The first project in the revitalization of downtown Hicksville has been completed. It was celebrated by officials who held a ribbon-cutting on Thursday. 


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Officials opened up warming centers for residents looking to escape the cold this weekend and say they are prepared for any emergencies that may arise. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Warming centers open as LI prepares for bitter cold weekend

Amityville's Maj. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, 102, became the first Black woman in the regular U.S. Army Nurse Corps. She later served as the Tuskegee Airmen Inc.'s first and only female president.

'I had to do the best I could to make sure I was on the top'

Temperatures will be in the single digits and the wind chill will be close to -20 degrees, NewsdayTV meterologist Bill Korbel says

Bill Korbel breaks down the Arctic blast on LI

Malverne Mel has predicted an early spring.

Malverne Mel didn't see his shadow 

Memorial Presbyterian Church in Roosevelt had to adapt to the decrease in in-person membership due to the pandemic. Nearly three years later, the church still offers virtual services. 

'Maybe the church didn't need to be in the four walls'

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Denice Evans-Sheppard shared a presentation at East Woods School about her great-great-grandfather David Carll.

Students hear story of Black soldier from Oyster Bay who served in Civil War

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Patrick Hinchy has agreed to pay $410,000 in penalties, state Attorney General Letitia James said.

Owner of Port Jefferson-based consortium of companies illegally promoted spyware, AG says

The U.S. Marshals Service Wednesday arrested Louis "Luigi" Prudente, owner of Il Vizio Restorante Italiano Corp., for repeatedly failing to provide information to the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.

South Shore restaurant owner charged in federal probe of labor practices

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual fundraiser to memorialize James McNaughton didn't happen in 2021 and 2022. Now for 2023, a Wantagh venue is once again the host.

Tribute to NYPD cop killed in Iraq is back

Roquishia Lewis, Tyler's mother, said officials with the schools and Buffalo-area law-enforcement agencies know the identity of one person linked to her son's stabbing but have yet to make an arrest.

Parents of fatally stabbed student from LI sue schools

Experts say the report shows that education and early intervention are needed to battle the rise in antisemitism.

Antisemitism on the rise, ADL survey says

"He was a disrupter," his daughter, Annie Zirkel, said. "He just wasn't afraid to challenge. He wanted to make the world a better place."

Don Zirkel, Catholic activist, deacon, dies at 95

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The 35-foot male humpback whale that died after washing ashore at Lido Beach will be necropsied Tuesday, NewsdayTV Cecilia Dowd reports.

Feds investigating death of whale at Lido Beach

The Newsday/Siena College poll shows 78% of registered voters in his district say Santos should resign. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa, and Newsday's Albany Bureau Chief Yancey Roy discuss what lies ahead for the congressman.

Bye, George: 78% of his constituents say he should resign, poll shows

Sen. Chuck Schumer wants the Department of Justice to send a team to Long Island to work with local police departments on catalytic converter thefts. Newsday TV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Long Island faces steep rise in catalytic converter thefts

Lido Beach resident Tyler Flach is facing 25 years to life in prison after being convicted in November of second-degree murder in connection with Oceanside High School senior Khaseen Morris' stabbing death in 2019. The sentencing on Monday was delayed for the second time. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Flach sentencing delayed as new defense laywer says 'not a case for murder'

A male humpback whale that washed ashore in Lido Beach has died, officials say.

Humpback whale washes up in Lido Beach

Long Islanders gathered in Mineola on Sunday to show solidarity for Tyre Nichols, who was beaten by five Memphis police officers after a traffic stop and later died.

Rally in Mineola for Tyre Nichols

Reducing air traffic at the East Hampton Town Airport could cause a ripple effect in neighboring communities such as Montauk where residents worry about the consequences of flights diverting to the privately-owned Montauk Airport. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Montauk advocates weigh in with concerns about East Hampton airport operations

Senior education reporter John Hildebrand talks about the topic of Long Island's most highly paid public school educators, and gives context to keep in mind, in a conversation with NewsdayTV anchor Ken Buffa.

Educators' pay on LI: More than 31,000 earn $100,000 or more annually

Parts of a pre-Civil War shipwreck were discovered by NPS employees on Fire Island in October, who, on Friday, said they believe they've discovered what is left of the SS Savannah, the first steamboat to cross the Atlantic. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'It's just a cool find. It really is.'

The battle over an Araca Road home has pitted owner Austin Kitt against the Village of Babylon and his contractor. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'The house is basically shifting and cracking and splitting apart'

Bellone: 'Sewers are coming to this downtown this year'

$5.4M more for downtown sewer project in Kings Park

Newsday TV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Suffolk Courts reporter Grant Parpan discuss Suffolk DA Ray Tierney's impact on bail reform, the Valva murder trial and the unsolved Gilgo Beach murders. 

Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney: His first year in office

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