Block Island’s Coastal Resilience Committee is starting to see some of its ideas and projects come to fruition with the start ...

On Thursday, March 27, 19 volunteers surveyed nearly 100 percent of the island’s perimeter in an effort to get a count of ...

"Johnny Cash wrote the song, 'The Ballad of Ira Hayes,' with these words included about his life after his service and what it had done to him: 'When war came, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Long Island fire departments accused of displaying Confederate flags and enforcing discriminatory membership policies agreed to settlements with the New York State ...

The girls' flag football season is underway and several Island squads opened with impressive wins earlier this week. CSI/McCown opened play in their new division (PSAL 1A) with a win, while Moore ...

A Brookhaven Fire Department truck was seen displaying a Confederate flag at a public event in August 2020, leading to public complaints, while the Levittown Fire Department operated a drill team ...

Experts say block lists are legal but raise ethical concerns ... "In my conversation with someone from HR, I was told there is a 'do not engage' flag against my name in their system despite ...

Three Long Island fire departments that displayed the Confederate flag have now reached a settlement over alleged discrimination. According to the New York State Division of Human Rights ...

New York (WCBS/WLNY) — Three Long Island fire departments that displayed the Confederate flag have now reached a settlement over alleged discrimination. According to the New York State Division ...

Flags engender such loyalty and pride ... In 1970, “Illinois” in block letters was added at the bottom. Last fall, residents were invited to submit their vision for a new standard.

Three Long Island fire departments were fined a total ... policies and two were also fined for displaying Confederate flags. The fines were part of settlements of complaints originally filed ...