Suffolk Comptroller John M. Kennedy Jr. has hired an outside attorney to enforce his subpoena after county parks officials refused to turn over records in the bidding process to replace Beach Hut as the concessionaire at three county beaches.

Parents livid over the closing of the only Catholic high school on the East End said they are launching a campaign to try to reverse the decision.

A New York coalition of advocacy groups on Tuesday urged immigrants with expiring protections from deportation under DACA and TPS to renew participation in those programs as a Monday deadline nears for tens of thousands in the state.

A little girl who lost her stuffed flamingo at a Chick-fil-A will be reunited with her feathered friend, thanks to a social media campaign launched by the restaurant.

The Appalachian Mountain Club is seeking to sell its Fire Island cabin and the 1.4-acre parcel it sits on, much to the dismay of Long Island club members who use the facility for eco-friendly outdoor recreation.

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The Long Island Rail Road is adding three trains to its schedule for customers trying to leave Manhattan early during Tuesday's nor'easter.

The offer is accepted, the contract has been signed and the closing date is scheduled. One of the last steps before a home purchase is complete is the walk-through, which is almost always done shortly before the closing.

Ways to get kids outdoors and their imaginations going.

"We grew up with it. It's been part of our lives for close to 40 years."

The third nor'easter in two weeks is expected to dump as much as 3 to 10 inches of snow on Long Island and make for "difficult travel" during the morning commute, forecasters said.

The school enrolls 490 students in K-8. Within the next four years, its student body is expected to grow to 787.

PSEG Long Island is making preparations for its third nor'easter in two weeks, seeking crews from around the snow-packed region to help in another restoration.

Bishop McGann-Mercy High School in Riverhead will close, and two Catholic elementary schools also on the East End will merge into one, the Diocese of Rockville Centre said.

Anyone lose a flamingo in Commack?

The two-story unit features an open floor plan, including a living room with a vaulted ceiling and wood-burning fireplace, and a kitchen with a breakfast bar.

Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell wants the town to consider long-term solutions for its tourism-related traffic woes, address the lack of affordable housing in the area and relocate and renovate its justice court in 2018.

Jason Bernfeld stopped his car, backed up maybe 200 feet, and that's when he saw it: A Ford Crown Victoria, down in an embankment, flipped onto its passenger side, crashed into a tree.

Sellers Armando Diana and his son, Dino

Greenlawn author Gae Polisner will be launching her newest young adult novel "In Sight of Stars" (Wednesday Books, $18.99) at 7 p.m. March 13 at the Book Revue in Huntington.