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New York saw a new single-day pandemic high of positive cases on Tuesday, officials said. The state had 67,090 new cases, a single-day jump of 26,310 cases from the prior day, according to state figures.

The project, the first funded under the county's new $125 million Wastewaster Infrastructure Fund, will unlock Huntington Station's "economic potential," officials said.

This winter's hunts to maintain "a balanced ecosystem" at the William Floyd Estate in Mastic Beach, which is part of the federally operated national seashore, and on National Park Service land on Fire Island itself are scheduled to run from Jan. 3 to Feb. 28.

With home prices starting at around $500,000, Island Park draws buyers outpriced by neighboring Long Beach, one listing agent says.

The Riverhead pair have been arrested in the murder of Branzel Bonner Jr., who was found shot in the woods in Coram earlier this month, Suffolk police said.

The rest of the year will see warmer weather with on and off rain but New Year's Eve should stay dry at least through midnight, forecasters said.

To keep the project timeline, which calls for work to begin this summer and finish by spring 2025, the Comptroller's office must finish its review by Feb. 1, a group of Smithtown leaders say in a letter. 

The freed doe sprinted off into the woods after rescuers freed it from between two chain link fences by the football field at Rocky Point High School, video shows.

The town board, at a special meeting Tuesday, voted 5-1 to opt out of allowing the sites.

Long Island consistently has been recording the state's highest seven-day average of new positive cases. That trend continued, as the seven-day average for positive cases on LI was 16.26%, according to Gov. Hochul's office.

Detectives are investigating the levels of carbon monoxide at the Copiague home, Suffolk police said.

The plan may open the door to a pair of high-priority mass transit goals touted for decades by state and local officials: relocating the Port Jefferson train station and electrifying the Long Island Rail Road's Huntington branch.

The lawsuit against Commack School district alleges the district fired former varsity girls' basketball coach Denis Conroy because of his weight. A district spokeswoman said she would not comment on pending litigation. 

Brandon Hyner, of West Babylon, shows off his skills on "Forged in Fire."

Inclusion on the registers makes properties eligible for financial assistance aimed at preserving historic sites, officials said.

The free COVID-19 tests will be distributed in New York by the end of the week, officials said, as people snapped up appointments for new testing sites.

Nearly 117,000 eligible military veterans are now able to participate in the state-run Excelsior Pass program to access businesses and venues statewide.

The precipitation this evening will switch over to all rain before midnight, forecasters say, leading into some warmer but often wet weather.

"A group of approximately 10 teenagers were involved in an altercation during which a trash can was knocked over, causing a loud noise that was mistaken for a gunshot," police said in a news release. There were no injuries, police said.

The South African anti-apartheid activist encouraged the Rev. Dwight Lee Wolter to invite police to community forums, where dozens discussed crimes that they had not previously reported, Wolter said.