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Unseasonable warmth is expected this week, with Thursday's high hitting close to 60 degrees, but rain is also expected, forecasters said.

The state's office on privacy declared that contact information sought to promote voter turnout during a school board election should not have been released without parents' consent.

The enforcement of Riverhead's puppy mill legislation has been put on hold during litigation brought by a coalition of pet store owners.

Outgoing NYPD Chief of Department Rodney Harrison said in an interview that his 30-year career with the NYPD has prepared him well for the job as Suffolk's top cop. 

Lasagna Love volunteers cook meals in their homes and serve up to 30 homemade lasagnas once a week, including at local homeless shelters, organizers said.

The new library, at the former St. Ursula Center convent in Blue Point, evokes the 40-year-old building's ecclesiastical history and is twice the size of the current one. The library will be opened to the public at 11 a.m. Saturday.

In a roundtable discussion, they criticized the "horrific" treatment of Native American remains and called for regulation of the handling of human remains found at construction sites.

The two-lane Hospital Road Bridge — which has been deemed "functionally obsolete" by state transportation officials — will be widened with the addition of turning lanes and sidewalks, officials said.

Rodney Harrison, who would be the first person of color to hold the top job in the Suffolk County Police Department's 63-year history, is a 30-year NYPD veteran whose retirement from that agency becomes effective on Dec. 30.

Look for sunshine Tuesday, the National Weather Service said, and a daytime high of 50 degrees.

Two men, one from Mastic, the other Coram, faces charges related to a string of robberies that began in October. Suffolk police say.

The three Suffolk officers responded to a Deer Park house fire and rescued a dog from the Homer Avenue residence, police say.

Sandra Lindsay has had a year of media interviews, medical panels and award ceremonies. But she says she's most touched by the regular New Yorkers who tell her she inspired them to get vaccinated.

Ridership on the railroad rebounded with some of the busiest days since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the LIRR recorded its best-ever on-performance for November, officials said.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran's office said her administration, now in its final weeks, would respond to complaints about violations but not "actively" enforce the mandate. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said the county would be doing some enforcement of the mandate, though focused mainly on "education."

LIPA also agrees to phase in controversial 'solar tax' over three years instead of one; Eichhorn will depart in 2022, after a transition. 

The budget for the first time in decades will not include a service fee for the St. James Fire District. Trustees will likely vote after the 7 p.m. hearing Wednesday, the mayor said.

The tax is assessed by the state on heating fuel for businesses, colleges and hospitals but not on fuel sold for home heating. Business groups say it will be passed along to consumers and contribute to rising inflation.

The Dog-Eared Bard's Book Shop in East Northport, which sells new, used and antiquarian books, also offers space where poetry lovers can showcase their talent. 

On Tuesday, the town board will hold three public hearings on the measure and related items and is expected to vote on them in the same meeting.