Long Island Long Islanders brave the heat to celebrate America's 250th birthday The culmination of a yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary arrived Saturday with a sweltering heat wave as Long Islanders packed beaches, parades and backyard ba... See more
Long Island Decades after his sacrifice in Vietnam, Pfc. Garfield M. Langhorn reinterred at Calverton National Cemetery Nearly six decades after sacrificing his life to save his fellow soldiers, Pfc. Garfield M. Langhorn returned home to his final resting... See more
Top official Sylvia Diaz picked as Suffolk's interim social services commissioner as search gets underway Deputy County Executive Sylvia Diaz will serve as acting commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Social Services as the officials conduct a ... See more
With Suffolk County the epicenter of tick-borne diseases in New York made worse by emerging threats, some $90 million more in federal funding will be needed to boost research and develop better testing and treatments, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Wednes... See more
Immigrant advocates across Long Island celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court decision Tuesday to uphold birthright citizenship as a victory not only for immigrant families but for American democracy. The Trump administration, through executive order in Januar... See more
