The third nor'easter in two weeks is expected on Long Island late Monday night into Tuesday, bringing heavy, wet snow and a hazardous Tuesday morning commute with low visibility, forecasters said.
School property taxes across Long Island are projected to grow at their fastest pace in five years to a total of more than $8.76 billion in 2018-19 - an average 2.6 percent increase driven largely by inflation.
A West Babylon man was charged with drunken driving early Sunday morning after traveling at a high rate of speed and refusing to pull over for State Police on the Southern State Parkway, authorities said.
The Manganos-Venditto case is the latest to go to trial as the result of recent investigations into political corruption on Long Island by Eastern District federal prosecutors.
A special election for Amityville Village trustee will pit incumbent Thomas "Tom" M. Whalen against Joseph G. Morin in a race that could determine control of the village board.
Brookhaven's disability task force has helped make public spaces accessible and pushed for closed captioning on town broadcasts, but now is shifting its focus to more community outreach and awareness.
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has chosen Vera Fludd as the new county sheriff, citing Fludd's more than three decades in corrections and her success in boosting morale at the county jail after complaints about inmate health care.
The winning numbers in Saturday night's national Powerball drawing were 43, 44, 54, 61 and 69. The Powerball was 22. The estimated jackpot was $385 million, or a cash value of $229 million.Â
Edward Mangano, the former Nassau County executive, entered office with high ideals but was plagued by crisis after crisis -- some unexpected and others self-inflicted. His trial begins Monday in a federal courtroom in Central Islip.