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By Long Island News & PR December 21, 2015
Governor Cuomo announced that registration is now open for the fifth annual First Day Hikes program taking place at 38 state parks and historical sites on January 1.
By Long Island News & PR December 21, 2015
The Fourth Squad reports the arrest of an Oceanside man for Assault of a police officer that occurred on Friday, December 18, 2015 at 9:47 p.m. in Long Beach.
By Long Island News & PR December 21, 2015
Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a single-car crash that killed the driver of a vehicle in Port Jefferson this afternoon.
By Long Island News & PR December 21, 2015
Governor Cuomo today that the minimum wage increase for State Workers will take effect beginning December 31, 2015.
By Long Island News & PR December 21, 2015
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today issued a Deadly Drug Alert to warn the public of narcotic fentanyl reemerging in the State of New York and Nassau County.
By Long Island News & PR December 21, 2015
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo released a statement following the Congressional approval of the Zadroga Act.
By Long Island News & PR December 19, 2015
The Green Vale 6th grade was fully immersed in the study of Ancient Greece and Rome this trimester.
By Long Island News & PR December 19, 2015
In celebration of the holiday season, the Green Vale 1st grade class entertained their peers, parents and faculty with a stellar performance of “The Polar Express” on Wednesday, December 9.
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,092,917 in federal funding to the Town of Brookhaven for restoration work to dunes at Friendship Beach that were damaged as a result of Superstorm ...
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
Yesterday, United States Judge Arthur D. Spatt of the Eastern District of New York entered a decree ordering the forfeiture of approximately $40 million in net proceeds from the sale of a Montauk beachfront property.
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the just-unveiled must-pass tax package, the “Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015,” includes a permanent extension of key provisions in two anti-poverty tax credits that ...
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) entitled "White-tailed Deer Damage Management in New York."
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
Governor Cuomo announced that the New York State Police and local law enforcement across New York will participate in the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign from Friday, December 18, 2015 through Friday, ...
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating an incident in which a woman was seriously injured in front of her Ronkonkoma home when a landscaping truck, backed into her.
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Senate has passed a two-year extension of the Federal Perkins Loan program, through the Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2015.
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
Joined by his colleagues from the Suffolk County Legislature’s Republican Caucus, Legislator Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst) recently led a call for heightened oversight of the Suffolk County Police Department via a federal monitor.
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
The National Bagel Association is proud to announce the first annual “National Bagel Eating Contest” scheduled for February 7, 2016, which is the Sunday before National Bagel Day.
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
Suffolk County Police have arrested a Central Islip man for a rental scam that occurred during the past week.
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
The new leadership of the Suffolk County Police Department will be meeting with the leaders of various cultural and minority groups to enhance relationships and ensure that their concerns are being clearly addressed.
By Legislator Anker's Office December 17, 2015
Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker joined the SADD Club for their Holiday Magic Dinner at the Mount Sinai High School where the club presented holiday gifts to less fortunate children and families.
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