Six people have died from overdoses on the East End in the last month. Police say the likely cause is fentanyl-laced cocaine. Cecilia Dowd reports.


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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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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will reconsider a decision not to replenish the storm-damaged shoreline following pressure from state officials.

Feds to reconsider decision on Fire Island erosion

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Gregory Konesky, who worked at Brookhaven National Laboratory, was pulled from the home by firefighters. His sister, Karilyn Konesky, is hospitalized.

Retired scientist dies in Hampton Bays fire

Democrat Dave Calone outspent the winner, Republican Ed Romaine, by a margin of 2 to 1.

Suffolk County executive candidates spent nearly $6M

Pilots who store their planes at a private hangar at MacArthur Airport say a fee hike would displace them.

MacArthur taxiway legal dispute raises concerns among small-aircraft pilots

The retired cops, on a family visit, prevented an arson fire at the birthplace of Martin Luther King and apprehended the suspect.

NYPD brothers praised for saving MLK home in Atlanta

There's no clear explanation for the sudden explosion of injured turtles. Theories abound, including loss of habitat.

Why are injured turtles filling LI rescue centers?

Brookhaven Town plans to rebuild a half-mile stretch of Mastic Beach's main street.

Developer chosen for Mastic Beach's downtown facelift

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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.

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