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	Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone gives a timeline on the Sept. 8 cyberattack&nbsp;and provides an update on the county&#39;s recovery efforts.
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Suffolk hackers demanded a $2.5 million ransom, Bellone says

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Bella Trezza 17, died in a two-car crash in September. Trezza was remembered for her beautiful and caring spirit and saving three lives by donating her organs. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

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The Lindenhurst Fire Department is collecting donations to help victims of Hurricane Helene. Donations can be dropped off through the weekend.

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The Smithtown Library, which has been closed indefinitely since Aug. 19, is working on restoring it's flood-damaged basement.

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Bellone said the county did not pay, fearing the money would be used to commit crimes.

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Federal contractors will dredge sand to replenish beaches in Oyster Bay, Babylon and Southampton.

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The county will not close its two year-round parks for the winter. Instead, it will do maintenance on a staggered basis, a spokesman said.

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Father David Atanasio remembered Bella as someone who had "joy that exuded from her" and was a friend to many.

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Suffolk County announced the hiring of its new "CISO," or chief information security officer, on the same day a special committee investigating the cyberattack met at the Legislature. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Suffolk hires new chief information security officer

While Suffolk's computer system remains hobbled by a Sept. 8 attack, the consulting firm and security company responsible for safeguarding the county have been awarded new contracts to manage the response, determine how the breach occurred and help fix it. Steve Langford reports for NewsdayTV.

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Two Suffolk County employees from the IT deparment who were subpoenaed to appear before a special legislative committee investigating the 2022 cyberattack didn't show up. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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A forensic investigation into the cyberattack that shut down Suffolk County computer systems has been completed. Steve Bellone announced the results on Wednesday. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

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The figure is more than four times the spending cited by former county officials in the aftermath of the attack, which exposed the personal information of more than 500,000 Long Islanders and 40,000 employees.

'It's going to be considerably higher'

The newly rebuilt First Universalist Church of Southold held its first service since a tragic fire engulfed the historic sanctuary in 2015. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

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On Friday, a fire broke out at a Huntington Station commercial property, Four-Way Pallet Corporation, officials said. 

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Bella Trezza, a 17-year-old from Babylon, has died after her car was struck by a driver who ran a red light early Saturday morning. She is the second of two teens killed as a result of the collision in which three other teens were seriously injured.

High school senior dies after weekend crash 

Construction is underway to build a temporary road for residents of seven Head of the Harbor homes after they were left stranded from last month's catastrophic storm that washed out Mill Creek Road, the only access road to their homes. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

'We can drive in and out finally'

Over 300 students gathered in the auditorium of St. John the Baptist High School for a candlelight vigil Monday night to pray for a student and others seriously hurt in a crash.

Prayer vigil for teens in West Babylon crash

Two people are dead and four are injured after a West Babylon car crash on a road that residents say has a history of fatal accidents. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

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Paumanok Vineyards is testing the region's first battery-powered tractor. NewsdayTV's Mark Harrington talks about the carbon-free initiative.

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