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The proposed budget would raise the tax rate by 1.8%. The hearing will take place at 7:30 p.m. at village hall, 430 S. Wellwood Ave.

The 13-member board was created so lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex residents can advise county officials on policies, legislation and services.

2021 was a busy year for reality TV stars from Long Island. Here's a look at how some fared.

One is looking to be at a wedding in California in February. Another is planning a Fourth of July backyard bash. But there are concerns that those plans, and everyday life, will be upended.

There is a 60% chance of precipitation on Sunday with areas of fog before 9 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

The governor also announced that she was extending a statewide mandate from Jan. 15 to Feb. 1 for businesses to either require masking or proof of vaccination in indoor public places.

Medical experts say that with the omicron variant spreading rapidly and New Year's gatherings expected to lead to a further spike in infections, the next few weeks will be an especially dangerous time to engage in public indoor activities.

Highs in the low 50s expected from Friday to Sunday on Long Island, though New Year's Day likely to be a washout, the National Weather Service said. 

COVID-19 hospitalizations are soaring on Long Island and statewide, and hospitals are reporting fewer employees available to treat those patients, as many call out sick with the virus. Amid the rapidly increasing case numbers, long lines persisted Thursday at coronavirus testing sites.

A Suffolk County jury voted on Thursday to hold Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and its affiliates liable for the opioid epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives on Long Island.

The state "wants to get them out to the students" first, said Robert Dillon, district superintendent for Nassau BOCES. "I'm hoping more will come [for the staff]. We'll see."

Temperatures will continue to be mild right through New Year's Eve, when overnight rain should hold off past the midnight celebration.

Workers will replace bulkheading at the parking lot, stabilize floating docks, update electrical equipment and also could add a handful of new slips at the Roger Balducci Marine Facility on Long Beach Road, Councilman Tom McCarthy said.

From which ones are the most effective to what places require them, here's what you need to know about masking up right now.

Students across Long Island tell Newsday what worked — and didn't work — during the past several months.

The driver collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Lakeland Avenue and then struck a Jeep in the left turning lane, sparking a chain reaction involving at least two other vehicles that were also in the turning lane, police said.

New York saw a new single-day pandemic high of positive cases on Tuesday, officials said. The state had 67,090 new cases, a single-day jump of 26,310 cases from the prior day, according to state figures.

The project, the first funded under the county's new $125 million Wastewaster Infrastructure Fund, will unlock Huntington Station's "economic potential," officials said.

This winter's hunts to maintain "a balanced ecosystem" at the William Floyd Estate in Mastic Beach, which is part of the federally operated national seashore, and on National Park Service land on Fire Island itself are scheduled to run from Jan. 3 to Feb. 28.

With home prices starting at around $500,000, Island Park draws buyers outpriced by neighboring Long Beach, one listing agent says.