Two days after a fire killed five people in a Riverhead home, Cindy Cichanowicz, of Peconic, and other community members passed by the house to mourn those who died.


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The figure is more than four times the spending cited by former county officials in the aftermath of the attack, which exposed the personal information of more than 500,000 Long Islanders and 40,000 employees.

'It's going to be considerably higher'

The funeral for NYPD officer Emilia Rennhack was held Saturday in New Hyde Park. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'She was just a friendly person who was liked by everyone'

A fire burned through the Peter Pan Diner on Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore. "We're going to come back," said owner Peter Lentzeres. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'We're all out of work right now. We're scared.'

Suffolk County officials demonstrated firework safety in Yaphank on Monday ahead of the July Fourth holiday. 

Fireworks safety ahead of Fourth of July 

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Patrick Gallagher was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during a 1966 enemy grenade attack that nearly killed three of his comrades in a foxhole in Vietnam.

Family gathers for christening of Navy warship in honor of Irish war hero from LI

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The proposed updates come as local governments continued to express wariness by enacting moratoriums on battery development. The state will accept public comments through Sept 24. 

NY plans fire code updates for battery storage plants

Company executives are to meet next month with officials of the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency to explain why jobs were cut.

Canon U.S.A. could have to repay tax breaks after Melville job cuts, letter says

"Sirens" is a dark comedy told over the course of a weekend.

Netflix minseries filming in Southold

The attorney acknowledged Suffolk did not produce the report because two defendants not represented by the county indicated they opposed its release, court papers say.

Allegations Suffolk withheld IA report 'demonstrably untrue,' county attorney says in court papers

The U.S. Labor Department found that CSC Holdings Inc., owned by Altice, discriminated against female job applicants at its Hauppauge facilities in 2017.

Altice USA enters $80G agreement with labor dept. on hiring discrimination allegations

The singer will be arraigned again, this time virtually, after his lawyer moved to have the case surrounding his June DWI arrest dismissed on a technicality.

Justin Timberlake to get new arraignment on DWI charge in Sag Harbor

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Four people, including an NYPD officer, were killed in a crash at a nail salon Friday. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'Very sad, very emotional'

A Patchogue man pleaded not guilty to charges of concealment of a human corpse, after, prosecutors and police said in court records, he confessed to using an ax to chop up a woman's body. 

Human remains found along Montauk Highway

Franklin Steet in Islip on Sunday was renamed to Billy Moon's Way, in memory of the FDNY firefighter and Islip volunteer who died in a training accident in Dec. 2022. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'There's never going to be another firefighter like Billy Moon'

John and Alisa McMorris walked the stage at Shoreham-Wading River High School to accept an honorary diploma for their late son, Andrew McMorris, who would have graduated Friday with his classmates. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'Tears just flew and then we saw everyone standing'

Kevin Callahan was killed in 2011 by a Suffolk police officer responding to a 911 call his brother made, saying there may have been a man with a gun in the house.

Suffolk agrees to settlement with family of man killed by cops

Fund founded by mother of LI native Alec Baldwin creates $5.5M endowment to help cancer researchers at Stony Brook Medicine.

The Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund established a $5.5 million endowment to help cancer researchers at Stony Brook Medicine. 

Babylon and Mastic Beach are part of a pilot plan to elevate flood-prone dwellings that officials said could eventually extend to residences along 83 miles of coastline from Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

'It's 100% federally funded'

An attorney representing the protesters pro bono told Newsday the agreement means that in 6 months all charges will be dropped as long as they are not arrested again. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

Attorney: 'Everybody's happy'

The 58th annual Puerto Rican-Hispanic Day Parade was held on Sunday in Brentwood, bringing the community together. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'It's nice to see the community come out'

Boy Scout Ronnie Carrillo earned the rank of Eagle Scout by installing a solar-powered-lighting system around the perimeter of the base of the Huntington Lighthouse. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.  

'It's such a pretty building. Let's light it up!'

A 45-year-old acquaintance of a West Hills homeowner was found unresponsive in the owner's swimming pool Sunday.

Resident performed CPR

A student wearing a Palestinian flag on her cap made a statement by walking out of the ceremony before it ended. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

'Everyone was celebrating'

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