Greater Long Island

6 days ago | greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon

Click here for Greater Long Island newsletters. Click here to download the iPhone app. A proposal to build a 68-room hotel on the former site of the iconic Boardy Barn in Hampton Bays has been met with initial support from local residents, according to a report. Robert Salvatico, whose family operates the Indigo Hotel and the Holiday Inn & Suites in Riverhead, presented the concept at a recent Hampton Bays Civic Association meeting, 27east reported.

6 days ago | greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon

A Ronkonkoma woman has claimed a $1 million prize on New York Lottery’s Platinum Power scratch-off game, lottery officials said. Theresa Imbriale collected a one-time, lump sum payment of $416,640, after required withholdings. Her winning ticket was purchased at Arjo Enterprise, located at 885 Ronkonkoma Ave. in Lake Ronkonkoma. Every top prize on the Platinum Power ticket has now been claimed. Winners of valid lower-tier prizes may be claimed through Jan. 16, 2026. Top image: GLI file photo.

6 days ago | greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon

Chris Arsenault was known to friends as “TJ,” short for “Toast Jr.,” a nickname earned from his perpetual tan and sunny disposition. He was the kind of guy who’d put on a chicken suit and rollerblade through town if it meant spreading joy — or drawing attention to his small business.

6 days ago | greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon

Click here for Greater Long Island newsletters. Click here to download the iPhone app. A Shirley couple deeply admired for their community involvement over the years are now facing the fight of their lives — together. Tom and Melissa Tiedemann, parents of four children who range in age from 13 to 29, were both diagnosed with cancer last month. Just days apart. Melissa, 45, underwent a double mastectomy on April 8 following a breast cancer diagnosis.

1 week ago | greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon

It’s a nightmare scenario: a silent, odorless gas creeping through a home while everyone sleeps. Suffolk County Police are investigating a carbon monoxide leak that seriously injured two people and sent eight others to hospitals from a multifamily home in Brentwood early Thursday morning. Officers from Suffolk Police’s Third Precinct responded to 150 American Blvd. at 7:05 a.m. after a 911 caller reported a sick resident.