Jennifer McLogan

A debate is raging on Long Island whether to turn a closed elementary school into medical offices (credit: CBS 2)

Contentious L.I. Debate Rages On Whether To Turn Vacant School Into Medical Offices

The hot-button issue is whether to sell the vacant Number Six School in Woodmere for $12.5 dollars, return it to the tax rolls and pump the much-needed cash into the district’s budget.

2013/03/19

Lawn sign in Stony Brook (credit: CBS 2)

Stony Brook Residents Want Rental Rules Enforced For College Students

Residents have complained that the students are noisy, litter and create parking problems.

2013/03/18

County Residents Skeptical Of Proposal To Downsize Nassau Coliseum

The Islanders are skating off to Brooklyn in 2015, leaving cash-strapped Nassau County once again on the hot seat to come up with a critically needed plan to save its coliseum.

2013/03/14

Farms on Long Island are struggling to overcome the saltwater left behind in the soil. Many are fearful of some crops being wiped out. (Photo: CBS 2)

Months Later, Hurricane Sandy Now Putting Long Island Farm Industry In Danger

Hurricane Sandy is taking an unexpected toll on local crops, and it could lead to higher prices at grocery stores.

2013/03/12

Kitten at Nassau temporary pet shelter. The shelter is to close on Friday. (credit: CBS 2)

Dozens Of Pets Remain Unclaimed With Nassau’s Temporary Shelter To Close

Nassau’s emergency pet shelter will officially close its doors Friday. But as of midnight on Monday, the pets will all be officially placed in the custody of Nassau’s SPCA.

2013/03/11

Winter Weather Advisory Remains In Effect As Round 2 Of Storm Continues

After several hours of flurries, the region was seeing heavy snowfall in some areas Thursday night. In Westchester County, plows were hitting the streets. Along the Jersey Shore, streets were inundated with rising waters.

2013/03/07

L.I. Man Gets 10 Years In Southern State Parkway Police Chase, Crash

Louie Blanton, 24, of Amityville, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault upon a police officer, unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, and criminal possession of a weapon in January.

2013/03/05

Funeral Held For Seaford Teen Who Died On School Trip To California

Joseph Tutaj died suddenly on Feb. 19 while in Los Angeles to perform at Disneyland with the school marching band.

2013/03/04

Eileen Tutaj of Seaford holds photo of her son Joseph. (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

L.I. Mom Still Looking For Answers After Son Dies On Class Trip To California

Joseph Tutaj was hospitalized with a high fever and died on Feb. 19 while in Los Angeles to perform at Disneyland with the Seaford High School marching band.

2013/03/01

The Asian pepperweed is spreading like wildfire on Long Island, ruining all the pristine ecosystems in its path. (Photo: CBS 2)

‘Harry Potter’-like Weed Growing Amok On Long Island, Destroying Ecosystem

A dangerous plant from Asia is attacking parts of Long Island’s most pristine waterways. The perennial pepperweed has infested a treasured North Shore beach park, threatening birds and fish.

2013/02/28

Fire Island (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Nude Sunbathing Banned On Fire Island

Fire Island chief ranger Lena Koschmann said there’s been an increase in complaints and observations of sex, masturbation and prostitution, especially on the popular Lighthouse Beach.

2013/02/27

Cathleen Wild walked after a plea deal Tuesday. Two years ago, she slammed into three teenagers on Long Island while high on heroin. (Credit: CBS 2)

Woman Who Slammed Into Teens While On Heroin Walks After Plea Deal

Victims were in tears inside a packed Suffolk County courtroom Tuesday, as the drugged driver who struck three teenagers back in 2011 worked out a controversial plea deal.

2013/02/26

Long Beach High School alumni have come to the rescue of their alma mater, donating $25,000 worth of supplies following Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: CBS 2)

Alumni Come To The Rescue At Hurricane-Ravaged Long Beach High School

There is still a daily struggle for normalcy in the Long Beach School District, where of its 4,000 students all but 500 were flooded out of their neighborhoods.

2013/02/25

The Yipity Yap pet store in Huntington, NY. (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Cops: $1,800 Black Pug Puppy Pilfered From Huntington Store

A woman is seen on surveillance video walking into the store with a big, dark-colored bag hanging off her arm. Store employees said she posed as a customer.

2013/02/22

Seaford High School Student Dies During Class Trip To Los Angeles

Joseph Tutaj traveled to Los Angeles last week with the Seaford High School marching band to perform at Disneyland. The 15-year-old died Tuesday after he was hospitalized with a high fever.

2013/02/21

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