Three Village, NY|News|
2 Long Island Hospitals Hospitals In Top 1% Nationwide, Report Says
Healthgrades has made its picks for 2025 America’s Best Hospitals Awards.
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Patchogue|News|
Suspect Used Fake $50 Bills In Cash Transfer At 7-11 In Suffolk: Cops
Five were used to get an electronic transfer of $250 to his Cash App account, Suffolk police say.
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Patchogue|News|
1 Charged With Prostitution In Massage Parlor Raid In Suffolk: Police
Brookhaven Town's Fire Marshal issued multiple summonses to the business and deemed it unsafe, Suffolk police say.
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Patchogue|News|
Long Island Woman Gets 2 to 6 In Deadly Hit-And-Run Of Firefighter
Attorney says Maria Guallpa-Bonilla is "remorseful," and wanted to save Christopher Hlavaty's family the agony of a trial.
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Patchogue|News|
Pat-Med Won't Authorize Feds On Grounds Without Warrant, Court Order
Law enforcement can't access school grounds unless the "access is related" to a school crime, or they have a warrant/court order.
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Sachem, NY|News|
Brookhaven To Host Drug Awareness Forum On Feb. 10
It will include topics like adolescent behavior and development, why adolescents experiment with substances, and current trends.
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Fire Island, NY|News|
Deer Culling To Begin On Floyd Estate, Fire Island
It will run through February, the National Park Service says.
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Sachem, NY|News|
2 More Arrests In Connection With Missing LI Girl's Case: Report
They held her at their homes "where she was unlikely to be found" over three days, Newsday reported.
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Sachem, NY|News|
Long Island Gas Station Clerk Robbed At Gunpoint, 2 Arrested: Police
The duo were nabbed a short time later in a nearby neighborhood, Suffolk police say.
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Medford, NY|News|
2 Charged In Conection With Drag Racing In Suffolk: Police
The pair were spotted on Sunday night by the county's Street Takeover Task Force, police say.
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Patchogue|News|
3rd Man Charged In Connection With Long Island Teen's Disappearance
Defense attorney says he doesn't believe his client was involved in kidnapping, the teen ran away, and was not held against her will.
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Sachem, NY|News|
Ronkonkoma Parade Committee Names 2025 Grand Marshal
Dan Moloney of Moloney Family Funeral Homes has been chosen to lead the March 23 parade's line of march.
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Shirley-Mastic, NY|News|
2 Raccoons At LI Estate Test Positive For Distemper: Authorities
In December, park service staff saw the two raccoons behaving uncharacteristically and also found dead raccoons, officials say.
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Patchogue|News|
Long Island's Isabella Rosselini Gets Oscar Nomination For 'Conclave'
In an Instagram post, she wished her parents, Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini, could celebrate with her, and remembered David Lynch.
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Miller Place-Rocky Point, NY|News|
LI School Bus Driver Feted For 'Extraordinary Skill' In Avoiding Crash
Her actions are "a powerful reminder of the responsibility and care" transportation staff carry every single day, schools supe says.
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Shirley-Mastic, NY|News|
Arson Squad Investigating Ridge House Fire: Police
It started at around 3 a.m., Suffolk police say.
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Medford, NY|News|
Woman Struck By Car In Sam's Club's Parking Lot In Medford: Police
She was taken to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue with non-life-threatening injuries, Suffolk police say.
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Three Village, NY|News|
Heating Unit Believed To Cause Restaurant Fire In Stony Brook: Town
The building was deemed unsafe for damage to the electrical systems and minor structural damage, fire marshal says.
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Shirley-Mastic, NY|News|
Suspect Sought In Mastic Break-In, 'Valuable Items' Swiped: Police
A home on Meadowmere Avenue was broken into between 6 and 7 p.m. on Jan. 3, Suffolk detectives say. Do you have security video?
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Shirley-Mastic, NY|News|
20 Years To Life Sentence Handed Down In Slaying Of LI Father of Four
Joseph Scalafani's attorney says the case was about "a lethal combination" of betrayal and anger, and he led a productive life before it.
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