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Brand: Vecchio might not make it onto Nov. ballot

5/18/13 The good news for 34-year Smithtown Supervisor Patrick Vecchio is that he won the tense ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Joye Brown
Brown: Mangano orders probe into killing

5/20/13 Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano has ordered an investigation into last week's police killing of ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Ellis Henican
Henican: Day fraught with emotion after kidnappings

5/11/13 Ariel Castro, the accused monster of Seymour Avenue, has a mother, just like all of ... Read more »

Melville. N.Y. Tuesday January 26, 2010. Daniel Janison,
Janison: Lopez scandal imperils Silver

5/19/13 The long political career of Assemb. Vito Lopez (D-Brooklyn) has crashed and burned in phases ... Read more »

Judy Cartwright
Watchdog: Homes planned for vacant army base

10:24 AM A sign recently installed on the long-vacant property known as the Bellmore Army Base has ... Read more »

Sports

Newsday columnist Neil Best
Knicks' No. 1 issue: What to do with Amar'e?

5/20/13 Turns out Amar'e Stoudemire was right three summers ago when he famously promised, "The Knicks ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Roderick Boone
Johnson not thrilled with Jersey shootarounds

1/19/13 Joe Johnson looked out on the court as his teammates were getting warmed up, preparing ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Bob Glauber
Recent history doesn't bode well for Rex

5/11/13 Judging from the way he looked on the practice field -- chatting amiably with his ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Mark Herrmann
LI qualifiers living the U.S. Open dream

5/18/13 The prospect of qualifying for the U.S. Open brings out thousands of golfers and millions ... Read more »

Newsday sports reporter Bob Herzog
LuHi boys, girls have mutual respect

3/23/13 High up in the seats at the Times Union Center late Friday morning, Long Island ... Read more »

Newsday Knicks beat writer Al Iannazzone.
Knicks Insider: Sixth sense about J.R. Smith

4/20/13 J.R. Smith thought he had done everything necessary to become the Knicks' starting shooting guard ... Read more »

Newsday columnist John Jeansonne.
Reaction to Jason Collins shows enlightenment

5/4/13 Whatever the Robert's Rules of Order in this already sweeping discussion of NBA veteran Jason ... Read more »

Mark La Monica
Fast & furious, flyweights pack heavy punch for UFC

1/25/13 There will be nothing wrong with your televisions if they're set to Fox on Saturday ... Read more »

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Yankees expecting more from Phil Hughes

12:59 AM By now, there's no point in wondering anymore what type of pitcher Phil Hughes can ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Greg Logan
Disappointing end to first season in Brooklyn

5/5/13 The opportunity was ripe for the Nets to grow a tradition in Brooklyn. With the ... Read more »

Newsday sports reporter Kimberley A. Martin
Rex transparency replaced by avoidance

12/25/12 Rex Ryan had no problem expressing himself when he first arrived in Florham Park in ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Anthony Rieber
Marlins' Fernandez did it -- why can't Wheeler?

4/7/13 Wow, 20-year-old Marlins phenom Jose Fernandez was impressive against the Mets yesterday in his major-league ... Read more »

Tom Rock
Do Giants have any 'oddities' left in them?

12/25/12 Tom Coughlin looked at the four-rung ladder that the Giants must climb Sunday to get ... Read more »

Newsday Columnist Gregg Sarra
Give wrestling wild-cards a second chance

2/23/13 They call it Strong Island wrestling -- and for good reason. ... Read more »

Arthur Staple
Rangers not getting job done

5/21/13 Pick your reason why the Rangers are staring at a chasm in this series with ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Steve Zipay
Tortorella: Let's go to the videotape

5/18/13 Welcome to Professor Tortorella's class, students. ... Read more »

Entertainment and Lifestyle

Amy Dickinson, Ask Amy
Beau's needy kin clouds her wedding hopes

5/16/13 DEAR AMY: I am a divorced woman about to turn 50 in a loving relationship ... Read more »

Sylvia Carter
Finding a doctor today with tomorrow in mind

8/16/12 My theory about dentists and doctors is that they ought to be young enough that ... Read more »

Jessica Damiano, Newsday columnist
Don't plant impatiens, even in pots

5/17/13 DEAR JESSICA: We live in Cutchogue, where the deer eat everything in sight. So to ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Glenn Gamboa
Shannon McNally salutes Bobby Charles

5/14/13 Shannon McNally wanted everything about her new album "Small Town Talk" (Sacred Sumac) to be ... Read more »

Rabbi Marc Gellman
God Squad: Life lessons from Mom

5/16/13 Thanks to all of you who shared with me the most important life lesson you ... Read more »

Erica Marcus (face disguised) is Newsday's food writer.
Recipes for spring's vegetable bounty

5/15/13 After months of cooking with vegetables shipped in from warmer climes (or plucked from the ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Marge Perry
3 Simple salmon dishes

5/15/13 Three recipes for moist, juicy salmon. ... Read more »

Newsday staffer Jerry Zezima
The games is afoot -- or maybe a moustache

5/20/13 When I was a kid, I wanted to be a private eye (my other eye, ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Diane Werts
Catch those season finales

5/17/13 IT'S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL But TV loves it this weekend. Roosevelt rap sensation Public ... Read more »

Newsday columnist Beth Whitehouse
Parental guidance: Concern over Snapchat app

12/24/12 My kids keep talking about something called Snapchat. What is that? ... Read more »

Newsday theater critic and arts columnist Linda Winer.
'Master Builder': Turturro an uneasy match

5/20/13 The last time John Turturro came to play in Brooklyn, he was at his most ... Read more »

Business

Newsday columnist Carrie Mason Draffen
Help Wanted: Rating caveat

5/20/13 DEAR CARRIE: My employer reduces the performance ratings of employees who take time off and ... Read more »

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