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The $212,841,356 operating budget is more than a 2% increase over the current $208.2 million spending plan. The average homeowner will pay an increase of $32 in annual property taxes.

A year after moving into a new home on North Ocean Avenue in Patchogue, the agency has nearly doubled its staff and developed plans for new programs aimed at providing more help for its clients — primarily Hispanic women.

Across Long Island, shoppers patronized local merchants — from a Massapequa Soccer and Sport Shop where business was "going pretty well today" to a 5-year-old in Huntington who hunted for a "present for her mommy."

For those who tested poorly, policy analysts are questioning whether a massive infusion of federal school aid is effectively being channeled to those struggling students.

LIPA and the developers worked to address the shortfalls by increasing the size of the project and adding storage batteries. 

"We have no kids. This is our kid. So someone came in our house and stole, like, in our opinion, our most valuable possession," owner Matthew Hauck said of his stolen French bulldog Stella.

Police said the shooting happened around 1 a.m. at the Tall Oaks Circle, an apartment complex just south of Sunrise Highway.

Community leaders cite high rates of education and income, and cultural differences as the key reasons Long Island's Asian population is getting vaccinated against COVID-19.

Around the House: Smart steps to protect an empty house during winter  Colorado Springs Gazette

Around the House: Smart steps to protect an empty house during winter  Colorado Springs Gazette

As children got their second Pfizer shot on Friday in Commack, health experts were worriedly looking at rising COVID-19 caseloads in New York and at a new variant detected in South Africa.

They've gotten a little bit older and a little less mobile, but for 40 years, every year after Thanksgiving, the same group of friends from Commack High School South has played a football game at Valmont Park.

Police arrested Ronald Carson, 49, of Wyandanch, was charged with assault and criminal possion of a weapon.

Best Background Check Sites of 2022 - Instant, Accurate History & Records | amNewYork  amNY

Best Background Check Sites of 2022 - Instant, Accurate History & Records | amNewYork  amNY

Best Background Check Sites of 2022 - Instant, Accurate History & Records | amNewYork  amNY

Best Background Check Sites of 2022 - Instant, Accurate History & Records | amNewYork  amNY

Rain is in the Friday forecast with clouds breaking at night and plenty of sun Saturday before a chance of snow flurries Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

Ezio Casimirri Jr., 46, of Bellport, was stopped on Nicolls Road, north of Greenbelt Parkway, after he police said he was driving 80 mph.

"Waiving parking fees is a huge expense for the town," a town board member said of the parking meters in downtown Huntington.