Maureen Mullarkey

1 day ago | newsday.com | Maureen Mullarkey

Newsday senior education reporter John Hildebrand, who has covered the education beat for Newsday for decades, was inducted into the Long Island Journalism Hall of Fame on Thursday night at the Press Club of Long Island’s Media Awards banquet, where Newsday won 44 first-place awards. Hildebrand, who joined Newsday in 1970, has written thousands of stories about Long Island’s education system.

1 day ago | newsday.com | Maureen Mullarkey

Some showers are forecast for Long Island this weekend while haze from Canadian wildfires is expected to dissipate. An air quality health advisory issued by state officials earlier this week was no longer in effect Friday. Air quality in the tristate area was expected to be moderate, said Brian Ramsey, a National Weather Service meteorologist. "Moderate is fine for everyone," he said.

1 day ago | newsday.com | Maureen Mullarkey

The cause of a Calverton recycling plant fire has not been determined as state officials continued their investigation on Thursday and residents considered possible environmental impacts. Riverside Supervisor Tim Hubbard said town officials and members of the Department of Environmental Conservation returned to Crown Recycling Facility in Calverton to continue investigating on Thursday.

3 days ago | newsday.com | Maureen Mullarkey

Firefighters are battling a blaze that broke out at a Suffolk County recycling facility early Wednesday, closing nearby roads to traffic. Police closed Youngs Avenue from Osborn Avenue to Old Orchard Road to traffic around 5:05 a.m. after a fire broke out at Crown Recycling at 472 Youngs Ave. in Calverton, Suffolk Fire Rescue and Emergency said. A public advisory posted on social media encouraged residents to keep windows closed due to heavy smoke in the area. Further details were unavailable.

4 days ago | newsday.com | Maureen Mullarkey

Long Island is set to hit 80-degree temperatures this week as the first days of June will bring a stretch of dry and sunny conditions, forecasters saiAn area of high pressure will gradually increase temperatures beginning Tuesday and through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Brian Ciemnecki, service meteorologist, said Tuesday will see temperatures in the upper 70s while Wednesday will have highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s.