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The bridges, carrying a total of more than 67,000 vehicles daily, are rated poor possibly because of issues with decking, support beams, piers or abutments, according to state Department of Transportation data and experts.

Experts cautioned that despite the positive numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau, international turmoil could still impede the region's economy, and a lag in data has prevented the bureau from fully capturing the effect of COVID-19 restrictions.

In Hempstead, voters elected a teacher and one-time NFL prospect Noah Burroughs to a one-year term as trustee to the Hempstead Village Board.

The number of closings last month was the lowest since July 2020. Data released Tuesday by OneKey MLS suggests the spring will bring higher prices. 

The waterfront village has restaurants, shops and festivals, with homes including condos, ranches, Colonials and vintage gems.

The festivities will kick off next month with a reenactment of the first town board meeting on April 2, 1872, that's invitation-only and then through Oct. 2 will include parades, a time capsule and celebrations in Babylon's villages and hamlets.

Police said the teen was found in the man's home Monday.

Amber Luo, 18, of Stony Brook, was the top finisher of the seven finalists from Long Island in the nation's oldest and most prestigious science competition.

The victim was riding a 2020 Suzuki motorcycle about 6 p.m on Wicks Road near Suffolk Avenue when he lost control and collided with a truck, police said.

Work will begin in the summer to transfer properties in Riverhead and Brookhaven towns whose private wells have tested positive for contaminants.

Head of the Harbor trustees will vote Wednesday on bills considering a property tax exemption for fire and ambulance company volunteers and a change to village firearms law.

The jobless rate was 5.9% in January 2021. 

The upgrades, including new sidewalks and a picnic area, had been planned for years and were completed last year, town officials said.

In Great Neck Plaza, incumbent Ted Rosen is set to go against his 2020 challenger Leonard N. Katz. Elsewhere on Long Island, voters will choose new trustees, mayors and judges or fill vacant seats.

A small piece of history from the original Penn Station has returned to greet LIRR commuters at the Moynihan Train Hall, which connects to Penn, six decades after the station was demolished.

The crash occurred on Sound Avenue, east of Twomey Avenue, at about 7:50 p.m. Sunday, Riverhead Town police said.

Police said the boys were aged 12, 13, 14 and 15, and two were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and other officials said distributing and using the free tests is vital to keeping COVID-19 under control. 

People living in ZIP codes with the 50 lowest vaccination rates on LI were 39.4% more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 during the recent omicron surge than residents of the ZIP codes with the 50 highest vaccination rates.

The schools, including Jewish yeshivas, may have to demonstrate they meet state academic requirements in multiple ways, such as attaining recognition from accrediting agencies, under revised regulations proposed by state education officials.