A year after moving into a new home on North Ocean Avenue in Patchogue, the agency has nearly doubled its staff and developed plans for new programs aimed at providing more help for its clients — primarily Hispanic women.

The $212,841,356 operating budget is more than a 2% increase over the current $208.2 million spending plan. The average homeowner will pay an increase of $32 in annual property taxes.

After a day with just a trace of snow for some parts of Long Island, the next three will be sunny and dry, with highs in 40s, the National Weather Service said. 

If approved, the bond — projected to cost homeowners around $40 a year — also would be used to improve security in the elementary district and install new HVAC systems.

Hanukkah was the first major holiday of the season to be impacted, and it's a forerunner for what people can expect for Christmas shopping, expert says.

Officials with the Island's two largest hospital systems reacted Saturday, a day after the governor declared a "disaster emergency" that would give the state to power to limit non-essential, non-urgent procedures.

Abloh, who grew up in Chicago, was often referred to as a Renaissance man in the fashion world. He moonlighted as a DJ. But in a short time, he emerged as one of fashion's most heralded designers.

The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread.

The former envoy notes that terrorism, an influx of Venezuelan immigrants and political overtures by China and Russia made the job more than a walk on the beach.

The new variant, named "omicron" by the World Health Organization, has stoked fears in South Africa, where it appears to have originated. In response, the U.S. joined the European Union and several other countries in instituting travel restrictions on visitors from southern Africa.