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By Christian Abbatecola February 22, 2014
A budget amendment would put traffic cameras outside of each school district in Nassau and Suffolk County.
By Christian Abbatecola February 21, 2014
In two separate incidents on Thursday, a man was arrested for engaging in sex acts with a minor and another was sentenced for assaulting two women over the summer.
By Vickie Moller February 21, 2014
In a world where technology is increasingly being integrated into everything we do, the breach between traditional learning settings the integration of technology into classrooms must be closed.
By Christian Abbatecola February 20, 2014
A young pit bull was tossed from a moving truck late at night, and may have previously been used as bait for dog fighting.
By Wendy L February 19, 2014
After a recall of 8.7 million pounds of beef products last week, it turns out some of it was used in the production of select Hot Pockets products!
By Christian Abbatecola February 19, 2014
The highly decorated Rock n’ Roll Drummer discussed his new project—Rockin’ and Roastin’ Coffee—with LongIsland.com before a special event scheduled for February 22.
By Lyndsay McCabe February 19, 2014
The Nassau County SPCA has released a template of a letter for citizens to email to the DEC to voice their outrage over the proposed management plan that would kill all wild swans.
By Cait Russell February 18, 2014
Nassau County and Western Suffolk got hit hardest in the latest round of winter snowfall.
By Lyndsay McCabe February 18, 2014
Angry customers took to social media to voice complaints over Valentine's orders from 1-800-Flowers that came late, damaged, or never arrived.
By Wendy L February 18, 2014
An offer to save $10 on Presidents' Day sounds great, but it had many people scratching their head when it read that it was to honor "President Alexander Hamilton".
By Christian Abbatecola February 18, 2014
With many schools already scheduled off and most trains running on time, this snow has proven less problematic than storms in weeks past.
By Lyndsay McCabe February 17, 2014
Governor Cuomo has announced his initiative to make one prison in each region of New York offer college-level courses so that prisoners can have an opportunity to earn a college degree.
By Cait Russell February 17, 2014
Just as locals are getting back into the swing of things after last week's snow storms, Long Island is bracing for yet another winter storm.
By Christian Abbatecola February 17, 2014
A local radio host and his co-host have been taken off the air after fabricating a story about a fictitious mother’s response to a birthday party invitation for her son.
By Christian Abbatecola February 17, 2014
Senator Schumer helped secure funding for a bill that will protect Long Beach from future storms similar to Sandy.
By Christian Abbatecola February 16, 2014
Much of Nassau County saw only a light snowfall, but totals neared eight inches on the other side of the Island.
By Lyndsay McCabe February 16, 2014
Saturday night's snow caused delays last night at LaGuardia, including one Delta flight that was taxiing when it was hit by a de-icing vehicle, causing even further delays. More snow is on its way for ...
By Eric Anderson February 15, 2014
Suffolk County Legislators will be participating in the third annual event.
By Christian Abbatecola February 15, 2014
Five more inches of snow could fall across the Island on Saturday.
By Lyndsay McCabe February 14, 2014
Tulio and Maria Ayala were arrested Wednesday after officials at Central Islip School District called the police when they learned that the Ayala's four children were left at home unsupervised without food or heat.
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