Bubbakoo’s Burritos Coming to Huntington

A Bubbakoo’s Burritos restaurant is expected to open in April in the former Pier One space on East Jericho Turnpike. The restaurant chain, which has more than 100 locations throughout in 15 states, including Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, and Ohio, plus upstate New Read More …

Town to Remediate Area Cleared at Mill Dam Park

The Town of Huntington has been told to replant trees and other vegetation after a protected area around the wetlands in Mill Dam Park were cleared. The state Department of Conservation said this week that the town agreed to a remediation plan after it removed Read More …

Campaign 2024: Choice Words, Endorsements

Nancy Goroff, Democratic candidate in the First Congressional District, was endorsed by EMILYs List, which works to elect Democratic pro-choice women. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler said of Goroff: “Nancy Goroff is a champion for Long Islanders who has spent her life serving and bettering Read More …

Advice: Take Steps to Avoid Seasonal Allergies

Seasonal allergies affect one in every four Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And the results can be exhausting and debilitating—constant sneezing, hacking coughs, watery, itchy eyes and interrupted sleep. As the associate medical director of Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care, I see patients Read More …

‘Untuckit’ Shop Coming to Whitman Mall

An Untuckit shop is coming to Walt Whitman Shops this spring. The Whitman store is one of 14 shops the chain plans to open this year. The first seven are expected to open by May in California, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey and New York. Another Read More …

Authorities Seek Driver Who Dumped Dogs ‘Thelma and Louise’

  Law enforcement officials are asking for help to identify a person who pushed two small dogs out of a vehicle March 5 at Sunken Meadow Park. The incident occurred about 12:10 p.m. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the Suffolk County Police Department, and Read More …

Volunteers Work to Provide Veterans’ Basic Needs

At a Westy storage facility in East Northport, Lonnie Sherman stacks boxes of underwear from floor to ceiling. The boxes will soon be in the hands of some of the hundreds of homeless veterans living on Long Island. It started 15 years ago, when Lonnie Read More …

Report: Teens Brawl at Half Hollow Hills Library

About a half dozen students got into a brawl Wednesday at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library, according to News12. The brawl occurred about 3:30 p.m., with the students leaving before police arrived. Half Hollow Hills East High School is directly across the street from Read More …

Church of Scientology Buys Melville Property

An office building in Melville has been sold to the Church of Scientology, Long Island Business News reported Thursday. The 62,500-square-foot office building at 263 Old Country Road was sold for $15.2 million. The two-story office building, with parking spaces for about 250 vehicles, was Read More …

Audit Faults LIRR on Storm Preparations

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli criticized the Long Island Rail Road’s storm preparations on Wednesday, and said that the railroad needed to do better in the fuure. The audit found the LIRR delayed a critical weather-related systemwide risk assessment of its infrastructure for over a Read More …

Advice: Solar Eclipses Are Fun – But Can Cause Damage to Your Eyes

Solar eclipses are exciting events and appeal to people young and old. There will be a total solar eclipse taking place on Monday, April 8, and it is important to remember that as thrilling as it will be, it has the potential to cause eye Read More …