All that was lacking was a couple of neon signs and a fake Elvis in a jumpsuit. That was the way a Suffolk prosecutor described a wedding scheme operated by Brookhaven Town Clerk Pamela Betheil and her husband, Irwin, who allegedly scheduled ceremo ... Full Story »
Proponents of a petition to dissolve the Gordon Heights Fire District secured the two open seats on the district's five-member Board of Fire Commissioners in Tuesday's election. Alex Hanson and Maryanne Owens secured 60 percent of the total vote in ... Full Story »
Speaking before the Suffolk County Legislature's Ways and Means Committee Wednesday, Legislator Kate Browning (WF-Shirley) said she believes a majority of legislators will vote in favor of a bill to sell the 255 acres of county-owned land slated for ... Full Story »
Nikola Tesla solved many mysteries of science in the early part of the last century during the hours he spent in his laboratory at Wardenclyffe Tower in Shoreham. Though it is many years since his death in 1943, enthusiasts of his scientific resea ... Full Story »
A group of more than 20 Stony Brook University students angered by Sen. Ken LaValle's vote against a bill that would have legalized gay marriage met at the campus stadium named in his honor to demand that administrators consider renaming it. Stony ... Full Story »
One developer's grand dream of a network of eight themed resort hotels rising on 755 acres in Calverton remains alive. At a special meeting Tuesday, the Riverhead Town Board unanimously voted to alter the terms of its sales agreement with Riverhead ... Full Story »
The town's building department will be staying put after all. The Brookhaven Town Board voted Tuesday to save the department of building and fire prevention from a bill that would have seen it transformed into a division of the town's planning depa ... Full Story »
Ratepayers may soon see more light shed on the bills that are delivered to their homes by the Long Island Power Authority. Legislator Edward Romaine (R-Center Moriches) introduced legislation last week that would create a LIPA oversight commission ... Full Story »
A lynx is released in Villafranca de Cordoba, southern Spain. AFP/Cristina Quicler
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