Record-setting rain totals blanketed parts of Long Island as this week's nor'easter led to major flooding in some East End towns, but the region largely avoided the major power outages that affected other parts of the Northeast.

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The victim was pronounced dead at Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue, police said.

The project will renovate downtown Island Park and install underground drainage storm basins. Construction is set to begin by Friday, coinciding with the ninth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy.

All current county legislators except Republican Legis. Vincent Muscarella are seeking reelection on Nov. 2.

Peers remember him for leading the North Hempstead Democratic Committee when it needed his reputation for honesty. His wife said his most cherished title was "Grandpa."

The pastry case features a lineup of bagels, muffins and bars in configurations such as coconut, peanut butter and chocolate or Oreo.

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Incumbent Democrat Laura Curran touts a drop in major crimes and recent budget surpluses. Republican Bruce Blakeman, a Hempstead Town councilman, is attacking Curran on reassessment.

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Hear what the candidates running for Nassau County executive had to say as they answered questions from Long Islanders during a Newsday Live virtual town hall event.

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Hear what the candidates running for Suffolk County district attorney had to say as they answered questions from Long Islanders during a Newsday Live virtual town hall event.

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Hear what the candidates running for Nassau County district attorney had to say as they answered questions from Long Islanders during a Newsday Live virtual town hall event.

Gordon, who lost to Garbarino in 2020 by more than 23,000 votes to replace retiring Rep. Peter King, launched her campaign Tuesday at an event in Lindenhurst with Suffolk County lawmakers and Democratic Party leaders.

A panel of U.S. health advisers endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, moving the U.S. closer to beginning vaccinations in children ages 5 to 11.

Tumbling COVID-19 case counts have some schools around the U.S. considering relaxing their mask rules, but deaths nationally have been ticking up over the past few weeks, some rural hospitals are showing signs of strain, and cold weather is setting in.

North Port police acknowledged in an interview with WINK-TV that they mistook Laundrie's mother for him while running surveillance on the now-deceased "person of interest" in the killing of Blue Point native Gabby Petito.

The New York senator wrote to Senate leadership asking lawmakers to increase funding by at least $20 million, for a total of $67 million, in the fiscal 2022 spending bills for the Area Health Education Center program.