Homicide Squad detectives are trying to determine the origins of the remains, which police said were recovered from a pond along the south side of Sunrise Highway.

The measure introduced in the Senate proposes a remedy for financial hardships afflicting people whose homes were damaged by the 2012 Superstorm Sandy.

Riverhead's Anti-Bias Task Force has proposed several initiatives that target discrimination and would improve communication between residents and officials

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The program strives to increase the number of health care providers from underserved and underrepresented minority backgrounds.

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Back in the day, the Merrick station was Long Island's undisputed radio champ when it came to intesely local broadcasting.

"Simply put, ownership of the Jake's 58 property and management of the casino hotel will put Suffolk OTB in a position to contribute more money to Suffolk County than it otherwise would, a benefit that will only grow in time," an OTB spokesman said.

The federal government cited potential conflicts with shipping, commercial fishing and lack of commercial viability in removing the sites from its upcoming lease sale of waters off the South Shore.

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Elected officials and community leaders gathered in Hewlett's Grant Park, supporting a ban that would prohibit smoking marijuana at any county facilities. Newsday's Steve Langford has the story.