The Long Island Daily
The Long Island Daily, formerly Long Island Morning Edition, with host Michael Mackey provides regional news stories and special features that speak to the body politic, the pulse of our planet, and the marketplace of life.
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Sachem school superintendent issues apology to William Floyd community over offensive signs at football game (opens the original)
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Suffolk County Democratic Chairman Rich Schaffer repelled an insurgent campaign that sought to topple his power as party leader by rallying enough support among committee members to defeat challenger Kathryn Casey Quigley. Late last night at the committee’s biennial organizational meeting in Melville, Schaffer emerged as the winner to retain the chairman position he’s held since 2000. Joe Werkmeister and Nicholas Grasso report in NEWSDAY that Schaffer tallied a score of 113,010 compared with 84,
Incoming nor'easter to cancel Greenport Maritime Festival this weekend (opens the original)
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The Suffolk County Department of Public Works will restripe the westbound lanes of County Road 39 between North Sea Road and Sandy Hollow Road today to remove the merge to a single lane and warned that roadwork could cause traffic delays. The changes to the striping will be in the westbound lanes only; the work is scheduled to be completed by 2:30 this afternoon to beat the westbound trade parade traffic surge which begins shortly thereafter. Michael Wright reports on 27east.com that the restrip
MTA to begin issuing speeding fines in work zones (opens the original)
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced it will begin issuing fines Tuesday September 22 – tomorrow - to motorists who speed more than 10 miles per hour beyond the posted speed limits in its work zones. Joshua Needelman reports in NEWSDAY that fines will start at $50, with $75 for a second offense if it's within 18 months of a first offense. Drivers with three or more violations will be fined $100 for each subsequent violation if within 18 months of the first offense, the release sta
Fed. election officials want LaLota campaign to explain $18,000 of contributions (opens the original)
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The Riverhead Town Board this week tabled a resolution authorizing Supervisor Jerry Halpin to sign a renewed agreement with the Riverhead Central School District for two school resource officers…SROs…prolonging a dispute over who should pay for police officers assigned to the district’s high school and middle school. The vote to table the resolution was unanimous. Denise Civiletti reports on Riverheadlocal.com that the two uniformed Riverhead police officers assigned as SROs are continuing to wo
Neighbors of 14.2 acre Mattituck farmland oppose plan to add buildings (opens the original)
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A 34-year-old Queens man died after being pulled unconscious from the waters of Noyac Bay during the swim portion of the Mighty Hamptons Steve Tarpinian Memorial Triathlon on Sunday morning. Event lifeguards and a Southampton Town Police Marine Patrol unit responded when one of the swimmers was seen to be in distress and pulled the man from the water and performed CPR, but were not able to revive him. The man, Lin Chung of Long Island City, was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital but was p
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