Huntington residents are watching Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci's decision on the proposed $80 million, 486,380-square-foot Villadom commercial complex to see if he follows his campaign promise of taking the town in a "New Direction."

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has provoked complaints from environmentalists with a plan to begin spraying herbicides on Fire Island in Suffolk's Smith Point County Park this fall to create sparsely vegetated habitat for the piping plover.

We interviewed Cydney Sherman, Season 5 "MasterChef Junior" contestant and self-taught chef, at The Creative Kitchen Kids Food Festival in lower Manhattan. The festival was held at the Oculus at Westfield World Trade Center, an incredibly beautiful mall. The festival is for families with children of all ages and offers lots of fun activities that help kids make healthy and balanced food choices for themselves. Before we met Cydney, we enjoyed visiting the many exhibits that offered food samples and information about healthy eating. We went on the Balanced Plate Food Scavenger Hunt using a MyPlate nutrition guide diagram to collect stamps from the exhibits and earn a goodie bag full of nutritious food samples.

The toned and carb-conscious of the North Shore can notch up a new place to get their pitaya bowls and chicken chili on.

A $1.395 million dog house has hit the market in Aquebogue.

A $1.395 million dog house has hit the market in Aquebogue.

Voter turnout on Long Island for school elections has plummeted in recent years, with a cumulative loss of more than 100,000 participants, even as growing numbers of school budgets won voter support.

The Town of Babylon Industrial Development Agency is suing an East Farmingdale marble distributor for allegedly failing to pay $107,037 in PILOT payments, interest and penalties.

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Whether the topic of the day's testimony is former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's penchant for cigars and chicken Milanese, former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto's limo rides or the more staid matters of securities and loan guarantees, the political corruption trial for the once-powerful men draws a crowd.

Roads clogged with vehicles are no longer a summer-only problem, prompting officials and residents to refocus their efforts at scaling back the congestion.

Additional wells have to be tested in the Town of Islip near Long Island MacArthur Airport for a firefighter foam contaminant linked to several illnesses, officials said Friday.

Members of the Southold Volunteer Fire Department knew that, when 65-year member Bob Mallgraf left town Saturday to move to Florida, mere words would not be enough to express their appreciation of the World War II Navy veteran for his devotion to his community and his country.

Frank Catalanotto, a 14-year MLB veteran from Smithtown, was a guest on this week's Newsday High School Sports Podcast with Gregg Sarra. Catalanotto, was a .291 career hitter with the Tigers, Rangers, Blue Jays, Brewers and Mets. Nicknamed "Cat," he talks about the toughest pitchers he faced in his career and the difficult transition from high school to the professional level of baseball.

A driver lost control of his vehicle Saturday morning and crashed into a lamppost, building and statue in Mastic Beach, police said.

Residents across Long Island set canned and dry food out by their mailboxes Saturday to help restock local pantries as part of the National Association of Letter Carriers 26th annual "Stamp Out Hunger" event.

A Shirley man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after his car struck a Suffolk County police vehicle stopped on the shoulder of the road in Ridge on Saturday, police said.

Marian Goldstein was awarded $5,121.31 for her suit, which claimed the utility's negligence led to damage to electrical equipment in her home.

The Hicksville location of the Mediterranean chainlet Miraj Healthy Grill has closed. Now, a mini-chain of Afghan restaurants is gearing to set up an eatery and take over the space, which has hosted a revolving door of restaurants in the past decade.