<p>Suffolk County police officer William Parmenter was honored by&nbsp;lawmakers&nbsp;for saving a fisherman 80 miles off&nbsp;Hampton Bays.</p>


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3,000 American flags were placed in Ackerson Plaza in Brightwaters to honor those lost on 9/11

'It does take a village'

The top female sunfish sailors gathered in Amityville to prepare for this weekend's North American championships on the Great South Bay. 

'Competitors here from all over the United States'

The 78th Annual Shinnecock powwow was held at the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton on Saturday. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'Represents who we are and we are still here'

Another family member, a police officer and two firefighters were injured in Tuesday's blaze.

House fire claims 1 life

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Cool cars and keeping LGBT adolescents and teenagers safe in school were the themes of the Rainbow Rides meetup.

Rainbow Rides meetup at LGBT Network

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A low-key ceremony in the Village of Brightwaters included survivors and relatives of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Brightwaters remembers 9/11 victims

The kids were taken unresponsive from the water at a Fairfield Townhouses development, according to police

Two children die after being pulled from pond in Holtsville

"I remember how we all immediately honored the lives we lost by coming together as one community, undivided in their names," Huntington Town Supervisor Ed Smyth said.

Victims of Sept. 11 terrorist attacks remembered at LI commemorations

Ronald Schroeder's attorney entered a "general denial" when he appeared in court for the suspect Saturday on charges he concealed Seikeya Jones' body in Huntington.  

'Detailed admission' after arrest over woman found in suitcase, prosecutor says

Temperatures on Saturday will top out at 73 with a low of 56, according to the National Weather Service.

Brief rain on Saturday, sunny Sunday on LI

Ronald Schroeder, 41, is accused of concealing the death of Seikeya Jones, 31, whose body was discovered in woods near an apartment complex on Nassau Road in Huntington. Jones' family and friends remembered her during a candlelight vigil Friday night.

Huntington man charged with hiding woman's body in suitcase

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Gov. Kathy Hochul toured the extensive flood damage in Stony Brook and spoke about the federal aid area residents can expect to receive. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'There's families whose lives are hanging in the balance'

Residents and local officials are dealing with the aftermath and cleanup of the storm that hit the Stony Brook area Sunday into Monday.

'We need to repair' 

Family members who have lost loved ones to drug overdoses ease their painful grief by talking to them in spirit on a phone connected to the wind. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'Look out for another angel'

After floods damaged more than 1,400 homes, the Stony Brook community came together at the historic All Souls Church. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'It broke my heart, it's just a terrible scar'

Genevieve Rohner is a 16-year-old elite para-equestrian, who has one big goal in mind — the Paralympics.

'It's not if she's going to do it, it's when'

Smithtown Library director Rob Lusak shows the extensive damage the flooding caused to the historic books and materials stored in the library's lower level.

Portions of Smithtown Library 'demolished'

Residents gathered at Mill Pond in Stony Brook to help rescue an imported carp impacted by recent flooding. 

'Let's give them a jump start and let nature take over'

According to New York State Police, a mother was driving the wrong way when she crashed on the Southern State Thursday, which resulted in the death of her 9-year-old son.

Tragedy on the Southern State

The Congregational Church of Patchogue on Sunday held an overdose awareness service. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'When it hits close to home that's when it seems to matter to you'

The LI Bluegrass and Roots Festival was held on Sunday at Tanner Park in Copiague. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'I've been hearing it my whole life'

Inventor John Philip Holland built submarines at the nation's first base in New Suffolk from 1899 to 1905. Newsday reporter John Valenti discusses. 

'Roots of the entire submarine force'

Collection of unpaid school bus camera tickets won't begin anytime soon, as Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine hasn't signed off on a BusPatrol plan to hire a debt collector for $13 million in unpaid fines. Newsday investigative reporter Payton Guion reports.

'It's a pretty substantial number of tickets'

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"Car fluff" is being deposited at Brookhaven landfill at a fast clip, but with little discussion. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie and Newsday investigative reporter Paul LaRocco have the story.

'Need to step up regulations and testing'

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