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Long Island home struck by lightning amid downpours over NY

BAY SHORE, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Long Island homeowner managed to survive a direct lightning strike on his home on Friday, according to fire officials in Bay Shore. The owner of the home on Burnett Avenue called 911 just before 7:30 a.m., saying that it had been struck by lightning, the Bay Shore fire chief […]

Bay Shore, NY · 16h

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Which restaurant chain would you bring to Long Island? Vote!

It’s election time, and we’ve got one more race to call. If you could bring one restaurant chain to Long Island, which would get your vote?. Maybe you’d go with an In-N-Out Double-Double, hash browns scattered and smothered at Waffle House, or a plate of chicken and dumplings at Cracker Barrel. Zaxby’s, Whataburger and Cook Out are on the ballot, too.

Long Island, NY · 3d
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Terminated Municipal Worker Claims Discrimination in Complaint Against Town

Town officials last week received notice that a former municipal employee filed a complaint with a state civil rights agency claiming discrimination. The worker, Beth Straubel had already filed an earlier complaint with the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities last fall, and was fired from her job as senior accountant in the Finance Department about one month later in December, according to a complaint filed on her behalf by Trumbull-based attorney Daniel Angelone.

Trumbull, CT · 3d
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Nassau County's transgender athlete ban overturned

(The Center Square) — A New York appeals court has struck down Nassau County's ban on athletes born male competing in girls' and women's sports. The ruling by the New York Appellate Division, Second Department, declared the Long Island county's law that bars transgender women and girls from participating in women’s sports at county-run facilities is illegal because it violates the state's Human Rights Law and Civil Rights Law prohibiting efforts to restrict access to places of public accommodation "based on a person’s gender identity or expression, including whether the person identifies as transgender.” "Although a local government is constitutionally empowered to enact local laws relating to the welfare of its citizens through its police power, it is prohibited from exercising that power through the adoption of local laws that are inconsistent with the New York State Constitution or any general law of the state," the panel of judges wrote in the three-page ruling. The decision, which is expected to be appealed, stems from a lawsuit filed by the New York chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which claimed the restrictions signed into a law in 2024 by Nassau County Chief Executive Bruce Blakeman in July violated the state's

Nassau County, NY · 1d

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Long Island turns purple: Hochul nips Blakeman in Suffolk, Nassau; LaLota, Garbarino hold narrow leads

Greater Long Island coverage is funded in part by Toresco & Simonelli, a boutique injury and family law firm in West Islip. They fight for their clients. Click here to get in touch. Democrats flip Hempstead Town Hall and lead in an East End state Senate race held by Republicans...

Long Island, NY · 2d

SciFiSland

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Historic St. Johnland Property in Kings Park May Become Parkland

A nearly 50-acre wooded property in Kings Park with roots in a 160-year-old charitable community is under contract to be purchased by Suffolk County for […] The post Historic St. Johnland Property in Kings Park May Become Parkland first appeared on SciFisland.com .

Kings Park, NY · 11h

The Money Overview

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Seniors in Maricopa County, Ariz., Blount County, Tenn., Collier County, Fla. and Huntington, N.Y. can freeze or cut property taxes, with income caps from $38,686 to $63,470

In three counties and one town, homeowners 65 and older can lower the property-tax charge on a primary residence, but the programs work in different ways and cap income at figures from $38,686 in Collier County, Florida, to $63,470 in Blount County, Tennessee. Maricopa County, Arizona, sets its limits at $47,712 for one owner and […] The post Seniors in Maricopa County, Ariz., Blount County, Tenn., Collier County, Fla. and Huntington, N.Y. can freeze or cut property taxes, with income caps from $38,686 to $63,470 appeared first on The Money Overview .

Blount County, TN · 1d

CT Insider

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Meet three of the top-performing high schools in Connecticut

Wilton High School, Connecticut IB Academy and The Bridge Academy lead their categories in Connecticut's Next Generation Accountability rankings.

Wilton, CT · 1d

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Bellport Center proposal at Montauk Highway intersection heads to hearing

Greater Patchogue coverage is funded in part by New Village at Patchogue, offering open-concept rental residences with contemporary design in the heart of downtown Patchogue. Brookhaven will hold a public hearing Nov. 19 on Bellport Center, a proposed two-story commercial building at the southwest corner of Montauk Highway and Station Road in North Bellport.

Bellport, NY · 1d

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Tiger Woods Will Build a New Private Course on Long Island

Tiger Woods won the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. Twenty-four years later he is coming back to Long Island with a bulldozer. On Monday, November 2, Woods and his design firm, TGR Design, said they will build a new 18-hole private course in the Village of Brookville, on the North Shore’s Gold Coast. The site is the old Tam O’Shanter Club, a property that has sat in limbo for the better part of seven years.

Bethpage, NY · 2d

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Seatuck wins grants to remove barriers for fish in Patchogue and Mattituck

Greater Patchogue coverage is funded in part by New Village at Patchogue, offering open-concept rental residences with contemporary design in the heart of downtown Patchogue. Migratory fish blocked by a dam and culvert in Patchogue could get a new route to their spawning grounds under a restoration project awarded state funding.

Patchogue, NY · 1d

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TRAVEL ADVISORY: Weekend Closures on the Westbound Long Island Expressway and the Southbound Meadowbrook State Parkway in Nassau County

The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists of the following upcoming full closures to facilitate two projects in Nassau County:. Westbound Long Island Expressway will be closed between Exit 43A (Robbins Lane) and Exit 42 (Northern State Parkway) in the Town of Oyster Bay beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday, November 6, until 5 a.m. on Monday, November 9, to facilitate bridge deck maintenance. Robbins Lane will also be closed in both directions between the North Service Road and South Service Road. Motorists will be detoured onto the North Service Road for approximately two miles to access the LIE. Passenger vehicles are advised to use the westbound Northern State Parkway as an alternative route. Commercial traffic is advised to use Exit 44N for the northbound Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway (State Route 135) to Exit 14W towards westbound Jericho Turnpike (State Route 25) for approximately four miles for access to the westbound LIE.

Nassau County, NY · 2d

TBR News Media

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Port Jefferson continues work on East Beach bluff stabilization

The Village of Port Jefferson continues moving forward with plans to stabilize the eroding East Beach bluff below the Port Jefferson Country Club, with additional engineering review and public discussion scheduled in the coming days. The Citizens Commission on Erosion was scheduled to meet Thursday, Nov. 5, at the country...

Port Jefferson, NY · 13h

News 12

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Residents blast proposed 6% tax increase in Babylon

Residents voiced concerns over the Town of Babylon’s proposed 2027 budget, which would raise taxes by nearly 6% and exceed the state tax cap for another year.

Babylon, NY · 1d

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2026 Girl Scouts Of Suffolk County Holiday Lights Show

The Girl Scouts of Suffolk County (GSSC) will host its annual Holiday Light Show, which returns to Camp Edey in Bayport for an expanded, magical walk-through experience, Fridays through Sundays from Dec. 4 to 20, 2026. Camp Edey is located at 1500 Lakeview Ave., Bayport, NY 11705. Tickets are available...

Suffolk County, NY · 1d

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A Student Push at Patchogue-Medford High School Helped Win $1.9 Million for Sidewalks on Buffalo Avenue

Students at Patchogue-Medford High School wanted a safer way to walk to school. Now there is money to build one. The Town of Brookhaven has been awarded $1.9 million to install sidewalks and pedestrian safety improvements along Buffalo Avenue in Medford, the road the high school sits on, and the Patchogue-Medford School District says the project grew out of a student-led initiative at the school.

Brookhaven, NY · 3d

New York Post

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Blakeman unloads on ‘selfish’ Rep. Elise Stefanik as NY GOP points fingers after election drubbing

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman unloaded on outgoing Rep. Elise Stefanik Thursday – one day after the upstate congresswoman called his failed gubernatorial campaign “low energy.” Blakeman tore into his fellow Republican Party member for not doing more to help GOP candidates win and called her career lackluster in the aftermath of his Election Day drubbing at the hands of incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul. “Elise Stefanik is a selfish, do nothing politician that didn’t lift a finger to help Republican candidates in New York this year,” Blakeman wrote on X. Failed NY GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is firing back at Elise Stefanik after the outgoing congresswoman criticized his campaign. Dennis A. Clark for NY Post “She had one moment of glory in what was otherwise an unremarkable career,” he added without elaborating. Stefanik then fired off a subtle burn back at her almost-primary opponent Blakeman by noting she had never lost an election. “I know feelings are raw in the aftermath of Tuesday’s result so I will cut some slack because while I don’t know from experience, as I have never lost any of my seven elections, I know that this is a tough loss in NY and I

New York · 1d

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Santa, a Puppet Procession and a Tree Lighting: Stony Brook Village Sets Its 47th Holiday Festival

Stony Brook Village will light its holiday tree for the 47th time this year. The Ward Melville Heritage Organization holds its 47th Annual Holiday Festival on Sunday, December 6, from noon to 6 p.m., at the Stony Brook Village Center, 111 Main Street. Admission is free. The afternoon, hour by...

Stony Brook, NY · 2d

News 12

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Long Beach City Council approves pilot program allowing dogs on beach

The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve a pilot program permitting leashed dogs on the sand through April 15.

Long Beach, NY · 2d

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🇺🇸 Latest Local Election Updates (8:00 AM)

• Lisa “Malkie” Vider, Senate District 9: Defeated incumbent Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, flipping the seat to Democrats. • Joe Scianablo, Hempstead supervisor: Defeated incumbent John Ferretti, leading 141,674 to 131,515 in overnight returns, a margin of 10,159 votes. Ferretti had not conceded. • Ari Brown, Assembly District 20: Won...

Hempstead, NY · 2d