Long Island news, weather, traffic, schools and LIRR updates for Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Welcome to Newsday's live post for Tuesday, May 27, 2014, your source for the latest local news, traffic and transit alerts, school updates and more.

We've wrapped the live coverage, but here is a roundup of some of the local stories Newsday has been following throughout the day.

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FIRE: Levittown firefighters responded to a fire on 9 Balsam Lane in Levittown Tuesday.

PROPERTY TRANSFER. The Town of Islip held a public hearing today on three items, including the transfer of properties under the town Community Development Agency’s Rent With the Option to Buy program and Direct Sale Affordable Housing program. Read reporter Sarah Armaghan’s Twitter updates: @ArmaghanS. 

PROPOSED 7-ELEVEN. The South Merrick Community Civic Association will meet today at 7 p.m. in the Merrick Park Golf Course Clubhouse. The association is expected to host the developers of a controversial proposed 7-Eleven on 150 Merrick Rd. Read reporter Aisha Al-Muslim’s Twitter updates: @AishaAlMuslim. 

WEATHER

While it's warm today, it will be considerably cooler tomorrow. An expected 20-degree drop Tuesday into Wednesday will mean tomorrow's high won't climb out of the 60s. The cold front could also create showers or thunderstorms tonight.