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Redefine Meals, the Long Island-born meal prep company, is expanding into 107,000 square feet of the former Entenmann's Bakery campus in North Bay Shore — a building that once housed the largest bake

Two programs are giving LI small businesses free AI training and up to $20,000 in grants. The Google-funded AI Academy at Stony Brook has an April 22 deadline. L.O.C.A.L. grants are open now for $5K-$20K awards.

Governor Hochul committed nearly $60 million to fix Long Island roads as part of an $800 million statewide pothole blitz. Four major projects across Nassau and Suffolk are underway with an end-of-April deadline.

Brookhaven Town is updating its comprehensive land use plan for the first time since 1996. Six community open houses run through May where residents can shape zoning, housing, and development decisions for the next 30 years.

Rex Heuermann, a 62-year-old Massapequa Park architect, pleaded guilty on April 8, 2026 to murdering seven women in the Gilgo Beach serial killings and admitted to an eighth in a packed Riverhead courtroom. The case began when remains were discovered along Ocean Parkway in 2010 and ended with a guilty plea that brought families more than a decade of waiting to an emotional close. Sentencing is set for June 17.

A brush fire in Sound Beach was knocked down Thursday evening — but it's a warning for all of Long Island. The entire island is under high wildfire risk as dry vegetation, gusty winds, and a warming trend combine for dangerous conditions through midweek.

Two East Hampton Building Department employees — a senior office assistant and a building inspector — were indicted April 2 on charges they took $16,100 in cash bribes to fast-track permits and inspections for contractors, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney.

South Country School District reveals a $3.49 million budget deficit, proposing to cut 55 jobs including 43 teachers at Bellport High School. Students staged a walkout in protest.

Sephora's new 4,786 SF store at Mayfair Shopping Center in Commack boosts family-focused retail as the center nears full occupancy. Anchored by Lidl and PGA TOUR Superstore, it draws 2.4 million visits yearly.

Village of Hempstead lands $23M in state and federal grants to replace aging sewer pipes. Funds protect public health without raising taxes.

Adventureland Amusement Park opens its 2026 season tomorrow at 2245 Route 110 in Farmingdale. The park runs 11am–5pm through Sunday with family rides and attractions.

Nassau County's Department of Health has declared rabies an imminent public health threat after confirming 25 cases of the disease in wild and feral animals across the county since June 2024, marking a significant resurgence after the disease was eradicated in 2016.

Redefine Meals, the Long Island-born meal prep company, is expanding into 107,000 square feet of the former Entenmann's Bakery campus in North Bay Shore — a building that once housed the largest bakery in the United States.

Long Island's volunteer fire departments are sounding the alarm as staffing levels drop to what officials are calling a full-blown crisis — and the closure of the Floral Park Centre Fire Company on New Year's Eve after more than a century of service is the starkest sign yet.

Middle Country Road in Suffolk County — already ranked among the deadliest roads in New York State — is getting even more dangerous this spring as hundreds of potholes left by a brutal winter are causing daily crashes in Selden and Centereach.

A 36-year-old Oceanside woman is facing aggravated vehicular homicide charges after allegedly driving drunk and going the wrong way on the Southern State Parkway Saturday night, causing a six-vehicle pileup that killed a beloved church leader and his wife.

Nassau County's Department of Health has declared rabies an imminent public health threat after confirming 25 cases of the disease in wild and feral animals across the county since June 2024. The out