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By Long Island News & PR May 03, 2016
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the 2016-17 state budget includes $9 million to cover the cost of lost wages and health care expenses for volunteers who contracted illnesses at the World Trade Center ...
By Long Island News & PR April 27, 2016
There is a link between exposure to e-cigarette advertisements and the use of e-cigarettes by middle and high school students, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By Long Island News & PR April 27, 2016
.S. Representatives Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Rod Blum (R-IA) today announced the formation of the bipartisan House Whistleblower Protection Caucus, an informal group of House Members dedicated to protecting ...
By Long Island News & PR April 25, 2016
The Adventure Park at Long Island will be celebrating Arbor Day, as will its sister parks in CT, MD, MA, MI, & VA.
By Long Island News & PR April 19, 2016
Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, Rene Mendez Mejia, also known as “Zorro,” a member of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13 street gang, was sentenced to 45 ...
By Long Island News & PR April 13, 2016
The Suffolk County Police Department is advising the public of road closures in the area around the rally.
By Long Island News & PR March 29, 2016
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an executive order banning all non-essential state travel to North Carolina.
By Long Island News & PR March 25, 2016
Port Authority of NY& NJ Approves Lease to LaGuardia Gateway Partners - An Innovative Public-Private Partnership That Will Advance $4 Billion Modernization Project.
By Long Island News & PR March 23, 2016
At Governor's Direction, Stepped Up Security from National Guard, State Police, Port Authority and MTA at all Major Transit Hubs Downstate Including JFK, LaGuardia, and Penn and Grand Central Stations.
By Long Island News & PR March 22, 2016
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Police Commissioner Thomas C. Krumpter express their condolences to the people of Brussels, Belgium in light of the recent terrorist attacks.
By Long Island News & PR March 17, 2016
Zika Action Plan Proactively Limits Potential Outbreak if Local Mosquitoes Begin Transmitting Virus.
By Kali Chan March 17, 2016
Dr. Ferguson to Discuss Public Health in the Third World.
By Long Island News & PR March 15, 2016
Senators Have Led Fight to Improve LI Sound, Which is a Vital Part of Long Island and Connecticut’s Economy.
By Long Island News & PR March 15, 2016
Men and women of child-bearing age advised to take an abundance of caution to avoid being infected with Zika virus.
By Long Island News & PR March 10, 2016
Attorney General Reminds Consumer To Be Aware Of Common Phone Scams For National Consumer Protection Week; Issues Audio Recording Of Sample IRS Phone Scam.
By Long Island News & PR March 10, 2016
Expansion to Include Pregnant Women with a Sex Partner Who Traveled To a Country with Zika Virus Transmission - Agency Working with Local Officials to Implement Mosquito Surveillance and Response Plan.
By Long Island News & PR March 09, 2016
Long Island delegation members back new effort to ensure combat veterans with PTSD have full access to benefits and comprehensive health care.
By Long Island News & PR March 08, 2016
The 15th annual, FIRST Robotics Competition Buckeye Regional will be held March 17-19, at Cleveland State University,
By Long Island News & PR March 07, 2016
1 in 4 catheter- and surgery-related HAIs caused by six resistant bacteria in long-term hospitals.
By Long Island News & PR March 07, 2016
New England Journal of Medicine Peanut Study Makes Debut at AAAAI Annual Meeting.