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Christopher Jackson pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Mareasa Westcott at The Suffolk Hotel near downtown Huntington in January 2021, according to the Suffolk district attonreys's office.

The money will be given to the Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church in Lindenhurst, which Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer said will use a charity to distribute it to refugee assistance groups in Poland and neighboring countries.

Two years after the first COVID-19 cases on Long Island, many battle a condition that doctors can't fully explain, with uncertainty about whether the symptoms will ever go away.

The masking and vaccine rules for most places go away starting Monday, said Mayor Eric Adams, citing the low seven-day positivity rate of 1.8% in New York City. And on Long Island, from classrooms to hospitals, people are saying they feel a sense of relief, a kind of emotional exhale.

Timothy Harrison was arraigned in District Court in Central Islip Friday on two counts of third-degree rape and one count of third-degree criminal sexual act. He didn't immediately enter a plea.

Thieves from New Jersey stole the handbags from the Balenciaga boutique before fleeing in an SUV from pursuing police, breaking down on the highway, and being captured after a foot chase, according to state police.

Moya, police chief for the City of Palm Bay in Central Florida, will help oversee the Suffolk Probation Department, County Executive Steve Bellone said.

The State Appellate Court should reverse or vacate a January ruling by a Nassau judge that found the State Health Department overstepped by imposing indoor mask mandates for schools and other public locations, even as the requirements have been lifted by Gov. Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James' office said.

"When the towers came down, he spent a lot of time down there," said Frederick Gallagher's father, also a retired FDNY member. "He was down there every day he could be." 

"Everyone I speak with feels the same, both here and in Russia," said a woman born in the former Soviet Union. "Everyone is spending their days glued to any news they can find, but people have no words. They're broken."

Neighbors and preservationists say plans by Russian Orthodox monks to build a church on the property of the 1800-era Timothy House in Saint James would erode the area's historic character.

Barbara Eckhardt McIntyre credited her long life to her diet, long walks and love of family.

The first phase of the project will see upgrades at 10 town buildings, including the senior center, highway department headquarters and municipal services facility, officials said. 

Thousands of children showed up at school without masks, but others were still donning them as the hotly contested state mandate for face coverings came to an end after almost two years.

The officer was indicted last December on a single misdemeanor charge in connection with the February 2021 arrest in Port Jefferson of Christopher Cruz, of Long Beach.

A task force of environmentalists and Suffolk County officials will identify expected effects of climate change in the county and propose ways to mitigate damage.

Churches and community centers are accepting money, clothing and basic supplies for Ukrainians under assault from the Russian invasion.

A proposed redesign of the transit system would increase the frequency of bus arrivals on several key routes, but also would eliminate routes in other communities, according to Suffolk officials.

With restaurants, theater, vintage homes and proximity to beaches, the village is attractive for house hunters.

Brookhaven National Laboratory director Doon Gibbs and two deputy directors plan to retire from the Upton science research facility, officials said, adding the lab will consider both current employees and external candidates to succeed the three.