<p>The Bay Shore school district spent over&nbsp;$600,000&nbsp;after&nbsp;it&nbsp;was accused of mishandling&nbsp;sexual abuse allegations against&nbsp;since-retired third-grade teacher Thomas Bernagozzi.</p>


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The Bay Shore school district spent over $600,000 after it was accused of mishandling sexual abuse allegations against since-retired third-grade teacher Thomas Bernagozzi.

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Southold police chased a suspect Monday during a 45-minute pursuit along the North Fork, from Riverhead to Greenport, until the driver sped off a 100-foot cliff and landed in Long Island Sound.

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Tom Cutinella, a Shoreham-Wading River football player who died after a traumatic brain injury in 2014, was honored by St. Charles Hospital on Friday for donating his organs.

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Suffolk County SPCA detectives seized 49 animals from a 79-year-old Ronkonkoma woman's home. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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A woman crashed into a fire hydrant just before 11 a.m. in Coram and is facing multiple charges, including a DUI.

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