Members of the Shinnecock nation have launched a kelp farming operation to reduce the nitrogen in Shinnecock Bay in order to restore the kelp populations. They were joined by Sister Kerry Handal of the Sisters of St. Joseph. 


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Suffolk police responded to a garbage fire at a Peconic Avenue facility operated by Gershow Recycling. Gershow's website describes its Medford site as a scrap metal recycling facility. 

Smoke billows from fire at Gershow Recycling facility

Officials are aiming to rebuild the Tesla Science Center in Shoreham after a fire destroyed the north side of the building and left parts of its historic laboratory in ruins. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'This fire was a big gut punch'

Suffolk County police are still working to fix their 911 system, which has been disrupted for some cellular service users since Monday evening.

Suffolk still experiencing 911 system disruptions

This is the fifth year the Thanksgiving meal is being hosted in Brentwood. Leg. Samuel Gonzalez (D) Brentwood says it's important to him to help give back to his community. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'It's perfect, it's home food'

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There's no clear explanation for the sudden explosion of unwell reptilian patients on Long Island. Theories abound, including a loss of habitat and more humans.

Questions abound as injured turtles fill rescue centers

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Kevin Hertell, an Air Force veteran, created the Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag to spread knowledge of veteran suicides and seek additional resources for mental health.

National recognition sought for Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag

The body was at the Lawrence Aviation Industries Inc. site on Sheep Pasture Road, Suffolk police said.

Woman's body found at Port Jefferson Station demolition site

The fire has kept the store shuttered, though it may reopen Sunday. The rest of the mall was able to open for business on Friday, officials said.

Macy's at Smith Haven Mall remains closed after loading dock fire

They are facing economic hardships that threaten to strain an already fragile safety net for those who need their help.

A chill in charitable giving strains some LI nonprofits

The state health department is investigating whether an Amityville pediatric practice whose owner was convicted of falsifying COVID-19 records also faked certificates of immunization for diseases like the measles.

State investigating clinic's vaccination records beyond COVID, official says

The owner of the Huntington Station store blames a new state law that bans sales of dogs, cats and rabbits at retail pet shops.

Selmer's Pet Land closing after 84 years in business

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Following up on the fire at Shoreham's Tesla Science Center. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'This does not deter us'

Veterans recieve Thanksgiving meals in Sayville. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'It's the least we can do for their service'

Six LI children had their adoptions finalized at a joyful ceremony at the Riverhead aquarium Friday. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

'From the moment I saw her, I knew she was going to be my forever'

Five people are charged with attempting to smuggle fentanyl into Suffolk jails. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Cops: Fentanyl disguised as paper

There was a joke during Joe and Kathleen Brown's wedding toast that it wouldn't be the first night they spent together. They actually overlapped in Huntington Hospital's nursery. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

Family affair in Huntington

At this Center Moriches camp, each camper has one thing in common — the loss of a loved one. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'It opens my empty heart and fills it up'

Honoring forgotten Central Islip psychiatric patients. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'It's terrible how people were treated'

Sgt. Bernard J. Sweeney Jr. received full military honors at Calverton National Cemetery after being missing in action for over 75 years. "He died fighting tyranny," Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said.

WWII soldier finally gets his funeral

Residents on Monday called on the state attorney general to launch a probe into ash dumped at the Brookhaven landfill, citing a Newsday investigation that found that Long Island's leading waste incinerator, Covanta, couldn't be sure that ash it was dumping there wasn't hazardous. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'We need everyone accountable': Brookhaven residents seek state probe into Covanta ash dumping at landfill

A ceremony Thursday in Copiague welcomed the "The Wall That Heals," a traveling three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Newsday TV's Virginia Huie reports.

War vets honors those who lost their lives in Vietnam at wall in Copiague

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine and other local officials spoke at a news conference on Tuesday, pleading for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to extend a sand replenishment project scheduled for this fall on the western end of Fire Island to hard-hit communities farther to the east. 

LI officials pleading for federal help with Fire Island beach erosion 

The funeral for 13-year-old Anthony Stinton was held at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Center Moriches on Monday. Anthony died after being struck by a police car on Sept. 9. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'It rocks us. It shakes us to our core'

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