Nassau officials want a full audit of LIRR spending: ‘Where is our money going?’
Nassau County officials want a full audit of the Long Island Rail Road – saying taxpayers are forking over $36.5 million a ...
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Long Island Wildfire Is Under Control, Officials Say
The last of four blazes that began in Suffolk County on Saturday has been put out, but Long Island and the Hudson Valley still faced a high fire risk on Sunday, officials said. By Chelsia Rose ...
New York Post28d
Petition wants to change Long Island Sound to ‘Gulf of Connecticut’
Hundreds of people have signed a petition to rename the Long Island Sound the “Gulf of Connecticut” in favor of New York’s northern neighbor. A provocative petition is generating support to ...
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Long Island measles outbreak unlikely after child tests positive, health officials say
The measles vaccination rate on Long Island should help keep the spread of the disease at bay, health officials say. This comes after the Suffolk County health department reported one confirmed ...
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Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say
Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large smoke plumes into the air, appear to have been started by people ...
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Backyard s'mores named cause of massive Long Island brush fires, investigators say
Dozens of investigators tasked with determining the origin of Saturday's brush fires on Long Island have linked the blazes to a backyard in Manorville. Officials said Monday that the fires were ...
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Brush fires on Long Island prompt Governor Hochul to issue State of Emergency
LONG ISLAND (PIX11) – Governor Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency as Suffolk County battled multiple brush fires reported in Southampton on Long Island Saturday. Over 70 fire departments ...
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State of emergency declared as brush fires shut down roads in Long Island, New York
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in Suffolk County. Towns and communities in Long Island, New York, were on alert Saturday after brush fires spewed thick smoke into the air.
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Massive brush fires along Sunrise Highway on eastern Long Island prompt large emergency response
SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- Massive, wind-whipped brush fires are raging across parts of Long Island's Pine Barrens region on Saturday, prompting a large emergency response to control ...
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Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say
Wildfire continues to burn in Suffolk County. The wind, *** big problem for firefighters. 30 mile an hour winds are going to keep pushing this 2 mile wide blaze toward Qu. We have almost 80 fire ...
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Wegmans opens its first supermarket on Long Island
The beloved grocer celebrated the grand opening of its first store on Long Island Wednesday -- a 101,000-square-foot supermarket in the DSW plaza at the corner of Middle County Road and Moriches ...