Hofstra University identified the victim as Andrea Rebello, a junior public relations major.

A standoff between two sides of the governing board at Nassau Community College has prolonged the search for the school's new president and the discontent among campus leaders, faculty and students.

The Nassau County Police Department, noted for its low turnover, swore in 37 police recruits Friday.

A Wyandanch schools employee, named in a report this week as using a degree from an unaccredited college to receive a stipend, has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the school administrator who first questioned his credentials.

Developer Bruce Ratner's proposal for the Islanders to play six games at Nassau Coliseum after the team moves to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn is unprecedented in the National Hockey League, a source familiar with the situation said.

The East Hampton Town Board has unanimously approved a proposal to allow landing fees to be raised at the town-owned airport.

Trailing two games to none in the CHSAA boys volleyball championship match at Adelphi Friday, Kellenberg got its biggest spark from one of its shortest players.

The Navy says Jonathan H. Kaloust, 23, of Massapequa, was killed during a training exercise at Fort Knox.

The Long Island Rail Road on Friday announced a $40 million project to renovate its aging Massapequa station and boost the number of trains serving the morning commute.

The East Hampton Village board has adopted a modified version of its proposed dog leash law, which will require people to keep dogs on the beach leashed in the hours after the beaches are closed for bathing. It will take effect in time for the Fourth of July weekend.

As waterfront homeowners in western Long Island ponder how high to raise their homes to protect against storm surges, in the Hamptons the question is: how high will summer rents go?

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Luisa Gianturco Donnis was born May 8, 1913, in Chicago. She is the second oldest of eight children. Luisa was about 18 months old when her family moved back to Italy. At 17, Luisa returned to the United States to help provide for her family in Italy. In 1939 she married Pasquale Donnis and had five children -- three boys and two girls. Luisa has 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. They lived in Manhattan until 1969 and then moved to Central Islip. After being widowed in 1985, Luisa moved to Lindenhurst. She enjoys watching Mass on television and visits from her family.

Irene Garas, born April 29, 1913, in Budapest, Hungary. In April, her story as a Holocaust survivor was read into the Congressional Record. Irene immigrated to America in 1948, settling in Forest Hills, Queens. She married Louis Garas in 1936 and had two children, Katherine and Andrew. Irene was widowed in 1972 and in 1977 married Bundi Eros (now deceased). Irene made and sold corsets and worked in Forest Hills for Cakeland Bakery, owned by her husband and brother. She has five grandchildren, who threw her a birthday party, and five great-grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with family on Long Island and in Queens.

The driver of a pickup truck died Friday morning after his 1986 Chevrolet slammed into the rear of a tractor trailer illegally parked on the shoulder of Route 25A in Wading River, Riverhead Police said.

A Long Beach man has pleaded guilty to charges that he drove drunk, hit a 15-year-old girl crossing the street, and dragged her for 600 feet, prosecutors said Friday.

East Hampton’s Democratic Party at its convention this week overwhelmingly picked Larry Cantwell to be their candidate for town supervisor in the November election.

A new traffic light has been installed at Montauk Highway and Barberry Road, an intersection near West Islip High School where a student was critically injured in 2011 while walking to school.

The state Public Service Commission yesterday approved a plan by Verizon to eliminate its landline service on western Fire Island, despite concerns from critics and a letter from the state attorney general’s office asking that a formal decision be tabled.