Five virtual enterprise teams from local high schools will compete at the national level this week after taking top spots at the Long Island Business Plan Competition.

New York State will spend $5 million transporting material from the demolished Tappan Zee Bridge to bolster six artificial reefs and expand fish populations around Long Island, as officials vowed to battle with federal regulators to expand state fishing quotas.

Long Islanders on Wednesday get a respite from rain -- and chances of it -- as the day was looking to bring mostly sunny skies and temperatures heading up to the mid-50s, forecasters said.

St. Paul's United Methodist Church, the oldest existing church in Northport, is modernizing both the building and its religious principles.

A switch problem at Penn Station caused delays and diversions during the early part of the Tuesday morning commute on the Long Island Rail Road.

On April 16, we traveled from Montauk to Union Square in Manhattan to meet, interview and listen to author and activist Chelsea Clinton. She was speaking about her new book "She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History."

THE SCOOP With development plans in the area and with homes throughout the hamlet being renovated, Wyandanch is undergoing a transition, says Antonio Martinez, deputy supervisor of the Town of Babylon.

Huntington Town Board member Joan Cergol will seek election to fill the final year of a four-year unexpired term.

Smithtown Town officials will consider adding details to public meeting agendas after residents complained about a lack of information at a meeting earlier this month.

Congressional hopeful Liuba Grechen Shirley raised twice as much money as Suffolk Legislative leader DuWayne Gregory in the first quarter of the year as the two Democrats battle in the 2nd Congressional District for the chance to face Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford), according to federal campaign filings released Monday.

Securing a home loan is probably one of the most stressful parts of buying a new home. To get the best loan possible, it's important to know what factors affect interest rates -- a fraction of an interest rate can translate into thousands of dollars less or more over the life of a loan.

The event features live music, petting zoo and balloon artists.

Port Jefferson Village officials have approved a budget that increases taxes by a little less than 2 percent, Mayor Margot Garant said recently.

Nearly 50,000 cubic yards of material from the demolished Tappan Zee Bridge as well as decommissioned vessels are to be submerged in waters around Long Island.

What is "the Oyster Bay way?"

Nearly 92,000 students in grades three through eight refused to take the test in 115 of the region's 124 districts that responded to Newsday's query.

The Hempstead school board on Monday night approved the district's $215 million-plus budget proposal for the 2018-19 academic year -- the panel's first spending plan since the state appointed a special consultant to help turn around the struggling system.

The ruling stemmed from what she claimed was negligence on the part of the utility that led to the damage of more than $7,000 in electrical equipment and appliances in her home.

A Suffolk legislature committee Monday unanimously approved spending $1.9 million to buy 11.21 acres in the heart of Jamesport to create a hamlet park there.