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By Lyndsay McCabe May 04, 2013
At a meeting on Thursday, legislators proposed outfitting all school buses with ignition interlock systems - similar to that of a Breathalyzer test - to prevent bus drivers from driving drunk.
By Wendy L May 04, 2013
Superstorm Sandy has impacted many lives and businesses. Now, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade is at risk of cancellation due to post-Sandy cleanup costs. See how you can help!
By Vickie Moller May 03, 2013
According to the Labor Department's monthly employment report, the unemployment rate edged lower to 7.5 percent in April, due in part to jobs gains and to a 35-year low labor-force participation rate.
By Wendy L May 02, 2013
It was an odd scene on a Long Island highway early Thursday afternoon. A small plane made an emergency landing on Route 231 in Babylon near the West Islip border.
By Lyndsay McCabe May 02, 2013
Though much of the hospital is still closed, Long Beach Medical Center is looking to reopen the emergency wing within the next few weeks, and to potentially relocate other wings to temporary facilities.
By Vickie Moller May 02, 2013
Sustainable Long Island, a non-profit organization that has been working toward economic development, environmental health and social equity for Long Islanders since 1996, has just been awarded $130,000 in grant funding from the Unitarian Universalist ...
By Wendy L May 02, 2013
One Long Island man's anger flairs, leading to punching, when a free ice cream cone coupon is not accepted.
By Vickie Moller May 02, 2013
Imagine coming home to the overpowering smell of oil in your home every day--for eight years.
By Wendy L May 01, 2013
On Wednesday evening, one of the nation's busiest airports had an incident involving two planes clipping each other on the runway.
By Lyndsay McCabe May 01, 2013
Though SUNY officials have withdrawn their proposal to close Long Island College Hospital, SUNY Downstate still finds the institution to be a waste of money.
By Vickie Moller May 01, 2013
Allan Concepcion, 38, was arrested at his home in Mount Sinai Tuesday morning for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old student earlier this year.
By Robert Ottone April 30, 2013
Roman Blum, a Staten Island Holocaust survivor passed away at the age of 97 - leaving his estate unsettled and unclaimed.
By Wendy L April 30, 2013
The cause of the glider crash over the weekend in Shirley remains a mystery. A preliminary report is expected...
By Vickie Moller April 30, 2013
Six months after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the East Rockaway Junior/Senior High School, filling it with five feet of water, 1,300 students returned to the renovated building for the first time yesterday.
By Wendy L April 29, 2013
Several child luring attempts on Long Island has parents scared.
By Wendy L April 29, 2013
The state is offering a buyout program for homeowners in low-lying flood zone areas impacted by Sandy, but it appears more are looking to rebuild.
By Lyndsay McCabe April 28, 2013
The Lake Grove School is one of two schools that has bilked taxpayers out of millions in inappropriate and unsupported costs.
By Lyndsay McCabe April 27, 2013
The Suffolk County SPCA received three alligators Saturday at the first Illegal Reptile and Amphibian Amnesty Day in New York State
By Lyndsay McCabe April 26, 2013
The humpback whale that washed ashore on April 17 turns out to be Istar, who has been tracked for most of her life and is a celebrity in the world of marine biology.
By Robert Ottone April 26, 2013
After millions in damage courtesy of Hurricane Sandy, Ocean Parkway is now open for business.
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