Middle Island

Thousands of volunteers, including Long Island scout troops, spent Saturday at Calverton National Cemetery planting flags at the graves of fallen soldiers to honor their service on Memorial Day weekend.

After the Texas elementary school massacre, they are scrapping a "thoughts and prayers" approach.

See the scenes from Port Jefferson vs. Pierson.

Andriani was hit by a pitch and moved to third on Evan Raymond's single.

A Medford man who threatened to start a race war by killing white people was arrested on a hate crime charge Friday, Suffolk County police said.

A Memorial Day ceremony at the Long Island State Veterans Home, the first such ceremony since the coronavirus pandemic.

The 16-year-old, who was not identified because of his age, was arrested after posting the threat on an Instagram page, according to Suffolk District Attorney Raymond Tierney.

See the scenes from Thursday's Suffolk A semifinal.

Marcus Wertheim drew the defense and made a cross field pass to Hobot, who wired a shot to the top corner

Acidification stunts shell growth, but the study found kelp could offset that impact for species such as oysters, hard-shelled clams and blue mussels.

Memorial Day was established in 1868 as a time to decorate the graves of the war dead.

It started as a typical plane ride, notwithstanding the masks on all the passengers.

Chembio Diagnostics Inc. had closed the overseas plant in 2020 to focus on making COVID tests for the U.S. market.

Phantoms' Felicia Giglio had seven saves and Mikaela Mooney had four goals.

Westhampton will play for the Long Island title agains the Nassau champ on June 5.

See the scenes from Wednesday's title matchup. 

The body of Melissa Molinari, who was stabbed 58 times, was found in the Pine Barrens wrapped in garbage bags and duct tape, prosecutors said.

Check out the exhibits at Wang Center, Hecksher Museum and Westbury Arts.

Political and advocacy groups increasingly have been injecting themselves into traditionally nonpartisan school board elections on Long Island, endorsing candidates, assisting in campaigns and inflaming divisions ahead of the May 17 vote.

When a blaze destroyed their condo, a Middle Island couple was left to rebuild their life together as it was just starting. A community swooped in to help.

Under the tax reduction plan, one of the region's biggest, the district's proposed tax levy for the 2022-23 school year would drop nearly 5% from the current year's figure.

This year's competition had a theme of "Rapid React."

The veterans were awarded the medals at the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale.

The Ridge woman crashed twice last July while taking Cub Scouts from a Calverton camp, then fled, Suffolk prosecutors said.

Which girls bowlers earned Newsday's top honors for the 2021-22 winter season?

See who earned Newsday's top honors for their work on the bowling lanes this season.

Meet the players selected to our annual All-Long Island team for girls basketball.

The Lions showed balance, chemistry in victory over Patchogue-Medford.

See the scenes from Tuesday's Suffolk girls lacrosse matchup.

A communitywide effort aims to tackle drug dealing, prostitution, panhandling, homelessness and vagrancy, and create jobs and provide social services to those in need, officials say.