Danny Seraphine, original drummer and founder of the rock band Chicago, performed with Five Towns College students during the college’s commencement ceremony in Dix Hills on Saturday. They played Chicago’s 1972 hit, “Saturday in the Park.” Seraphine received an honorary doctorate from the college and spoke to the Class of 2018.


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Video shows a small plane making an emergency landing on Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai as the sun was setting Wednesday.

Emergency landing caught on camera

Sunrise Liquor Store in Bay Shore sold a Cash4Life ticket worth a guaranteed $7 million.

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An old rotary phone was unveiled at the Suffolk County Environmental Center in Islip on Sunday for grieving people to "call" their loved ones "on the wind." NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'I just said I love you. I miss you.'

New York State Police say one person was injured in a two-car crash in the eastbound lanes on the Southern State Parkway near North Amityville Friday.

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Members of the Council of Thought and Action are hopeful that at the very least, its principles will live on in those whose lives already have been changed.

Wyandanch community group that helped fight recidivism prepares for future without leader, funding

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Robert Kirwan died of 9/11-related cancer on Sept. 9 and became the latest officer to be added to the department's memorial wall.

Suffolk County officer added to memorial wall after battle with 9/11-related cancer

Ex-Rep. George Santos' motion is an improper attempt to influence public opinion, and potential jurors, before his trial, prosecutors argued.

Feds urge judge in Santos case not to unseal statements from witnesses

This was the week for state and county election officials to certify ballots for the June 25 primaries.

Suffolk to have two primaries in June; Nassau will have 4 state legislative ones

New York State is filled with parks great for biking, hiking and playing.

See what state parks have to offer

At decision time for many students, what's happening at colleges and universities is having a powerful, polarizing effect.

For families of college-bound students, campus protests leave their mark

Gov. Hochul said $4 million in federal funds will be used because "some remediation may be needed on site for potential subsurface environmental contamination."

Gov. Hochul: $4M available for cleaning up proposed East Farmingdale housing site

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The Bay Shore school district spent over $600,000 after it was accused of mishandling sexual abuse allegations against since-retired third-grade teacher Thomas Bernagozzi.

$600,000 in legal bills, 45 sexual abuse lawsuits

The fire was between Exits 55 and 56 on the eastbound right shoulder, according to Suffolk police. At one point, three of the four eastbound lanes were closed through the morning commute near Hauppauge.

Hot potatoes: Truck fire causes potato spill on LIE

A fire erupted at the Winters Brothers recycling and waste transfer station in West Babylon on Monday.

Firefighters battle flames at recycling plant

The fire dod not appear to be a criminal act, officials said.

Car catches fire at Smithtown police precinct

Southold police chased a suspect Monday during a 45-minute pursuit along the North Fork, from Riverhead to Greenport, until the driver sped off a 100-foot cliff and landed in Long Island Sound.

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A visit to hidden migrant encampments in the Hamptons. NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson reports.

Hamptons' unseen neighbors

Hidden communities on the East End have become a place of refuge for some migrants. NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson reports on the challenges they face on Long Island.

'It's not so easy to find people'

Haircuts and important blood pressure screenings in Dix Hills. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

Blood pressure screenings and haircuts in Dix Hills

Tom Cutinella, a Shoreham-Wading River football player who died after a traumatic brain injury in 2014, was honored by St. Charles Hospital on Friday for donating his organs.

HS football player who donated organs honored by St. Charles Hospital

Suffolk County SPCA detectives seized 49 animals from a 79-year-old Ronkonkoma woman's home. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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A woman crashed into a fire hydrant just before 11 a.m. in Coram and is facing multiple charges, including a DUI.

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Kristin Gillespie founded Rights to Unmute to fight misogyny and bullying in the online gaming community. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports. 

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