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With the colder weather, angling has slowed, but some nice trout catches have been reported from the Farmington, Housatonic, and Naugatuck Rivers. A number of smaller streams continue to provide wild brook and brown trout action. ... Good reports from...

If you haven't yet made time to immerse yourself in the many flavors of fall fishing and hunting, let this be your official notice to start moving. The magic season is peaking and that can only mean the slide will soon follow. Consider the next two or...

Many local anglers welcome the stiff winds of fall. After all, it is breezes from the north that push baitfish tight against Long Island Sound beaches, drawing stripers and blues near to the shore for a late-season feast. Northerly winds also usher in...

CHARLES J. FUSCHILLO JR. REPUBLICAN BACKGROUND: Fuschillo, 48, of Merrick, also is running on the Independence and Conservative lines. He has been the district's state senator for 10 years and is chairman of the Consumer Protection Committee. A former...

York County may not be Mayberry, the fictional North Carolina town that formed the backdrop to "The Andy Griffith Show" — where crime was as rare as a Republican in New England. But it isn't urban Hampton Roads either. While Newport News and...

State Sen. Charles Fuschillo's Democratic opponent, Carol Gordon, called him "a very nice man" whom she is campaigning to replace in Albany. If elected, Gordon said she would "enhance" the post and "take it to another level." The contest is to represent...

The cancer spreading in his head is slowly strangling the brain of retired New York Police Officer John Cedo. "They've been telling me I'm brain-dead at work for years," said Cedo -- nicknamed "Rambo" by fellow cops -- mixing dark humor with anger and...

Patrick Dowdell will fulfill a father's dream when he graduates tomorrow from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. New York City Fire Lt. Kevin Dowdell, who was assigned to Rescue 4 in Woodside, was one of 343 firefighters who died in the World Trade...

Come prom season, every girl knows: It's "almost" all about the dress. Sure enough, every spring, teenage girls, some in the company of eager mothers and fathers, search through dozens of boutiques and department stores in search of that one, perfect...

Fireworks and street fairs; river cruises and concerts in the park. There's even a hot-dog eating contest in Coney Island. NYNewsday.com offers a guide to where to celebrate the holiday all weekend long. Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks The biggest...

With wounds still fresh from the World Trade Center tragedy and cries of grief echoing throughout the city, thousands turned to their churches yesterday to seek spiritual comfort. From St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan to Allen A.M.E. Church in...

The man who now runs the Fire Department's day-to-day operations looked nervous yesterday as he explained how he would manage a department split between two tough jobs. One of those jobs is making sure that everything is being done in the search for...