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Long Island Cares’ on-site emergency food pantry facility is on the cusp of becoming operational and is expected to open this spring after months of bureaucratic delays.

This long-awaited Long Island Cares pantry plans to open next spring

The long-awaited and long-promised onsite emergency food pantry facility, run by the Freeport-based regional food bank, Long Island Cares, may finally be up and running by this spring. While the … more

By Juan Lasso | 12/1/23

Up to 3 to 5 inches of rain with locally higher amounts is possible today with flash flooding across the area.

Hochul declares a state of emergency for Long Island

With streets flooding from today's rain event, governor Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency for all of Long Island. more

By Ben Fiebert | 9/29/23

Nassau County flash flood warning until 6:45 p.m.

With streets flooding from today's rain event, governor Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency for all of Long Island. more

By Ben Fiebert | 9/29/23

Jason Field graduated from the FDNY Emergency Medical Services Academy to the praise of his fellow firefighters.

This Valley Stream firefighter follows in his late father's footsteps as an FDNY EMTs

The Valley Stream Fire Department applauded their own Jason Field of Engine 4 for graduating from the FDNY Emergency Medical Services Academy on June 21. Field is taking after his distinguished late … more

By Juan Lasso | 7/9/23

As the virus ebbs, rules — and reporting — shift

Who says the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a global emergency anymore? WHO says. more

5/11/23

Losing a hero way too soon

She always had the brightest smile in the room. She was always ready to offer a hand to anyone who needed it . . . more

4/13/23

Now more than ever, prepare for hurricanes

Hurricane season officially started June 1, but for those of us enjoying life on Long Island and in the Northeast, our storm season starts just about … now. more

8/18/22

Budget offers relief from cost of emergency medical service

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s state budget offers savings for volunteer fire departments. The Emergency Medical Service Cost Recovery Act will help fire department ambulances recover the cost of … more

By Will Sheeline | 6/9/22

Recalling two failed coups that will live in infamy

"The Event,” a 2015 found-footage documentary by Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, opens with black-and-white images of mostly men marching in August 1991 through the streets of Leningrad . . . more

11/25/21

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a first-in-the-nation executive order declaring gun violence a disaster emergency on July 6, which allows the state to expedite resources to communities.

State declares gun violence a public health crisis

Following a bloody Fourth of July weekend in which police reported 26 victims in 21 shootings across the state, including in Roosevelt where one man was killed and two people were hospitalized, Gov. … more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez | 7/15/21

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