The Springs home and studio of prominent midcentury artists James Brooks and Charlotte Park -- contemporaries and close friends of Jackson Pollock -- will be the latest location preserved to honor the abstract expressionist movement's history in the hamlet.

A Port Jefferson Victorian with many original details is on the market for $975,000.

March 6 began for Acting Suffolk County Police Commissioner Stuart Cameron with an interview in English on a Spanish-language television outlet, where he touted the advances his department has made in working with foreign-language speakers.

As it worked to keep pace with a stormy winter season, PSEG Long Island was able to take advantage of something few utilities in the state or nation can: a federally funded force of hundreds of workers ready to respond.

Pillars of Long Island's past -- a legendary post-World War II suburb; a hotbed of early aviation; a critical element in the battle against Nazi Germany; and a stronghold of Roman Catholicism -- could qualify for grants and tax breaks.

Stores in Sea Cliff will soon begin charging customers a fee for carry-out plastic bags after the village board unanimously voted to implement the new policy.

Westhampton Beach's Main Street business district and two condominium complexes will be able to connect to Suffolk County's wastewater treatment plant at Gabreski Airport under a bill signed Sunday by County Executive Steve Bellone.

Suffolk police issued 58 tickets for speeding and other reckless driving infractions on the Long Island Expressway following a Farmingville car show Sunday afternoon, police said.

Members of the 106th Rescue Wing of the Air National Guard in Westhampton Beach were among those killed in the crash of a U.S. helicopter in western Iraq, sources said.

A Connecticut man faces charges of driving while intoxicated and reckless endangerment after other motorists reported seeing him traveling east on the westbound Sunrise Highway, Suffolk police said.

Anna Ella "Anne" Bianco was active in a literacy program at Riverhead Free Library and the Riverhead school district's grandparent program.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ordered flags flown at half staff on all state government buildings Sunday to honor the four New York National Guard members killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq last week, according to a news release.

The toll of repeated threats and shootings has fueled the response to calls for action from survivors of the country's most recent mass school shooting.

"It's wonderful that they are doing so many things for the special-needs community."

For 23 years Bill Rich operated his small business within the walls of a corporate giant, but in late January he was forced to relocate when the Sears Auto Center closed.

The Bridgehampton Fire District was criticized in a recent state comptroller audit for its purchasing practices and for improperly administering its Length of Service Award Program.

Trustees delayed a vote on whether to approve a new beer garden because the owner couldn't answer questions about how noise, parking and unruly patrons might affect nearby residents.

An Amagansett home by noted modern architect Charles Gwathmey, known for his 1992 renovation of the Guggenheim Museum, is on the market with a new agent and price. The five-bedroom home is asking $4.85 million.

This started as a story about a windmill.

Captain Andreas O'Keeffe, 37, was a full-time technician and an Air Guardsman with the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard in Westhampton Beach, according to the Department of Defense.