The event is modeled after New York City's Peace Week and aims to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and his mission of decreasing violence through community engagement.

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The water damage at Huntington Station's The Helping Hand Rescue Mission destroyed the inside of the recently renovated building. The 27-seat dining hall was set to reopen Jan. 25.

Banks lent an estimated $1.61 trillion for home purchases last year, up about 9% from 2020, and the trend is likely to continue.

Neither the LI-raised Loughlin, her husband nor their two adult daughters were home at the time, the actor's rep said.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Malverne as part of a tour of Long Island to raise support for the civil rights movement that included stops in Inwood, Long Beach, Rockville Centre and Hempstead.

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The storm that had inflicted severe damage on other parts of the country spared Long Island, leaving behind less than two inches of rain, gusty winds and some moderate flooding. 

The longtime Democratic National Committee member will be seeking to replace Rep. Tom Suozzi, who is running for governor.

The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a gunman took hostages during livestreamed services said that he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two others after an hourslong standoff.

Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting "the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow," President Joe Biden said.

Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars and later helped to bring attention to the Black pilots who had battled racism at home to fight for freedom abroad, has died.