Nassau County News

Teresa Jean Ryan, who played team mother to generations of young athletes in Hempstead Village, has died at 96, relatives said.

Tony Palumbo was good with his hands. He used them to resuscitate a crew member during a bombing mission in World War II, to expand his Plainview home as his family grew, and to tinker in the basement of that home, rebuilding antique lamps to the delight of his relatives and friends.

Another financial watchdog has weighed in against the proposed sale of rental income from Nassau County's Mitchel Field leases.

Tuesday evening many LIRR riders said the delays were better than they had expected.

Lauren Ulatowski and Greg Merante find out Wednesday if their wedding is free.

Rower Rick Shalvoy said Tuesday that rough waters are forcing him to come ashore Tuesday night in Northport before reaching the finish line of his around-Long Island journey.

Two men face felony forgery charges after allegedly trying to pass counterfeit $100 bills Monday in Levittown, Nassau County police's crimes against property squad said.

The countdown's on -- there are just three days until the 2010 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge.

Hempstead police have arrested two men - and are looking for a third - on charges of possession of a stolen pistol in the village Sunday night.

Two men face endangerment and weapons possession charges after police connected one of them on Monday to an alleged torching attempt of a Roosevelt home earlier this month, the Nassau County arson/bomb squad said.

Nassau County police are investigating shots fired into the front of a woman's home in Roosevelt Monday night.

Two men face felony forgery charges after allegedly trying to pass counterfeit $100 bills Monday in Levittown, Nassau County police's crimes against property squad said.

 An electrical fire on the LIRR's track switch system brought the railroad to a virtual halt for four hours Monday and left more than 100,000 evening rush passengers either seeking alternate ways home or facing a snarled commute.

The LIRR planned a limited schedule for Tuesday morning's rush hour, canceling 33 westbound trains.

An 18-year-old woman was struck and critically injured Monday night by a Long Island Railroad train in Farmingdale, a LIRR spokeswomen said.

The near-century-old LIRR track switching system in Jamaica that caught fire Monday and nearly shut down the nation's largest commuter rail system will be replaced this fall with state-of-the-art computer technology that transit advocates hope will be less vulnerable.

Some politicians and officials denounced the unauthorized fee hikes and the undisclosed reorganization of the leagues.

The Island Trees school district has completed a $560,000 cleanup of lead in the basement of its high school, state and county officials have confirmed.

A Nassau neighborhood of more than 800 homeowners is banding together to challenge the federal government's new flood zone maps.

In a proactive effort before the start of school, a Plainview parent is planning to set up her own lice screening in her driveway the day before classes begin.