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The Fire Island to Montauk Point project, known as FIMP, has been six decades in the making. It is meant to be a long-term solution to beach erosion, and better protect vulnerable downtown areas from flooding.
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Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine issues his first executive order mandating the removal of names of public officials from county signage.
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The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office says no further action is necessary after its investigation into falsified timesheets from outgoing Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison.
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The nonprofit organization Long Island Against Domestic Violence saw an increase of almost 1,000 calls to its crisis hotline last year.
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Suffolk County officials say their sweeping police reform plan is now in effect, making the Suffolk County Police Department one of the first law enforcement agencies in New York to enact widespread changes first announced after the death of George Floyd.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Hauppauge on Tuesday to announce nearly $450 million for clean water initiatives statewide — $20 million of which will help install treatment equipment that will protect drinking water from emerging contaminants on Long Island. An additional $30 million was made available for the state's septic system replacement program.
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There is renewed optimism for Long Island’s Peconic Bay scallop population, as biologists work on a plan to save the region's aquaculture industry.
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The Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe was scorched by a serious fire last week. Government officials, members of the center and engineers gathered on Tuesday, Nov. 28 to examine the state of the historic site, the efforts they’re taking to fix the damage and their goal to continue with the original plans for a museum honoring inventor Nikola Tesla.
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Brookhaven’s industrial development agency has placed a six-month moratorium on considering tax breaks for new warehouses without having tenants in place. Instead, a group of residents have called for a pair of warehouses planned for North Bellport to be rejected.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the measure known as Clean Slate this week, allowing certain criminal records to be sealed. Republican lawmakers in Suffolk County say the new law is a blow to public safety.