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The deal calls for Huntington Town to take over certain roads and for Suffolk County to waive past maintenance and repair charges, officials said.

Developer Benchmark Senior Living said it wants to build a 90-unit facility for seniors on the site of the long-standing bowling alley on East Main Street. But residents are speaking out against the plan and have launched a petition drive against the project.

A total of $17.3 million in state funding, with an aim of housing homeless New Yorkers, was awarded to six projects in Suffolk and three other counties, Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement.

With expanded programming such as a new bingo machine and a knitting club at the town's Senior Center, officials hope to bring back the regulars who've stayed home during COVID.

Rep. Lee Zeldin will compete in a crowded GOP gubernatorial primary in June that includes former Westchester County Executive Ron Astorino and Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. 

Tire-popping potholes have opened up across Long Island — flooding car repair shops and towing companies with work — and leaving fed-up motorists feeling the pinch.

"I'm very confident it's going to help us identify a suspect going to the near future," Suffolk Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said Tuesday during a virtual news conference via Zoom. 

The proceedings essentially ask a judge to bar the town from closing the airport in Wainscott on Feb. 28 and reopening it March 4, citing the possibility it will not be able to reopen in the projected four-day time frame, or perhaps, ever. 

Fire Island Ferries of Bay Shore said services including freight, water taxi and ferry will be paused beginning March 1 until a new contract is reached.

The student consumed the chocolate with THC, the main psychoactive compound in marijuana, that was given to him by "an unidentified person," Riverhead Town Police said.

The head caddie for the Maidstone Club in East Hampton, Kevin Somers, was found dead Feb. 5 after a brawl with his assistant, Marc Dern, 34, while at Dern's home, authorities said.

It remained unclear whether a third student, who passed out Monday on campus, was revived using the overdose kit, authorities say.    

The audit said the district should ensure the treasurer files accurate and timely monthly financial reports and shares them with the board of commissioners.

The Democrat previously had held the seat, which she won in 2018. She lost it in the 2020 election to Republican Alexis Weik.

FDA officials said ongoing studies by Pfizer and BioNTech did not support authorization of the first two doses on a fast-track basis for children ages 6 months to 4 and more research is needed.

Tonight it will be a brutal 12 degrees, with wind chills as low as 5 degrees, the National Weather Service said. Come Thursday, strong, possibly damaging winds are expected, forecasters said.

For Long Islanders who have been fully vaccinated and are looking for a booster dose, these resources may help.

Ryan McGann says his HydrOrganic Farms is starting to outgrow his 1-acre plot on Main Street in Brookhaven Town, but he may need to find a new spot to grow the business because of updated zoning restrictions spurred by the shipping containers that hold the harvest.

These resources may help you avoid standing in long lines: from how to book an appointment at testing sites to where to get a test on a first-come, first-served basis.

Often considered a halfway mark between Manhattan and Montauk, Sayville is perched on the Great South Bay. Housing inventory sells quickly.