Suffolk County News

Karen Neillands has water collecting in front of her property that never goes away.

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray said tough economic times have people returning their pets to shelters because they cannot afford to take care of them.

A special legislative committee set up to investigate the Suffolk County Ethics Commission - and whether its actions have been unduly influenced by County Executive Steve Levy - has picked a Babylon attorney as its special counsel and will seek the power to swear in witnesses, Presiding Officer William Lindsay said Friday.

A man reading under the shade of a tree. A couple taking a walk alongside the lake. Children splashing in the pool.

Courtney Blakeslee-Cush had never been sick a day in her life, according to her family.

Gov. David A. Paterson has signed two laws affecting what babies put into their mouths and where they sleep.

LIRR riders and other commuters could be hit with fare hikes of more than 30 percent and service cuts far deeper than those already adopted.

Calverton National Cemetery unveiled nearly an acre of solar panels Friday that will power the cemetery’s administration building.

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services closed Lake Victoriana Beach in Riverhead to bathing as a precautionary measure because of elevated bacteria levels, officials announced Friday.

Cosimo Commisso, 93, of Bethpage, has been growing tomatoes for 64 years. The former Levittown ice cream man grows only beefsteaks, some from purchased transplants and others from seed, which he starts in a cold frame outdoors in early spring and treats to 10-10-10 fertilizer treatments throughout the season.

Edward Mangano, Nassau County Executive, met with George Barris of Barris Kustom Productions at New York Custom Coach in Queens to talk about the possibility of building a car museum in Garden City.

Sarah Ann Montague of Massapequa recalls a night of dancing and finding true love with her future husband, Chuck.

To combat West Nile virus, Nassau County will send trucks out next week to spray sections of Central and South Nassau where infected mosquitoes have been found. It will be the first time this year that the county has sprayed pesticides targeting adult mosquitoes.

Just weeks ago, Suffolk Executive Steve Levy was saying Rick Lazio didn't cut it as a candidate for governor and suggested he helped wreck the American economy (as allegedly had Democrat Andrew Cuomo at HUD) -- in Lazio's case by voting to dismatle Glass-Stegall, and taking other objectionable steps in Congress. This was while Lazio was pointing out Levy's votes as an Assemblyman in conjunction with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's Democratic majority.

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Long Island American Water said in a news release it is "removing mandatory restrictions for nonessential water use."

You’ll see a familiar megawatt smile on TV this Sunday night, as supermodel Christie Brinkley pitches her own collection of fine jewelry, the Christie Brinkley Jewelry Collection, which she created especially for QVC.

The Coast Guard is investigating how a 625-foot-long cargo ship and a 72-foot fishing boat collided off Jones Beach early Friday in clear weather.

Live every week like it's "Shark Week," or so they say.

A Greenlawn man was shot four times while walking on a street in Wyandanch just after 2 a.m. Friday, Suffolk County police said.