The high-profile suicides of chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion designer Kate Spade this week could work as a trigger for people already thinking about taking their own lives, Long Island experts said Friday -- but they have also increased attention to the resources available to help people struggling with suicidal thoughts.
Republican Hempstead Tax Receiver Don Clavin declared victory last week after Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran appeared to bow to pressure from Clavin and County Legis. Laura Schaefer (R-Westbury) to notify property owners by mail of assessment changes rather than post revisions online.
A pedestrian was struck by a sport-utility vehicle and killed early Friday as he crossed Pinelawn Road just north of the Long Island Expressway in Melville, Suffolk County police said.
An investigation involving multiple overdoses in the area of Freeport and Baldwin over the past few weeks led to the arrest of a Freeport man on gun and drug charges, police said Friday.
Volunteers will collect food, water and medical supplies on Sunday for survivors of a volcano eruption that rained hot ashes and rocks in a mountainous region of Guatemala.
THE SCOOP With a wide range of housing options, affordable prices and a central location, Coram is an attractive option for first-time home buyers, says Katherine Ferraro-Graupe, branch manager of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage's Ronkonkoma office.
Actresses Peyton Elizabeth Lee, who stars as Andi on the Disney show "Andi Mack," and Lilan Bowden, who stars on the show as Bex, were in Manhattan recently. We talked to them about their TV show. "Andi Mack" airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on the Disney Channel and is always available on the DisneyNOW app.
Our class had the chance to try a brand new Pop-Tarts flavor. We all know how delicious Pop-Tarts are, so when we heard we were going to get to do a taste test on the new flavor, we were excited.
Do you have a special club in your school that helps others? At our school, we do. We have Leader's Club. Leader's Club is a club for fifth graders, and our gym teachers run it. It is so much fun.
What the U.S. Open needs more than anything else is a homecoming. Like a sailor coming in from rough seas, a worker escaping a bad day on the job, a youngster reeling after a tough day at school, the national championship needs a familiar and sturdy refuge.
We all know that grandparents are very special people. I think they are awesome because they sometimes take us to fun places without our parents. We don't always get to see them a lot, so it is really fun to go someplace alone with them.