James Bouklas, president of the We Are Smithtown civic organization, spoke at a news conference Monday opposing the plan to develop Gyrodyne, a 75-acre property on the Route 25A corridor in  St. James.


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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

"We remember the good times, the bad times, the stuff that led us here." Inmates at the Yaphank jail are receiving lessons in memoir writing. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

A lesson in memoir writing at the Yaphank jail

A single-engine Beechcraft V35 made an emergency landing on the beach in Shoreham on Friday due to a reported engine issue, according to the FAA.

Small plane lands on Shoreham Beach after engine trouble

Remarks by Chief Deputy County Executive Lisa Black at a recent conference give a closer look at how Suffolk County officials scrambled to deal with the Sept. 8 ransomware attack. Hear analysis from Newsday reporter Mark Harrington.

Top Suffolk official said 'We're shutting down our emails'

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A deaf patient alleged that employees with Total Orthopedics and Sports Medicine's Massapequa clinic refused her request for assistance as required under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, according to the United States Attorney for the Eastern District.

Feds: Clinic to provide aid for deaf patients

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Nassau ranked as the state's third-healthiest county, behind Putnam and Saratoga, while Suffolk ranked eighth, but Black Long Islanders have lower life expectancies than others, according to a new study.

Study: LI health better, Black residents see challenges

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

Security in schools on Long Island varies, with some using just the district's own security staff and others use armed guards. Their security plans have to be updated and approved by the public and police. 

Answers to questions about security in Long Island schools

Suffolk County has raised its starting pay for Child Protective Service workers and reduced the number of cases they handle in an effort to improve the department, but there is still progress to be made, the county's head of social services said.

Suffolk CPS cites higher pay, reduced caseloads in effort to improve

Downs, vice president of the Riverhead school board, said she's resigning from her role after her March 18 comments sparked rebuke.

Riverhead board member resigns after Brentwood comments

Nicole McCloskey, 51, a teacher from East Northport, produced the sexually explicit photos and videos and sent them to male minors to "boost [the teen's] self-esteem," prosecutors said.

East Northport mother charged with producing, distributing sexually explicit images of 15-year-old daughter, officials say

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With strong winds speeding the flames, Central Islip firefighters rescued a woman from a second-floor window Tuesday night. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Firefighters rescue woman from blazing home

High school students debated the presence of armed campus guards on campus Wednesday during a mock hearing at the Suffolk legislative offices in Hauppauge.

HS students participate in mock hearing over armed campus guards 

Sweetbriar Nature Center's wildlife care coordinator, Isabel Fernandes, gave an update on the injured coyote caught last week in Queens. Fernandez said once the coyote is healed, the goal is to release it to a familiar place.

Injured coyote resting and recovering at Sweetbriar Nature Center

Dramatic video captured by resident Luis Lopez shows the moments leading up to the North Lindenhurst plane crash on Sunday.

Plane crash caught on camera

Officials are investigating a small plane crash and fire Sunday in North Lindenhurst. A passenger was killed and the pilot and other passenger were seriously burned, according to officials on Monday. NewsdayTV's Pat Dolan reports.

'A very large explosion': Investigation into North Lindenhurst plane crash

One person was killed in the crash of a single-engine plane Sunday near Republic Airport. Plane wreckage, fire and billowing smoke are seen in videos from the scene. NewsdayTV's Pat Dolan reports.

Flames, billowing smoke after plane crash near Republic Airport

Jennifer Wustenhoff Lees announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of her father's killer.

'It has been 33 very long years,' says daughter of detective killed in 1990 car bombing 

Suffolk police said an explosion on a sailboat with a gas leak injured a 44-year-old man whom officers found "in the wreckage" in Islip Thursday night.

Security camera captures boat explosion in Islip canal

The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office is ready to welcome a new "employee" – Tillman, a nearly 2-year-old service dog. Tillman will be working with child victims, putting them at ease in difficult situations. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

'I was very happy when my name and Tillman's name got called together'

  Following a serious car accident in 2020, Maryann and Leon Esquibel of Smithtown, learned weeks later they were each suffering with a potentially life-threatening brain bleed. On Tuesday, they reunited with their neurosurgeon at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital to celebrate their 65th wedding. anniversary. 

Smithtown couple celebrates 65th wedding anniversary after each had life-saving surgery. 

Suffolk County police partnered with the Commack Fire Department on Saturday for the 13th annual blood drive in memory of Officer Glen Ciano, who was killed by a drunken driver in 2009. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Commack blood drive held in memory of Officer Glen Ciano

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

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