For the second day in a row, Ward Melville High School in East Setauket referred a perceived threat posted on social media to the police, officials said.
Police said he robbed a woman in a drugstore parking lot, pushing her to the ground and stealing her purse and keys. When a witness tried to intervene, police said, the man assaulted her, too.
Heavy sand buildup from recent storms has narrowed Moriches Inlet to levels dangerous to navigation, prompting a call for federal help to expedite dredging the waterway.
Suffolk County officials formally pitched their plan to have police access school security cameras in moments of danger to education officials Thursday.
The Appalachian Mountain Club board of directors announced that it is delaying a vote on the proposed sale of the group's Fire Island cabin, a decision that followed opposition to the sale by regional members of the club.
Herman Bell, 70, could be released as early as April 17 after his parole was denied seven times during his 25-to-life sentence for the first-degree murders of 2 NYPD officers.