The driver, who had suffered a medical emergency, was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, State Police said.

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Selden's Robert Tarango has already made history as the first deaf-blind actor to play a leading role in a film.  That movie, "Feeling Through," is vying for best live-action short at Sunday's Academy Awards.

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Selden's Robert Tarango plays the leading role in "Feeling Through," which is nominated for best live-action short at Sunday's Academy Awards.

The three people, who were trapped in the home, were rescued by Glen Cove firefighters and police officers amid thick smoke conditions, a Nassau County fire official said.

Officer Christopher Racioppo has been upgraded to fair condition, according to Dr. James Vosswinkel, the head of trauma at the hospital and the Suffolk County Police Department's chief consulting surgeon and medical director.

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During a time when the COVID-19 crisis kept many people off the roads, rails and airlines, it also gave a boost to alternative transportation modes, which have proved invaluable in keeping thousands of Long Islanders mobile and safe.

"Long Island is such an important feeder for New York City," said Chris Heywood, a spokesman for NYC & Company, the city's visitors bureau. "It's still such a natural fit for us."

The diocese said it will form the nursery-through-eighth-grade school combining two facilities that had served as schools in Deer Park and Central Islip — to be overseen by the Marianist Brothers, who run respected schools such as Chaminade High School.