LIRR Cuts Spark Outrage Among Riders: LI Patch Week In Review

LONG ISLAND, NY — Here are some of the biggest stories that Long Island Patches covered for the week of March 8 through 12.

LIRR Cuts Spark Outrage; Quickly Reversed

Regular rail service is to be restored March 29. Commuters' voices were heard "loud and clear," said LIRR President Phil Eng.

New York To Open 10 New Mass Vaccination Sites

The state will have new mass sites as vaccination supply amps up.

2 Charged In Gang-Related Killing of Long Island Teen: Police

Police charged the two with the murder of 19-year-old Osmin Campos-Sandoval, whose body was found in the woods last year.

'Tonight, We Remember': 1 Year Later, Coronavirus Memorial Held

One year after the first case of the coronavirus was identified in Suffolk County, a moving ceremony was held to remember and focus on hope.

Massive Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Commercial Building

Smoke could be seen for miles Wednesday afternoon.

Quarantine Mandate For Domestic Travel Dropped Soon: Cuomo

"This is great news, but it is not an all-clear for New Yorkers to let their guard down." — Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

'Save St. Patrick's Day' Rallies Planned For Long Island

Organizers of MAGA parades for Donald Trump say they are rallying to save St. Pat's Day celebrations after Gov. Cuomo's cancellations.

Also worth a read:

• Remembering My Grandmother On International Women's Day
• Longtime Long Island Italian Restaurant Announces Closure
• Drunken Driver Gets Into Wrong-Way Head-On Crash: PD
• Nassau Man Shoots Robber Threatening Him With Knife: Police
• Employees Save Man Who Crashed Into Long Island Factory
• Car Chase Ends When Tire Flies Off Fleeing Vehicle: Nassau Police
• 2 Gas Company Workers Hurt After Small Explosion In Bay Shore: PD
• It's a Girl! Police Officers Help Deliver Baby
• Mom, 24, Facing Kidney Transplant Needs Help: 'Nowhere To Turn'
• Drunk Driver Crashes Car Into LI Home, Injures Woman, 84: PD
• FDNY Firefighter Charged In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
• Man Forced His Way Into Long Island Home, Attacked Occupant: Police
• Lawsuit Alleges Marist Brother Raped Former St. Mary's HS student
• Democrats Open Impeachment Inquiry Against Cuomo Amid Controversy