Freelance & General Assignment Reporter, Newsday
Joan Gralla is a freelance and general assignment reporter for Newsday, focusing on local news in New York. With a keen interest in covering a wide range of topics, Joan's articles often touch on environmental issues, public safety, accidents, and community events. She is dedicated to providing accurate and timely information to the readers of Newsday.
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Long Island, New York, United States (Local)
Joan Gralla's coverage primarily focuses on local breaking news and evolving stories, with a significant emphasis on weather-related events in the Long Island area. She often cites data to support her reporting.
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By: Joan Gralla
Colorado State University researchers predicted 13 named storms during the hurricane season, down from 16 in 2022.
By: Joan Gralla
New York environmental officials announce the change "to further protect public health" before summer when Nassau and Suffolk often shut dozens of beaches because too much bacteria might sicken people.
By: Joan Gralla
The harvesting of carnivorous gastropods was also banned because biotoxins that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning were detected in mussels, state environmental officials said.
Possibly record-breaking warmth means high levels of the pollutant ozone — which is created when sunlight hits volatile chemicals released by cars, for example — can be expected.
By: Joan Gralla
Suffolk County has less than 10% of the state's farmland but used about three times more insect-killing chemicals than any of the state's four biggest farming counties in 2021, according to officials.
By: Joan Gralla
A Subaru struck Paul Moran Tuesday night, Suffolk police said. He was pronounced dead at the crash site, west of Camp Upton Road.
By: Joan Gralla
A 34-year-old man in one of the houses learned it was on fire from a neighbor, according to police.
The motorcyclist collided with a Jeep on Union Boulevard Thursday night, police said.
By: Joan Gralla
Jewelry, bicycles, tools, electronics, iPhones, landscaping equipment and other confiscated items to be "sold in 'as is' condition" on Wednesday, Suffolk police said.
The woman was a passenger in a Jeep that left the road and hit a pole early Friday morning, police said.
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