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By Joe Randazzo October 30, 2013
The child was found last week with its umbilical cord and placenta still intact.
By Wendy L October 30, 2013
Police are hunting for the man who attacked a woman in the public bathroom of Tanger Outlets Mall in Riverhead.
By Joe Randazzo October 29, 2013
Repairs to Ellis Island were immense after Sandy. The restoration amounted to more than $77 million.
By Christian Abbatecola October 29, 2013
Long Island was decimated by the Superstorm which struck last October, but has made great strides in returning to normalcy.
By Wendy L October 29, 2013
Severe cries of a baby were heard from a home in Medford on Sunday, resulting in a call to police. When the police arrived, they found a 13-month-old boy was left home alone.
By Wendy L October 28, 2013
On Sunday afternoon, the 911 system was flooded with calls regarding a pack of motorcyclists, dirt bike riders and an ATV rider driving recklessly on Long Island. Seven were arrested and more than 30 were ...
By Lyndsay McCabe October 27, 2013
Lou Reed passed away early Sunday morning at his Southampton home from complications resulting from a liver transplant.
By Joe Randazzo October 27, 2013
The man who rammed the police car in order to avoid arrest is still on the loose.
By Eric Anderson October 27, 2013
A relative of the children’s father has been charged with the five murders.
By Joe Randazzo October 26, 2013
A fire in the Gabila’s factory in Copiague has halted all production of Knishes in New York.
By Eric Anderson October 26, 2013
A three million gallon reserve will be available to New York State.
By Joe Randazzo October 26, 2013
Richard Hall invited 500 people to the party and authorities deemed the location was hazardous to those attending.
By Lyndsay McCabe October 26, 2013
After a store clerk mistakenly entered the wrong numbers, Michael Sullo returned to the store demanding to be paid, and later allegedly followed the clerk in his car and threatened him with a box cutter ...
By Eric Anderson October 25, 2013
The famous boardwalk has been re-built after being destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.
By Joe Randazzo October 25, 2013
The recalled items may be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria. New York is one of 27 states the possibly contaminated products were sent.
By Lyndsay McCabe October 25, 2013
Local officials pitch plan to use $7 to $8 million in federal funds to raise Dune Road to prevent flooding and damage to the Shinnecock Bay
By Wendy L October 25, 2013
It's nearly one year since Superstorm Sandy hit damaging many homes on Long Island. Some in Suffolk County are taking advantage of the state's buyout program, which provides as much as $729,750 for single-family homes ...
By Joe Randazzo October 25, 2013
The $815 million in funding is the next phase of Hurricane Sandy recovery.
By Vickie Moller October 25, 2013
State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. Wednesday announced the grant recipients for two programs that support educators throughout the state: the round two of the Strengthening Teacher and Leader Effectiveness (STLE) Grand Program and ...
By Joe Randazzo October 24, 2013
The 10-year-old student who pepper sprayed his school has been charged with Unlawfully Possessing Noxious Materials.