Comsewogue school officials have proposed a $32 million bond proposition that they say is needed to improve classrooms and upgrade infrastructure such as bathrooms and parking lots at the district's six schools.
One student at Selden's Newfield High School threatened to become the next school shooter while another suggested committing self-harm on Wednesday, prompting police and school officials to intervene, officials said.
Two Central Islip volunteer firefighters have been arrested after intentionally setting five fires at abandoned houses in two communities, Suffolk police said. A third firefighter was arrested in one of the arsons, police said.
Orlando E. Tercero, 22, was arrested in Nicaragua in connection with the killing of Haley Anderson, a Binghamton nursing student from Long Island, Nicaraguan police said.
Retirement incentives include $1,000 per year of town employment and health insurance for life, while separation incentives pay $1,000 per year of service.
The third nor'easter to hit here in two weeks made for treacherous driving during the morning commute, knocked out power to nearly 5,000 customers, canceled public bus service in Suffolk County, and caused some delays on the LIRR.
A Suffolk County police officer was seriously injured in a head-on collision involving his cruiser and a stolen vehicle, County Executive Steve Bellone said.
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.
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.