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A bus carrying North Babylon High School's boys' winter track team crashed into a pole in a parking lot on Sunday, Suffolk police say.
Brightwaters Farms' Winter Extravaganza features fresh Christmas trees, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and more fun family activities.
Buck is a brindle 6-year-old cane corso who resides at the Babylon Animal Shelter and he's Patch's Pet of the Week.
The Amityville School District has launched a community survey to gather input on choosing a new mascot.
The Bay Shore Historical Society Snowflake Sale is hosting its Snowflake Sale for Small Business Saturday, featuring Victorian Santa.
Students at Northeast Elementary School in Amityville celebrated Thanksgiving with classroom feasts.
An Islip fire department is hosting a blood drive honoring beloved EMT Heather McNamara who passed away after surviving childhood cancer.
For those who forgot cranberries, sage, or gravy, here's a list of where to go for last-minute Thanksgiving must-haves.
A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car in Brentwood on Wednesday evening, Suffolk County police say.
A two-story commercial building on W. Hoffman in Lindenhurst has sold for $850,000, according to Long Island Business News.
The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office deputies made 5 arrests the week of Nov. 20 to 26, Sheriff Errol D. Toulon announces.
A woman was hit and killed by a car while she was crossing the street in Bohemia on Wednesday morning, Suffolk County police say.
Deer Park High School honored its talented student athletes at the fall sports awards ceremony in November.
Lindenhurst High School track star Jake Albert has been honored as a News 12 Scholar Athlete.
There will be no garbage pick-up in the village on Thanksgiving.
Deer Park High School held its 63rd annual National Honor Society induction ceremony on Nov. 14 and welcomed 92 new members.
South Shore University Hospital on Long Island has been named a Quality Verification Program Hospital by the American College of Surgeons.
The Southwest Sewer District expansion is part of $1.23 billion wastewater infrastructure investment throughout Suffolk County.
The Babylon Animal Shelter is hosting a Secret Santa for adoptable animals. You can choose from dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs.
Fifty-one Brentwood High School students earned the prestigious title of AP Scholar.
