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By Long Island News & PR October 20, 2015
Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental’s discovery that his former jailer Hilde Lisiewicz, a convicted war criminal, is alive and living in Hamburg is the subject of the 2013 Audience Award winning film Close to Evil that ...
By Long Island News & PR October 20, 2015
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that $39.2 million in economic development funding has been approved for 34 projects that are spurring growth and opportunity across the state.
By Long Island News & PR October 19, 2015
The Suffolk County Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a missing Lake Ronkonkoma teenager who is bipolar and maybe off her medication and has mentioned suicide in the past.
By Long Island News & PR October 19, 2015
The Suffolk County Police Department have arrested 11 people and recovered numerous weapons, drugs and vehicles during a gathering hosted by the Pagan Motorcycle Club in Lindenhurst yesterday.
By Long Island News & PR October 19, 2015
Hempstead School Board President Lamont E. Johnson and Associate Superintendent James Clark will hold media availability with grief counselors on Monday, October 19, 2015 - 10am at the Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School located ...
By Long Island News & PR October 19, 2015
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of Coaches Care, a new initiative aimed at educating teens about safe driving by encouraging coaches to openly discuss the issue with student athletes.
By Long Island News & PR October 19, 2015
County Executive Steve Bellone announced today that Suffolk’s Tax Freeze/Government Efficiency Plan submitted by the Suffolk County Budget Office has been approved by the New York State Division of the Budget and will be forwarded ...
By Long Island News & PR October 19, 2015
U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice submitted a public comment today to the United States Maritime Administrator Paul Jaenichen expressing her opposition to the proposed Port Ambrose liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, which would be constructed 17 ...
By Long Island News & PR October 18, 2015
Sue Fischetti of Massapequa, Long Island, never expected to see her 63 year old wedding photo again after it disappeared when Hurricane Sandy hit the New York region (October 22 to 31, 2012).
By Long Island News & PR October 18, 2015
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that more than 132,000 available jobs, a new record high, are now listed on New York State's Jobs Express website.
By Long Island News & PR October 16, 2015
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) invites the public to celebrate the fun of Halloween and the fall season in state parks and historic sites this October.
By Long Island News & PR October 16, 2015
Senator Ken LaValle announces that the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources is now accepting applications for the “Superstorm Sandy Fishery Disaster Grant”.
By WFSD News October 15, 2015
To cap off the William Floyd School District’s sixth annual Unity Week, a celebration of unity, peace and diversity designed to promote tolerance, understanding and acceptance of differences, the William Floyd School District took home ...
By Long Island News & PR October 15, 2015
Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help in locating a Bay Shore teenager who was reported missing earlier this month.
By Long Island News & PR October 15, 2015
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By Long Island News & PR October 15, 2015
A Suffolk County Police officer saved a man who lit himself on fire in an attempt to commit suicide in Stony Brook last night.
By Long Island News & PR October 15, 2015
The Fourth Squad reports an arrest on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 1:15am for a Robbery that occurred at 4:40pm on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 in Valley Stream.
By Long Island News & PR October 15, 2015
To help homeowners who need to file for their 2016-17 property tax exemptions, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano announced today that he will be extending the Department of Assessment’s hours of operations from 7 a.m. ...
By Long Island News & PR October 15, 2015
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a number of new measures to support the mission of the Task Force to Combat Worker Exploitation.
By Long Island News & PR October 15, 2015
Buses will replace trains along sections of the Montauk Branch during off-peak periods beginning Monday, October 19 through Thursday, October 22 while track inspections are performed using a specialized diagnostic car developed by Sperry Rail.
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