Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday blasted a $2 trillion federal coronavirus rescue package, County Executives Laura Curran and Steve Bellone announced more deaths due to the pandemic, while Summit Lane School in Levittown teachers and faculty found a unique way to cheer up their students. Here is Newsday's March 26 wrapup of what you need to know about the coronavirus.


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Rise Life Services debuted its youth suicide prevention center in Riverhead on Thursday, to face an alarming increase in suicide. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

First youth suicide prevention center opens in Riverhead

A man is in custody for fatally stabbing his cousin in Hauppauge and stabbing and injuring his girlfriend's sister during a separate incident in Brentwood, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said at a news conference in Hauppauge on Thurssday.

Man arrested in 2 alleged stabbings

Javel Welch, a Nassau County correction officer, was arrested after a narcotics dog detected drug residue on his belongings as he arrived for work at the jail in East Meadow, prosecutors said. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Correction officer arrested on contraband, weapon charges

Car buyer Jeff Dietz of Bay Shore assesses impounded cars that will be auctioned Saturday at the Suffolk police impound lot in Westhampton. "Everybody's looking for a bargain," he says.

'This car's been hit before': Buyer previews cars at police auction lot

The father of a 14-year-old girl was "infuriated" by a video he says shows his daughter being attacked March 17 by other students at Central Islip Senior High School. The school district says the safety of its students is "a paramount obligation." NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'My daughter didn't have any help,' Ezra Hoyte says

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The decades-long trend of people leaving Long Island is part of a broader trend of many New Yorkers leaving the state in pursuit of an affordable place to live, experts say.

Data: 'Domestic out-migrants' driving exodus

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Javel Welch was arrested Wednesday after a narcotics dog detected drug residue on his personal belongings as he arrived for work at the jail in East Meadow, Nassau prosecutors said.

Nassau jail correction officer arrested on contraband, weapon charges

The arrest came after the suspect's girlfriend reported a stabbing in Brentwood, later telling them her boyfriend had told her he had stabbed a second person. Police found both victims and one had died of stab wounds, said Suffolk Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison.

Brentwood man arrested after fatal stabbing and assault, police say

Jessica Beauvais has been held in jail since she was arrested on April 27, 2021, after she allegedly drove drunk, struck and killed NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos on the Long Island Expressway.

Defendant in fatal crash that killed NYPD officer from LI denied bail reduction, officials say

The grand jury indictment of former President Donald Trump has intensified debate over his re-election prospects heading into the 2024 presidential primary season.

Help or hurt? Reactions vary on Trump indictment

The vast reach of vendor Flock Safety — it claims its cameras record one billion license plate captures each month across the United States — has raised privacy concerns from the American Civil Liberties Union.

Glen Cove police department to use license plate reading cameras

The program will take "a holistic and personal-centered approach" to mental health care so they can offer several methods of helping youths struggling with suicidal thoughts, Winter Landmann-Herd, a social worker for RISE, said.

Suicide prevention center for youth aims to give hope to struggling young people

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Some Long Island educators negotiate their disciplinary penalties in private, brokering deals with their school districts with nearly no public disclosure, a Newsday investigation found.

Confidential agreements made by LI school districts

The shooting in Nashville and recent incidents at schools on Long Island have left parents on edge. Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports on security measures being taken at schools on Long Island.

Security measures being taken at schools on Long Island

Five offshore wind farms are slated for construction off Montauk Point and Long Beach. Experts discuss what LIers need to know about them.

Wind farms off LI: What's the impact?

Wyandanch's Milton L. Olive Middle School has improved and risen off the state's low-performance list to the equivalant of good standing.

'Our scholars ... want to show you they can do it'

A male student was stabbed in the leg after a hallway altercation with another student in Lindenhurst Middle School Monday that triggered a lockdown lifted about 90 minutes later, Suffolk police said. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

'It was a normal day in school like normal and then everything changed' 

When depression gripped Kenny Garcia's life, he sought relief in boxing. Learn how he fought back with the help of a trainer at the Westbury Boxing Gym.

'Boxing saved my life'

A Siena poll found that 45%  of voters statewide support Gov. Kathy Hochul's housing plan while 37% oppose it. Ninety percent of voters said affordable housing is a serious problem. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Siena poll: 90% say affordable housing in NY a serious concern

The number of ghost guns — unlicensed, unregistered, untrraceable firearms — recovered in the state has tripled over the last three years. Long Island law enforcement officials spoke with NewsdayTV's Steve Langford about the issue.

Ghost guns on the rise on Long Island

Family and friends gathered in Manorville to celebrate the 80th birthday of Victor Tastrom, a retired court officer, Vietnam veteran and widower who lost his wife to COVID-19.

A surprise he'll never forget

Nassau and Suffolk have made some of the largest payouts to employees for their unused sick and vacation days. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday politics reporter Scott Eidler discuss.  

Large payouts to Nassau, Suffolk employees have experts worried 

Since announcing it wants to build a casino in Uniondale, Sands New York has sponsored a range of local programs, including a soccer clinic with former superstar David Beckham. Critics say Sands is trying to buy community support. Newsday Albany bureau chief Yancey Roy discusses with NewsdayTV anchor Ken Buffa.

Sands New York, casino hopeful, hosts high-profile events in Nassau

Eugene Elizabeth Earle of North Amityville celebrates her 107th birthday at the home that she shares with her daughter.

'She has a very strong will,' says daughter of 107-year-old

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