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Gas prices on Long Island hit $4 average for first time since 2022, AAA says
55+ min ago (284+ words) The average'price at the pump for regular gas in Nassau and Suffolk Counties'reached $4.004 Saturday, according to'a tracker by AAA. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost Long Island gas prices surpassed an average of $4 for the first time in four years, mirroring a…...
European ministers call for profit caps on energy companies as Iran war drives price surge
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (400+ words) Gas prices are displayed near a ferris wheel in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, April 2, 2026. Credit: AP/Michael Probst The finance ministers of Spain and four other European countries are urging the European Union to impose a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy…...
'Bob's Burgers' actor Eugene Mirman rescued from fiery crash by New Hampshire governor's detail
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (278+ words) Eugene Mirman, a cast member in, "The Bob's Burgers Movie," poses at the premiere of the film, May 17, 2022, at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. Credit: AP/Chris Pizzello BEDFORD, N.H. " "Bob's Burgers" voice actor and comedian Eugene Mirman suffered…...
As Trump orders UFO data released, a question hangs: If aliens exist, what would they think of us?
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (1357+ words) A patron passes a painting inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, N.M., on June 10, 1997. Credit: AP/Eric Draper It's a question that can produce some, well, uncomfortable answers if you happen to be an earthling. "If I…...
Old Westbury agrees to pay $19M to settle synagogue lawsuit
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (817+ words) A property on Glen Cove Road'where the Lubavitch of Old Westbury has sought for years to build a synagogue. Credit: Newsday / Howard Schnapp The Village of Old Westbury has agreed to pay $19 million to settle'claims that a rabbi was wrongly…...
Public hearing set for Babylon village's proposed budget
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (748+ words) Babylon Village Hall, above, is the site of Monday's public hearing on the spending plan. Credit: Thomas Hengge The Village of Babylon is proposing a 2026-27 budget that would raise taxes nearly 5%, marking the third year in a row that the…...
Islip house with helipad, half-pipe breaks record with $3.85 million sale price
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (376+ words) An Islip property with a helipad and a half-pipe sold for a record-breaking $3.85 million last week. The closing price of the Maple Street home'is the highest paid in Islip in more than 20 years, confirmed Jonathan Miller, CEO of real estate…...
The Latest: Search on for missing crew member after 2 US planes go down it dramatic turn to Iran war
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (1206+ words) An F-15E Strike Eagle turns toward the Panamint range over Death Valley National Park, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2017. Credit: AP/Ben Margot The search is on for one missing U.S. service member while another was rescued after two U.S. warplanes went down in separate…...
Luxury meat wholesaler PFD opens Port Washington shop
14+ min ago (414+ words) Bone-in filet mignon is one of the rarified cuts you'll find at PFD's retail shop'in Port Washington. Credit: Newsday/Erica Marcus "If you know, you know" could well be the motto of Prime Food Distributor. The 100-employee high-end meat supplier…...
Ticks are a threat. Congress and New York must act.
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (615+ words) Signs warning of ticks at the entrance to a trail at Mashashimuet Park on Main Street in Sag Harbor in2023. Credit: James Carbone The return of tick season on Long Island mars the joy brought by warmer weather and longer days....