Nesconset News

Suffolk legislators declined to act Tuesday on a home rule message, dubbed urgent by County Executive Steve Levy, that would have allowed the county to bond $8 million in benefits already paid to employees who took early retirement last year.

The Alzheimer's Association of Long Island is asking for your help to find a man who has been missing from his home in Nesconset since early Thursday morning.

The Ballet Education and Scholarship Fund, Inc. has announced the top winners of its annual scholarship competition held May 31 in conjunction with the BESFI Intensive Summer Workshop.

As part of a campaign against substandard housing, Town of Brookhaven officials Thursday announced the condemnation of a Mastic house they said has some of the worst living conditions the town's inspectors have ever seen.

A Long Island man is under arrest for leaving his 18-month-old daughter in a parked van while he went to work.

"Unfit for human occupancy." That's what Brookhaven Town Supervisor Mark Lesko said yesterday about a home in Mastic that was condemned after receiving a slew of code violations.

Nassau Police Officer Kenneth Baribault smiled weakly Tuesday at his parents as he sat on the witness stand, demonstrating to a jury what he can and cannot do since an accused drunken driver slammed into his patrol car on the Long Island Expressway more than a year ago.

Suffolk's elected officials would be allowed to participate in the same lag payroll system lawmakers have imposed on county employees under legislation approved in committee Tuesday.

ANN GIVENS Newsday, Melville, N.Y. New York City firefighter Philip Scarfi veered into the breakdown lane of the Long Island Expressway in Plainview when he saw the cloud of debris left by a crash, grabbed his first-aid kit and bolted across eight lanes of traffic to the side of the crushed police car, he testified Monday in a Mineola courtroom.

Performers stand by for the Shinnecock Indian Powwow in the Hamptons. Bring in the casino - especially if it reaps financial benefits for us! That was the frequent reaction of Long Islanders asked what they think of building a casino here, which could occur if the Shinnecock nation receives federally recognized status.

A wave of property tax challenges across Long Island , especially in Suffolk County, is flooding town governments and prompting warnings that many homeowners could wind up paying higher rates than they expect.

The Suffolk County Police Department arrested a Naples, Florida man on Sunday after a motor vehicle crash at 8:43 pm left two people with serious injuries.

Two people were killed in a crash on the Sagtikos Parkway in Commack Sunday after a southbound car lost control and spun into oncoming traffic, state police said.

Suffolk police arrested a 20-year-old Florida man for allegedly driving while intoxicated after he was involved in a car crash that seriously injured two men in Islandia Saturday night.

New Yorker Jodi Picoult, who shot to fame after her books were showcased by TV hosts Richard and Judy, will meet fans at a literary lunch event at the Grand Hotel in St Annes and introduce her new book Handle with Care.

Riverhead "He used his position... to enrich himself at the expense of taxpayers," and for that, according to Suffolk's district attorney, Robert Bonerba could face up to 2 years in prison.

The former chief building inspector in the Town of Smithtown pleaded guilty Wednesday to receiving bribes and a free carpet and fireplace for his Nesconset condominium.

The former chief building inspector of the Town of Smithtown pleaded guilty today in Suffolk County court to receiving bribes and a free carpet and fireplace for his Nesconset condominium, District Attorney Thomas Spota said today.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy now aims to eliminate 675 county positions to save $30 million in budget cuts, a move a committee agreed Tuesday to send to the full Legislature for a vote next week.

Instead of sitting in pews in the St. James Lutheran Church for Palm Sunday service, dozens of congregants gathered downstairs in the parish hall, where they sat on folding chairs.