Long Island updates for Friday, March 28, 2014

We're closing out Newsday's LI Now live post for Friday, March 28, 2014. 

As a brief look ahead, tonight will be overcast with a chance of rain. The low will be around 40 degrees. Breezy. It's going to rain tomorrow with a high of around 50.  

Check back with us on Monday morning, as we start all over again with the latest in breaking news, weather, traffic and social media chatter.

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TRAFFIC

MERRICK - The off-ramp is closed on Sunrise Highway eastbound at Meadowbrook Parkway. 

For more traffic updates, visit Newsday's traffic & transit app. 

AGENDA

STONY BROOK - SMITHTOWN HISTORY. St. James author Claire Nicolas White on Sunday will talk about the Smithtown founders. The free 3 p.m. event will be at the Ward Melville Heritage Organization's Educational and Cultural Center, 97P Main St. in Stony Brook. Follow Lauren R. Harrison's coverage at newsday.com.