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RONKONKOMA, NY — Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that seriously injured two motorcyclists in Ronkonkoma Saturday night. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLTSVILLE, NY — Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that killed a motorcyclist along Rt. 83 (North Ocean Avenue) in Holtsville late Saturday night. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Suffolk Police arrested a Brentwood woman for alleged DWI after a three-vehicle crash sent a Jeep careening off an overpass along County Road 83 in Farmingville, police announced. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that killed three people inside a residence in Farmingville on Friday. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Thursday that ends the concept of child marriage in the state. When the new law takes effect in 30 days, the state will be just the sixth in the country to set the minimum age to marry at 18. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – Food insecurity increased 27% for New York households led by an adult without a high school education, and poverty for households headed by an adult with a high school education increased 18%, according to a report from the United Health Foundation. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – This week, the federal government begins to issue checks to millions of families as part of the expanded Child Tax Credit initiative Congress passed as part of a COVID relief bill earlier this year. It’s a program some in New York’s congressional delegation want to see extended. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – Higher-than-anticipated tax revenue and an infusion of federal dollars have shored up New York state’s budget woes for the immediate future, but a local policy organization is throwing cold water on the upbeat projections. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLBROOK, NY — The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Long Island as Elsa moves up along the East Coast. The storm is expected to cross over Long Island on Friday morning. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the rash of gun violence the state has seen in the past year a disaster on Tuesday and said he was declaring an emergency to address the situation. Read more from OnSachem News.
PATCHOGUE, NY — The search is over for a missing autistic boy after he was found safe in Virginia on Wednesday, according to Suffolk County Police. Now a Tennessee man faces kidnapping charges related to the boy’s disappearance, police said. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – New Yorkers won’t vote for governor until next year, but already the state Republican Party has proclaimed a presumptive nominee. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLBROOK, NY — A missing young teenager from Holbrook has been found — safely. Suffolk County Police report that 13-year-old Zakiah Merrival has been located. Police confirmed for OnSachem News that she was "unharmed." However, no additional information was provided by police. Read more from OnSachem News.
RONKONKOMA, NY — Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that seriously injured two motorcyclists in Ronkonkoma Saturday night. Read more from OnSachem News.
PATCHOGUE, NY — The search is over for a missing autistic boy after he was found safe in Virginia on Wednesday, according to Suffolk County Police. Now a Tennessee man faces kidnapping charges related to the boy’s disappearance, police said. Read more from OnSachem News.
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(The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Thursday that ends the concept of child marriage in the state. When the new law takes effect in 30 days, the state will be just the sixth in the country to set the minimum age to marry at 18. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – Food insecurity increased 27% for New York households led by an adult without a high school education, and poverty for households headed by an adult with a high school education increased 18%, according to a report from the United Health Foundation. Read more from OnSachem News.
Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told Newsmax that the former president has been holding meetings with his 'cabinet' despite not being president. New York Times reporter and CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman has the details. Read more.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy joked at an event that it "will be hard not to hit" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with the speaker's gavel if Republicans take control of the chamber in the 2022 midterms and he becomes speaker. CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reports Pelosi's spokesperson and deputy chief of staff swiftly condemned the comments. Read more.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — James Mancaruso, a member of the Sachem School Board of Education, has resigned after what the district superintendent described on Wednesday night as an “incident” at Sachem High School East in Farmingville. Read more from OnSachem News.
(The Center Square) – A bill that transfers the cost of services for developmentally disabled infants and toddlers from public funds to health insurers now heads to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s desk. Read more from OnSachem News.
Stacker compiled a list of the fastest-growing jobs in each state, using 2020 data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in March 2021. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLBROOK, NY — More than three-quarters of New Yorkers surveyed said they want the ability to order alcoholic beverages when they get takeout or delivery from a restaurant. Read more from OnSachem News.
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Mandatory COVID-19 testing for high-risk high school sports is no longer required, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced as he detailed updated guidance from the Department of Health Services. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — The weather was nippy and skies cloudy, making the atmosphere perfectly festive for the very first polar bear plunge in Lake Ronkonkoma. Brave swimmers undaunted by the cold took a dip into the lake at noon on New Year’s Day to welcome 2021. Read more from OnSachem News.
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- Crash kills motorcyclist in Holtsville: Police
- Jeep falls off Rt. 83 overpass in Farmingville during three-vehicle DWI crash: Police
- Three people killed in Farmingville shooting
- New York raises age for marriage to 18
- Health disparities report looks at concerning and hopeful trends in New York
- New York Democrats pushing to extend federal child tax credit
- Think tank issues warning about New York’s long-term financial condition
- Tropical Storm Watch in effect for Long Island, Elsa headed our way
- Cuomo declares new emergency in New York over gun violence
Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi and Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim decided to share the gold medal in the men's high jump in the Tokyo Olympic Games in an unprecedented move that prompted cheers around the world for their sportsmanship. CNN's Patrick Snell reports. Read more
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LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Schools recognized four outstanding students who were named valedictorians and salutatorians for the Class of 2021. Mackenzie Szlosek and Jayden Reilly are the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, at Sachem High School East. Over at Sachem High School North, Erika Sneider and Hannah Saglimbeni are the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLTSVILLE, NY — Deborah Stondell of Holtsville has been named a Woman of Distinction by the Suffolk County Legislature for Women’s History Month. Legislator Anthony Piccirillo, R-Holbrook, of the 8th District selected Stondell for the annual honor. Read more from OnSachem News.
ACROSS SACHEM, NY — The road conditions are treacherous around the entire Sachem area. OnSachem News traveled from Lake Ronkonkoma to Farmingville and then through Holtsville and Holbrook early Monday evening to observe road conditions. Broadcast live on Facebook, OnSachem News publisher Jim Green brought viewers a real-time look at the roads. Watch this OnSachem News video.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — The line stretched by the 100s – and even by more than a 1,000 – as voters turned out on Saturday for the first day of early voting at a polling place in Farmingville. Watch this OnSachem News video.
When hospital administrators and politicians’ spouses get immunized before people more at risk, it undermines confidence in the system. Read more from OnSachem News.
When, back in October, Gov. Cuomo rolled out his microcluster approach to COVID outbreaks — explaining the policy in an op-ed in these pages — he advertised it as a surgically precise tool, based entirely on data, that would reduce the virus spread by imposing restrictions on businesses and other activities in small geographic areas with rising cases, zeroing in on problems while preventing the need for larger, regional shutdowns. Read more from OnSachem News.