Within Levittown, where suburbia originated on Long Island, "we have 18,000 homes, we have three school districts, but we are still a very close-knit town," says longtime resident Dara Crawford of Century 21 Prevete Real Estate.

A mistrial has been declared in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife, Linda, after a jury failed to come to a consensus on the charges. The judge set a June 28 status conference to schedule a new trial.

Hofstra University will keep a statue of Thomas Jefferson on campus but is establishing a task force to address students' concerns about the founding father and slaveholder.

The superintendent of Smithtown schools released a statement Thursday saying that a high school teacher had been reassigned as a result of allegations that the educator had an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Suffolk Republicans at their convention Thursday night named Assemb. Dean Murray as their candidate to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Tom Croci in the Third State Senate District to help preserve the party's majority in November's election.

An acting captain in the Gambino crime family from Huntington pleaded guilty Thursday to racketeering conspiracy -- admitting his role in an extensive loan-sharking, extortion and illegal gambling operation.

A group of approximately 50 Great Neck North High School students walked out of school to protest gun violence and call for increased gun safety.

New York State's top education official urged Suffolk County's top high school students on Thursday to find ways during their adult lives to support a public education system that is "not where it needs to be."

A man faces drug and weapon charges for having assault rifles, large-capacity magazines, crack cocaine and heroin in his home and in a nearby storage unit, police said.

Town and school officials on the North Fork will use $175,000 in state funding to improve access to mental health and suicide prevention services for local youths and their families as soon as this fall.

The FAA has interviewed the five pilots who were flying with the man who died when his small vintage plane plummeted in Melville, an official said.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo traveled to Shinnecock Inlet to witness work for the construction of an artificial reef off the coast of Hampton Bays.

Kids out here on the North Fork have many great places to visit, and you can visit them too when you make a trip this summer. Here are a few of my favorites:

We love the Mattituck Strawberry Festival. We like it even more because of all the fun rides and adventures they have for all ages. Each year they have about 25 rides. Here are some of our favorites:

Come to the North Fork for the annual Strawberry Festival June 14 to 17.

Are you looking for one more way to hold your keys? I think I have it for you, and all you need is a tennis ball and your parents' permission to do this DIY activity.

Have you ever wanted a kind doll that made you feel good about yourself? Two moms created the Doll Kind, a sweet and kind doll for kids who need it. The Doll Kind comes with 10 wooden tokens to hand out to pay it forward.

A regulation on residential subdivisions on Smithtown's open spaces is set to be relaxed, partly because the town is 97 percent built out, officials say.

A state judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought against the East Hampton Town Democratic Committee, clearing the way for the election of a chairman that had been postponed.