L.I. Lawmaker Announces Proposals To Adjust Common Core Testing
State Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan (R-East Northport) said there needs to be legitimate debate about the quantity and quality of exams.
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State Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan (R-East Northport) said there needs to be legitimate debate about the quantity and quality of exams.
Christopher Kiezek, of East Northport, was born without most of his left arm. This year he told Santa Claus that he wants an Xbox One and a new prosthetic arm with fingers so that he could play with it.
The Suffolk County Police Department has issued a silver alert for a missing teenager from East Northport who may be suffering from bi-polar disorder.
Police arrested 18 suspects in connection with a high-end car theft ring that spanned the entire Tri-State area.
A Long Island woman has admitted she was hooked on heroin when she raised thousands of dollars by falsely claiming she had cancer, prosecutors and her attorney said Wednesday.
The students won the contest with only $500 of funding and a modest high school lab. Most students in the competition partner with universities.
It is crunch time for the Affordable Health Care Act. The White House released new enrollment numbers Wednesday, just as the administration had another confrontation with Congress.
On Dec. 8, Officer James Johnson responded to a 911 call about two neglected pit bulls at a home on Lincoln Avenue in Deer Park, Suffolk County police said.
Ryan Marshall, of Coram, was trying to cross the eastbound lanes when he was struck by a minivan that was being driven by an employee of the Suffolk County Department of Social Services, police said.
The Suffolk County executive reportedly supports a plan to reimburse the $30 to $50 fees. The legislation is expected to pass when lawmakers vote on the issue next week.
Suffolk County Police said the theft occurred sometime between 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday.
Police released a surveillance photo Wednesday of the suspect wanted in connection with the incident. It happened back on Sept. 29 at Shake-A-Paw on Atlantic Avenue.
Snow fell across much of the Tri-State area Tuesday, causing traffic, school closures and concerns about icy roads as temperatures drop.
As many as 3,000 deer will be killed during the hunt, which begins in February. Officials said the overpopulation has been blamed for the spread of Lyme disease, damage to crops and car accidents.
A Long Island soccer club official has been accused of running a $5-million Ponzi scheme.
