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The research affirms what health experts on Long Island and around the country have been advising people about the importance of wearing masks, even as the latest pandemic wave fueled by the omicron variant has slowed down.

Developers are proposing a 24-unit rental housing project. The Southold Town supervisor says he's concerned local residents may not get first priority to live there.

The governor said she will make an announcement on Wednesday about whether a mandate to wear masks in indoor public places will be extended, but added that it is "premature" to make a decision on the future of a mask mandate in schools.

Police said the man's death was not due to foul play.

The tribe's graves protection group urges Southampton Town to use its preservation fund to buy land planned for development to protect possible ancient burial ground.

Alessandra Biaggi, a Democratic state senator from Pelham, declared her candidacy to succeed Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove), who is not seeking reelection.

Five men have pleaded guilty to accepting bribes in return for steering contracts to particular vendors.

Light rain will fall, off and on, through Monday and overnight before the sun breaks out Tuesday afternoon and stays around for the rest of the week, the National Weather Service said.

Efforts to purchase Broad Cove, a 100-acre former duck farm on the waterfront of Flanders Bay, date to the 1960s. The Peconic Land Trust bought the property.

Near Hofstra University and Roosevelt Field mall, the hamlet is experiencing growth with the addition of new rental-apartment complexes.

When the Syosset school was in danger of closing six years ago, Joel helped by donating $1 million. Since then, it's seen a bump in enrollment and is on track to enroll about 300 students this fall, one of its largest classes ever, Nassau BOCES said.

Union leaders complain that some railroad employees have had to wait up to 10 days to find out a test result. In the meantime, they could have been spreading the virus to co-workers and riders, they said.

The Coram man is accused of stealing merchandise from a Bay Shore Home Depot, a Patchogue Target, and several other Suffolk stores, police say.

The overnight will bring freezing rain that could make for a slippery Monday morning commute, forecasters say.

The parents were charged with endangering the welfare of a child after leaving their 13-month-old in an unattended car in the parking lot of Target in Bay Shore.

The Suffolk District Attorney's Office, citing an ongoing investigation, won't say if those who allegedly purchased fake vaccination cards from an Amityville pediatric practice will face criminal charges.

Black History Month exhibits and presentations at Jones Beach and other Long Island parks celebrate the often-obscure roles played by African American artists, scientists, mathematicians and inventors.

Molloy College, the Hispanic Counseling Center and three facilities in the Catholic Health System are among the recipients of funding from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.

The shields are supposed to protect drivers from COVID-19. But for many disabled riders like Marilyn Tucci, the barriers take up platform space and make boarding dangerous, she and others say.

A frustration for health care professionals is that the vaccine was much more widely available last month than it was a year ago. "The people who are dying of COVID are the unvaccinated," nurse Elyse Isopo said. "That's the most devastating thing for us."