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Just hours ahead of Hurricane Henri's arrival, the search is on for a missing Holbrook man.

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Power restoration on Long Island could take up to 14 days after Hurricane Henri leaves a potentially destructive path. PSEG-LI updated its warning--and added more days to it--this afternoon. https://t.co/lWUvZ8c4ra

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As Henri targets Suffolk, PSEG-LI said power outages could last 7-10 days.

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This is a heartbreaking update. The seven-year-old boy critically inquired during a car wreck in Lake Grove has died, police announced.

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BREAKING NEWS - CUOMO RESIGNS!

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Three adults were gunned down in a #Farmingville residence, as a baby was left unharmed.

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The National Weather Service has now issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Long Island as the forecast becomes clearer that Elsa will impact the area. The storm is expected to cross over Long Island on Friday morning.

#tropicalstorm #elsa #longisland

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BREAKING NEWS - The search is over for a missing autistic boy after he was found safe in Virginia today, according to Suffolk County Police. Now a Tennessee man faces kidnapping charges related to the boy’s disappearance, police said.

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BREAKING - A missing young teenager from #Holbrook has been found — safely.

#MissingChild #missing #FindZakiahMerrival #FindZakiah #ZakiahMerrival

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BREAKING NEWS UPDATE – A 73-year-old #Sayville man was killed overnight by an alleged wrong-way drunk driver on Sunrise Highway in #Oakdale, according to Suffolk County Police. Police released the man’s identity this morning.

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BREAKING NEWS – A driver allegedly drove drunk—the wrong way—on Sunrise Highway in #Oakdale overnight. Now an unsuspecting fellow motorist is dead. Suffolk Police released new information within the past hour…

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BREAKING UPDATE – Zakiah Merrival of #Holbrook, who just completed the 8th grade at Seneca Middle School, was last seen on Friday night at her Ballad Circle home.

#MissingChild #missing #FindZakiahMerrival #FindZakiah #ZakiahMerrival

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BREAKING NEWS - A 13-year-old girl from #Holbrook is missing. Zakiah Merrival, who just completed the 8th grade at Seneca Middle School, was last seen riding her bicycle.

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Suffolk County Police, assisted by the US Marshals and the NYPD Warrant Squad, arrested a Manhattan man this morning for allegedly killing a man in North Patchogue in 2018, police announced.

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New York will lift the COVID-19 state of emergency effective Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday.

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Update 2: Also during the public comment period, a speaker urged the board to appoint outgoing board member Meredith Volpe to the vacancy created by Mancaruso's resignation. Volpe lost her reelection bid last month, coming in fourth place for the three available seats.

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BREAKING NEWS - James Mancaruso, a member of the Sachem School Board of Education, has resigned after what the district superintendent described as an “incident” at Sachem High School East.

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Update 1: Later during the board meeting as part of the public comment period, a parent talked about an incident in which she claimed Mancaruso verbally attacked staff members and a 14-year-old girl in the auditorium.

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A bill that transfers the cost of services for developmentally disabled infants and toddlers from public funds to health insurers now heads to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s desk.

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New York reached the 70% threshold for COVID-19 vaccines today, prompting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to lift many of the emergency orders he initiated more than a year ago.

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