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Organizations including the New York State Division of Consumer Protection, the U.S. Postal Service, and Better Business Bureau have all issued warnings about "brushing scams." Here's how it works.

A zoning change is also being sought for the proposed 12-unit project at 2050 Depot Lane in Cutchogue that would be built on the 2-acre former Knights of Columbus property, but some board members are concerned about the income targets for potential renters.

There are outside chances for rain Tuesday night and Wednesday night amid an otherwise dry week. Rain could mar the weekend, the National Weather Service said.

Brookhaven Councilman Neil Foley told Newsday the town is planning to build basketball and pickleball courts, walking trails and possibly skateboarding facilities. He called the park "one of the last pieces of the puzzle for the Blue Point community."

As the state drafts cannabis regulations, Long Islanders wonder how the change will affect them. Newsday asked experts for some answers.

The crash was the second on Sunday involving a drunk driver hitting a marked Suffolk County police patrol car, police said.

One event will highlight the role women played in shaping Long Island's history.

Students and teachers can leave their masks at home on Wednesday, as Gov. Kathy Hochul lifted a hotly debated mandate for face coverings. School districts and private schools can still require face coverings if they want to do so.

In a statement Friday afternoon, the company said it would continue passenger and freight services to Ocean Beach through March 7. If the Village of Ocean Beach and the ferry company cannot agree to a new contract, service could be cut, the company said. 

A Suffolk police sergeant inside a Highway Patrol Bureau vehicle parked on the Long Island Expressway was treated at a hospital for injuries and released, authorities said.

Moonee Rivers, a Gordon Heights native, took over in January as the first woman to lead the hamlet's 46-member fire department. 

He oversaw the 1980s renovation of Shea Stadium and retired after the team won the 1986 World Series.

Boundaries of House districts are substantially different this year after Gov. Kathy Hochul approved new maps drawn by the Democrat-controlled state Legislature.

The town is dedicating up to $290,000 of the $27.77 million it has been slated to receive from the American Rescue Plan Act for reimbursements to lot owners along the Grand Canal.

Ryan Dupuis, 26, was driving shortly before midnight on Sound Avenue near the Northville Turnpike, Riverhead police said, when he left the roadway and struck a tree.

More than a year after the vaccines were first offered, sites that once had long lines are now quiet, with only a small fraction getting inoculated — and enthusiasm has been replaced by hesitation. 

Cameron Batts, a 6th-grader at Woodhull Intermediate School in Huntington, interviewed Rodney Harrison, Suffolk's first Black police commissioner, and other local influencers as part of a Black History Month project. 

With COVID-19 rates continuing to decline, now is a safer time than a few weeks ago to be in crowded indoor settings, but experts have different views on whether it's a good idea to forgo masks, despite new CDC guidance that loosens mask recommendations.

The agency's recommendations are not binding but could give Gov. Kathy Hochul impetus to drop the mandate as early as next week.

Temperatures on Saturday will reach a high of about 34 degrees, with the wind chill value between 10 and 25 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.