Salvatore T. Silvestri Sr. of Melville, a retired insurance agent and financial planner who was the longest serving member of the Melville Volunteer Fire Department, died March 24 at the White Oaks Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Woodbury, at the age of 84.

Brookhaven and Suffolk County officials are debating the fate of an aging Coram building that some civic leaders believe is the community's former post office.

Those who grieved their taxes will see gradual increases from a planned reassessment, but critics say those who didn't will continue to bear an unfair burden before parity is achieved.

A pedestrian was killed Saturday night when he was struck by a car while walking in Riverhead, police said.

An unusual Dutch Colonial home in Greenport has been listed with an asking price of $775,000.

An unusual Dutch Colonial home in Greenport has been listed with an asking price of $775,000.

One person was killed and eight were injured in a four-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway in Shirley Saturday afternoon, police and ambulance officials said.

Nassau County police are searching for three men who they said broke into a home and robbed a mother and her three children at gunpoint in Uniondale on Saturday, authorities said.

Raguso, 39, who was also a lieutenant with the FDNY, was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq.

Two people were shot -- one fatally -- and three others were stabbed in an "altercation" early Saturday in Lindenhurst, Suffolk County police said.

The requirement, which starts in the 2018-19 school year, will be phased in over three years and eventually apply to all 700-plus districts statewide.

The budget for 2018-19 has a lower increase than in recent years, but enough to help districts curb taxes or add programs and services.

A Copiague man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery and a string of burglaries in Suffolk County dating to December, police said Saturday.

Dr. Filippo Balboni escaped a Nazi death squad when he was a 16-year-old growing up in a vineyard outside Rome to become a pediatric cardiologist who saved children and trained physicians the world over. He died Thursday at 90 years old.

A route with fewer stops and buses that do not run on a set schedule are among the steps being planned.

Long Islanders ventured outdoors to enjoy sunny skies and warmer temperatures, but some snow could be on the way.

A Central Islip man was arrested on felony drug and drunken driving charges following a traffic stop early Saturday morning on the Southern State Parkway, State Police said.

Two Long Islanders are on board for the new season of Bravo's reality TV series "Below Deck Mediterranean."

Long Island's natural history is getting some new chapters.

Winter must really like Long Island because it sure is taking its time leaving.