk County News - Sun, 03/13/2022 - 16:44
The victim was struck as he walked early Sunday on Mastic Road just north of Cumberland Street in Mastic, according to police.

LI donations for Ukraine: Inside their 4,400-mile journey

Suffolk County News - Sun, 03/13/2022 - 12:28
Before supplies from Long Island can be trucked throughout Ukraine from a depot in the city of Lviv, one route stops at a Coney Island auto garage operating as a makeshift warehouse and an international shipper in New Jersey. Then, there are flights to a Polish airport and clandestine drives across the border.

Babylon preps to repair eroding bulkheads in Lindenhurst where canal meets Great South Bay

Suffolk County News - Sun, 03/13/2022 - 11:45
At low tide the water can drop to less than 3 feet deep, leading to some boaters scraping bottom or running aground, said the town's waterways management supervisor.

Long Island weather: Cold front to bring snow, freezing temps

Suffolk County News - Sun, 03/13/2022 - 00:22
Blustery winds from an arctic cold front is expected to move over Long Island by Saturday afternoon. Temperatures will fall into the 20s by 5 p.m., the National Weather Service says.

Bay Shore man claimed to have gun in Regal Deer Park & IMAX movie theater, Suffolk police say

Suffolk County News - Sat, 03/12/2022 - 23:38
Police said some people in the crowd panicked and ran out of the theater.

St. Patrick's Day parade is back on in Bay Shore after two-year pandemic hiatus

Suffolk County News - Sat, 03/12/2022 - 23:38
Green and white were the colors of the day as community spirit and Irish pride were on full display along Main Street in Bay Shore for the St. Patrick's Day parade on Saturday.

Long Islanders see uncertainty, hope as they move past Year 2 of COVID-19

Suffolk County News - Sat, 03/12/2022 - 10:00
People are only now starting to see the coronavirus' physical and emotional toll and how it has impacted every aspect of their lives, a public health psychologist at the Rutgers School of Public Health said.

New Hyde Park man dies after SUV leaves road, strikes fence, police say

Suffolk County News - Sat, 03/12/2022 - 02:27
Glenn Schifano, 61, may have suffered a "medical event" before his SUV veered off the roadway in Patchogue, police said.

Hochul: Multimillion-dollar plan will expand child care centers on SUNY campuses

Suffolk County News - Sat, 03/12/2022 - 02:09
Stony Brook University, Nassau Community College, Farmingdale State College and Suffolk County Community College are among the Long Island schools that will receive the funding.

LI food banks, pantries see greater demand as grocery, gas prices rise

Suffolk County News - Sat, 03/12/2022 - 01:43
Food banks and pantries across Long Island are reporting major upticks in demand in recent weeks as the cost of food soars because of inflation, and gasoline and home heating prices surge to record levels.
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