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The owner of the Deer Park nail salon where four people were killed last year after an alleged drunken driver crashed his SUV into the business sued the motorist, along with a liquor store the complaint said sold him alcohol even though he was visibly intoxicated. Full story: https://www.nwsd.li/f93ece
Wegmans raised the curtain on its first supermarket on Long Island today. Opening to the public at 8:56 a.m., the Wegmans in Lake Grove occupies 101,000 square feet, making it the biggest supermarket on Long Island, excluding supercenters and warehouse clubs. Read more here: https://www.nwsd.li/a6e237
Black homeownership on Long Island is higher than the national average, and increased to about 70% in 2023 compared to about 63% a decade earlier: https://www.nwsd.li/0e0f5d
Former Port Washington schools Superintendent Michael J. Hynes is expected back in court to face upgraded charges in connection with a November crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist in Sayville. Hynes, 54, of Sayville, will be arraigned on charges of second-degree vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated, according to court records. Read more on this story: https://www.nwsd.li/7f6919
The prospect of reviving the Crescent Duck Farm moved a step closer to reality when the owner saw the first new generation of duck eggs hatched at two East End locations. Full story: https://www.nwsd.li/3903e7
A British-style boarding school complete with uniforms and boater hats is preparing to open after receiving a provisional charter for a 6-12 school from the state Board of Regents. Harrow International School New York is scheduled to be the first American affiliate of the 450-year-old Harrow School in London, whose alumni include Winston Churchill and Benedict Cumberbatch. Read more by visiting: https://www.nwsd.li/bd4039
Long Islanders will soon no longer need to listen for the familiar jingle of a Mister Softee truck rolling down the street to get some of its signature soft serve ice cream: a Mister Softee sign has gone up at the site of a former ice cream shop. Read more here: https://www.nwsd.li/1bd787
Federal officials are giving the MTA until March 21 to end its congestion pricing program, but Gov. Kathy Hochul said New York will continue to mount an "orderly resistance" to the Trump administration’s attempts to kill the tolling plan: https://www.nwsd.li/fa0c12
Two downtown businesses in Kings Park suffered fire and water damage after a blaze erupted, fire officials said. One firefighter was transported to a hospital for minor injuries. Read more on this story: https://www.nwsd.li/4ad522
A 13th person has been arrested in connection with the 25-day disappearance of a 14-year-old East Patchogue girl, court records show. Anthony Wright, 40, of Amityville, pleaded not guilty to second-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child at an arraignment before District Court Judge Evan Zuckerman in Central Islip, records show. Read the full story here: https://www.nwsd.li/271ab6