West Islip

An officer was punched while trying to break up the fight following a boys' basketball game between Deer Park and North Babylon high schools, Suffolk police said.

Panelists from Nassau and Suffolk discuss what it is like to grow up on Long Island with a group of racially and ethnically diverse teens in Amityville on Thursday.

The town amends its guidelines on retiring debt so officials can bond for $17.5M this year to repave and repair roads, make software upgrades and improve facilities.

The West Islip graduate was an All-Long Island selection in 2008 and played collegiately at Stony Brook

Basket with 3.2 seconds left is a winner. "I shoot the ball all the time at practice. That's what I do - shoot."

A resident called Officer Avital Donnenfeld "a hero" after he saw smoke and helped the family to safety.

Cara McCormack led the Cougars (8-1) with 16 points.

Five players scored at least eight points, and 12 points was the team high.

Firefighters pulled a therapy dog from a West Babylon pond, the first animal rescue call the fire department has handled in nearly a decade, officials said.

The point guard finished with 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Cougars.