Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice has announced the results of a year-long investigation into 10 separate allegations of worker's compensation fraud that were referred to her office by the state insurance officials committed to ridding the system of fraud. Rice said the total theft uncovered as a result of this investigation amounts to $953,319. FULL STORY

A landmark agreement has been reached with the Eastern Region Helicopter Council, Inc., the trade group representing Long Island's helicopter industry, and East Hampton and Gabreski Airports to reduce helicopter noise over communities in Nassau and Suffolk, divert choppers away from populated areas and encourage compliance with preferred noise abatement routes, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer recently announced. FULL STORY