East Northport

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Some experts believe the population of ticks, which carry diseases, has increased through the pandemic year, and Long Island residents and visitors are urged to take special care this summer to avoid those suckers.

Dogs are welcome to have their day at a number of Long Island destinations with outdoor spaces.

The proposed new rate coming up for a vote Tuesday exceeds the district's state-assigned 2.93% tax cap, and will require a 60% voter supermajority to win approval.

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Eleven new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites — including two on Long Island — will open this week across New York, seeking to attract people to get the vaccine in areas with low inoculation levels.

Dan Martin and the department came under criticism earlier this year when delays getting building permits that were filed in 2020 stretched into months.

Mariah Carey's attorneys said that claims by her brother, Morgan Carey, that she defamed him in her memoir are false.

Larry Saperstein, who plays Big Red on the Disney Plus series, revealed on social media that he's "bi irl."

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Scientists are unsure what is causing the lingering symptoms, how to prevent and treat them, why some people get them and others don't, and how long the effects may last.

Long Island students have to wear masks to school today because the state has not formally changed its school mask mandate, despite an announcement Friday that it planned to lift school mask requirements at the start of the week.