Freezing temperatures were not enough to keep spectators from watching the Bayport-Blue Point St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday, after a pandemic-induced break for the past two years. Newsday's Steve Langford reports.


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Authorities are trying to figure out why a MacArthur Airport-bound plane made it here from Tennessee on Sunday but then turned around over Long Island and headed back south. Four people died, including an East Hampton toddler and her mom, after their plane crashed in Virginia. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Neighbor of plane crash victim: 'We're just so sad, so sad'

Pride was celebrated with two parades in Babylon and Patchogue, which held its first one. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'This just shows how much people came out to support love, not hate'

The Suffolk County Police Department named a new Marine Bureau vessel after Sgt. David Cherkes, who died in 2020 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. His widow Kristine Cherkes spoke at the dedication ceremony Thursday.

'That man was extraordinary': Suffolk police vessel dedicated to late sergeant

At the Lt. Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum in West Sayville, a monument was unveiled on Memorial Day honoring Operation Red Wings and the service members killed on the mission in Afghanistan in 2005, as well as the one service member who survived. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Michael Murphy's father: 'They gave their tomorrows for us to have today'

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Adina Azarian was "career driven" in the hyper-competitive world of New York City and East End real estate but also devoted herself to motherhood while still finding time for her many friends, both personal and professional, according those who knew her.

Plane crash cuts short life of 'devoted' East Hampton mom, friend to many

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The plane's owner said his daughter, a well-known real estate agent from East Hampton, and her two-year-old were returning home to Long Island after visiting relatives in North Carolina.

'I don't have any more children or family,' says father whose daughter, toddler granddaughter died in VA plane crash

The Suffolk County Legislature is expected to set a public hearing on a plan to boost the sales tax by .125% to fund expansion of sewers and high-tech septic systems.

Suffolk sewer tax proposal gets initial vote today

The man was attempting to jog across 5th Avenue when he was struck by a 2019 International Box Truck, police said.

Pedestrian hit by box truck in Bay Shore seriously injured, police say

Winds are carrying smoke from more than 100 wildfires in Canada to Long Island and the rest of New York State, leading to an air quality advisory through Tuesday from the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

DEC: Canada fires spark air quality advisory for Long Island, rest of NY

The auction will take place Saturday in Westhampton, rain or shine.

More than 120 vehicles starting at $500 to be auctioned, including Porsche, dump truck

Huntington Supervisor Ed Smyth said the town had to make repairs to the bathrooms near the playground at Heckscher Park after teens put rocks into a plumbing vent, affecting both the men's and women's restrooms.

Hecksher Park bathroom vandalism prompts extra patrols in Huntington

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The Greenport carousel reopened Friday after a remediation project to remove lead paint that kept the attraction closed for about a month and a half.

Lead paint gone, carousel 'cleaned up completely and perfectly safe'

Volunteers are building a replica of a spy boat that the Patriots used during the Revolutionary War to ferry intelligence on British activities across Long Island Sound to Connecticut. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

I spy a replica Revolutionary War boat in Port Jeff

In the wetlands of Mastic Beach in April, authorities say, a couple in a pickup truck dumped broken cinderblocks and concrete along Grove Road West. A bystander who witnessed the incident reported it to authorities who charged the Holbrook couple. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

Holbrook couple charged after allegedly dumping debris in Mastic Beach wetlands

A Town of Riverhead skate park was renamed in honor of Wesley Dean Ackley, a passionate skateboarder who worked to keep the park free and died of cancer at 27 in January. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'He wanted everybody to have the opportunity to skate'

According to reports, more than 600 instances of malware were found on computers before the cyberattack, NewsdayTV's Mark Harrington discusses.

Suffolk Country computers may have been compromised prior to last year's cyberattack

Rachel Siegel-Joffe opened her late husband's Lego store, a Bricks & Minifigs shop, in West Babylon Saturday on what would have been his 59th birthday. Larry Joffe planned to open the store on May 4 but died of a heart attack that day.

Widow opens late husband's dream Lego store, with excitement and sadness

Items get second life at North Babylon Repair Cafe

The Village of Babylon held a memorial service on Wednesday for James Jaronczyk of Massapequa, who was killed after a boating accident in the Great South Bay earlier this month. 

'James had a heart of gold' says mother of LIer who died in boating accident

A huge "Star Wars" fan, Larry Joffe was set to open his West Babylon Bricks & Minifigs shop on May 4, but died of a heart attack that day. His widow, Rachel, on Wednesday said she is making it her mission to make his dream come true and the store is set to open on Larry's birthday, May 20.

Widow to open late husband's store: 'I want to see this through for him'

The third annual Kite Festival was held in Babylon Sunday at Overlook Beach.

'It felt like liftoff': Kite Festival at Overlook Beach

The Bloom wellness event returned to the Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank for a third session Saturday. The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County partnered with the non-profit 100 Hispanic Women to bring together more than a dozen vendors and activities focused on wellness and other services for the Hispanic community.

Third annual 'Bloom' Wellness event draws Latinos to Suffolk County Farm

A crash during rush hour on the Long Island Expressway south service road in Yaphank left a woman and her baby dead, officials said.

Rush-hour crash kills mother, baby in Yaphank

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