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The resolution was tabled by the councilwoman who proposed bringing Thomas Tiernan back to head the department, and the town says it will now launch a wider, formal search to fill the post.

The victims of what Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder described as a "horrific accident" include Marlene Luu, 66, of Woodside Queens.

Here are spots to visit and excursions to try that offer fun for everyone this season. 

Paxlovid dramatically reduces the chances of hospitalization or death for those at high risk of severe COVID-19. But many Long Islanders are still unaware of it, and some are nervous about taking it.

Christian Long Islanders are as divided on the hot-button abortion issue as most of the country. Between the extremes — no abortion at all or abortion with no restrictions — there is nuance among Christians on the island. 

Tim McCabe, of North Bellmore, said doctors found two cancerous tumors while he was undergoing a liver transplant. He gave himself a day to be angry about it, then moved on to face his latest health challenge.

Students of color have gone from being the minority to the majority in 32 Long Island districts over the past 20 years, a Newsday analysis found.

'The William Floyd Youth & Government program continues to be the gold standard.'

This year I was anxious for spring to come. I was tired of the cold weather ...

Steel Equities plans to renovate the longtime home of Slant/Fin Corp., which won tax breaks in 2016 to stay on Long Island but is closing the facility.

If you're looking for a getaway this holiday weekend, a staycation is the perfect escape.

The State Division of Human Rights said the online retailing giant failed to comply with law requiring reasonable accommodations for such physical conditions.

The elections marked widespread victories for candidates endorsed by local teacher unions, and numerous losses for those groups that backed candidates critical of the ways race, gender and history are taught.

The Nassau police department's annual memorial ceremony honors officers killed in the line of duty, officers who died from COVID-19 or a Sept. 11-related cancer, and police department retirees who died in the past 12 months.

Mineola Middle School students see what it takes to be a bridge engineer at an event with the Long Island Rail Road Expansion Project Management Team.

Thomas Pushpamangalam came to the U.S. from India to study at NYU, where he later taught.

Scenes from the CHSAA boys volleyball final between Chaminade and St. John the Baptist at St. Dominic on Monday.

Ryan Farrell and Logan Iacobazzi led the Flyers, who did not drop a set for the second season in a row.

Quay-Sean Hines pleaded not guilty Friday to a grand jury indictment that he killed Amelia Laguerre on March 31 in a parking garage in New Hyde Park.

The students' projects in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair examined topics such as cancer research, climate change and a way to assist the visually impaired.

Police said the girl sustained a head injury.

Scenes from a Nassau Conference III softball game between Herricks and host Island Trees on Wednesday.

Two-run double tied the score at 5, and Herricks took the lead on Stefani Murciano's triple in 9th.

St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center, Mather Hospital, North Shore University Hospital and NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island each got the top score from the Washington, D.C.-based Leapfrog Group.

Hundreds of people braved a cold, driving rain Saturday in Mineola and Central Islip to express outrage over a draft U.S. Supreme Court decision that would allow states to outlaw abortion.

The root causes of the higher Black maternal mortality rate include discrimination, health care providers ignoring patients' concerns, lack of follow-up care, and inadequate education of pregnant women of potential complications, health experts said.