New York State agencies are gearing up for a Thursday-to-Saturday nor'easter that could drench and blast Long Island with rain and high winds and envelop upstate with snow, officials said.
For the past year, THRIVE has provided Long Islanders in recovery a place to go for help bridging the gap between treatment programs and sticking with healthier choices once they leave.
Suffolk County sheriff officials, trying to ease concerns the county jail could house hundreds of federal immigration detainees, told county lawmakers they so far have held only one to three such detainees at a time.
A former East Hampton man was brought back to Long Island 19 years after fleeing the country while facing a charge of killing his best friend in a drunken driving crash.
The discussion on gun violence came after the Parkland, Florida, shooting that killed 17 people and as area schools consider different security measures.