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North Babylon's School District holds a revote after its proposed budget failed the first time. North Babylon is one of the few school districts that are proposing the same exact budget again, without any modifications. (June 18 2013)
Commuters wait for a Long Island Rail Road train at the Hicksville station. (June 18, 2013)LIRR repairs may impact 34 trains during a.m. commute A detective investigates a crash involving an SUV and a truck on Route 111 in Smithtown, police said. (June 18, 2013)Cops: Mom, child hurt in 2-vehicle crash An exterior view of the 7-Eleven in Port Jefferson Station on Old Town Road at 347, which remains open for business after a raid by federal agents. (June 18, 2013)7-Eleven stores reopen, feds plan to seize franchise rights SHOW MORE

Long Island

John Bredemeyer, chairman of the Town of Southold shellfish advisory commitee, collects water samples and document them from Mud Creek and other parts of nearby waters in Cutchogue to find out where contaminants are coming from. (June 17, 2013)Pols seeks source of water contamination Police, firefighters and EMTs respond to an accident in Lloyd Harbor where the truck a U.S. Postal Service worker was driving was rear-ended and then hit a tree. (June 17, 2013)Cops: Postal worker, 53, dies after crash Left, Lattingtown Mayor Clarence F. Michalis, who will face his first challenger in four decades, Nicholas DellaFera, right. (June 4, 2013)Locals vote in 44-year mayor's 1st challenge Students walk through the campus of <a href="/topics/Nassau_Community_College">Nassau Community College</a> in <a href="/topics/Garden_City%2C_NY">Garden City</a>, N.Y. (April 28, 2011)NCC president finalist withdraws SHOW MORE

Sports

Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler pitches in the fifth inning in the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. (June 18, 2013)Wheeler goes six shutout innings in debut Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey pitches in the first inning of the first game of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. (June 18, 2013)Mets hang on to win after losing Harvey's no-hit bid NYPD officer Angel Maysonet stands on the field in the rain before the game between the Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers was postponed because of rain. (June 18, 2013)Yankees-Dodgers postponed for rain Georges St-Pierre, left, lands a knee to the body of Nick Diaz en route to a unanimous decision title defense at UFC 158 in Montreal. (March 16, 2013)NYS Assembly shoots down MMA bill SHOW MORE

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The ExploreLI Street Team spent Father's Day enjoying music, rides and -- of course -- shortcake at the 59th annual Mattituck Lions Club Strawberry Festival. Did they catch you on camera? (June 16, 2013)X-Team: Mattituck Lions club Strawberry Festival Lena Dunham, center, actress, creator, and executive producer of the HBO series 'Girls,' visits with fans as fiilming for the HBO series 'Girls' got underway in Greenport. (June 18, 2013)HBO's 'Girls' films in Greenport <b>Ilene Sherwyn Coope</b> has been appointed to the <b>New York State Bar Association</b>’s Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, and the Committee on Professional Discipline. The resident of Dix Hills is a trusts and estates partner with Farrell Fritz in Uniondale.LI people on the move! Promotions, new jobs Seniors enjoy the St. Anthony's High School prom at Cresthollow Country Club in Woodbury. (May 28, 2013)LI goes to the prom SHOW MORE

Opinion

LIPA power plants towers are seen at sunset over Port Jefferson's harbor. (Oct. 28, 2010)Editorial: LIPA makeover in Albany ducks tax issue Let's forget the quarter-days and field days and spirit days, and keep the educational pedal to the metal until school's out.Filler: School's prolonged fade into summer <a href="/topics/New_York_%28state%29">New York</a> State Capitol in <a href="/topics/Albany%2C_NY">Albany</a> (March 16, 2008)O'Reilly: NY Republicans need to go on offense Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo speaks during a news conference at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the University at Albany in Albany. Cuomo wants to create tax-free entrepreneurial zones tied to State University of New York campuses. (May 22, 2013)Opinion: Tax-Free NY will make the future better

Entertainment

Singer Katy Perry on the July 2013 cover of Vogue magazine, photographed by Annie Leibovitz. The new issue goes on sale nationwide June 25, 2013.Perry says Brand texted to ask for divorce Michelle Chamuel is one of three finalists on NBC's "The Voice."Why Michelle Chamuel will win 'The Voice' English food writer, journalist and broadcaster Nigella Lawson during the 28th MIPCOM (International Film and Programme Market for Tv, Video,Cable and Satellite) in Cannes, southeastern France. (Oct. 9, 2012)Celeb chef's husband admits attacking her Justin Bieber performs during a concert as part of his "Believe" tour at the Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy. (March 19, 2013)Reports: Bieber cleared in alleged hit and run SHOW MORE

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Business

Room service delivery at the Allegria hotel in Long Beach. (June 18, 2013)Hotels mull dropping room service Systemax Corp. headquarters in Port Washington. Carl Fiorentino, 56, a former executive, is accused in federal court in Central Islip of taking more than $7 million in kickbacks.Former Systemax exec indicted in bribe case A rendering of the Urban Outfitters store planned for Walt Whitman mall. The store is scheduled to open its doors in August.Urban Outfitters layout 'unique' at Walt Whitman mall Customers pump gasoline at the Gulf station at the North LIE Service Road and Old Nichols Road in Ronkonkoma. (April 4, 2012)Lower gas costs help slow metro area inflation SHOW MORE

New York City

Pedro Espada arrives at Federal Court in Brooklyn to be sentenced to five years for embezzling money from a social program. (June 14, 2013)Ex-state senator's son gets 6 mo. in jail In this file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64-ounce cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at the cafe in New York. The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, the mayors say it’s “time to test and evaluate approaches limiting” the use of the subsidies’ for sugar-laden beverages. (March 12, 2013)Mayors: Limit soda buying with food stamps Members of the LGBT community and their supporters gather to speak out after a string a bias attacks, including the fatal shooting of 32-year old Mark Carson on Satuday, during a rally in New York's Greenwich Village, Monday, May 20, 2013. A spate of hate-fueled attacks on gay men in New York, including a killing last week on a busy street in one of Manhattan's most gay-friendly neighborhoods, has prompted outcry and soul-searching about enduring bias after gay-rights advances in recent years.NYC man pleads not guilty in hate crime SHOW MORE

Nation/World

Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington for a House Judiciary Committee hearing. (June 18, 2013)House passes anti-abortion bill The Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC. (March 31, 2012)Supreme Court: Ariz. citizenship proof law illegal In this May 29, 1985, photo provided by the Lake County, Ind., Police Department is Paula Cooper who was sentenced to death when she was 15 after stabbing a 78-year-old Bible school teacher 33 times during a 1985 robbery in Gary, Ind. A Department of Correction spokesman says Cooper, now 43, was released from an Indiana prison. (June 17, 2013)Woman who was on death row released Top row, left to right, Anne C. McClain and Jessica U. Meir, and bottom row left to right, Nicole Aunapu Mann and Christina M. Hammock, who were selected in NASA's new astronaut class, which includes 4 men and 4 women. (June 17, 2013)4 women among 8 new NASA astronauts SHOW MORE

Politics

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone talks about the county's budget problems and solutions during a press conference in Hauppauge. (April 2, 2012)Bellone: Comptroller would run merged office Left, Lattingtown Mayor Clarence F. Michalis, who will face his first challenger in four decades, Nicholas DellaFera, right. (June 4, 2013)Locals vote in 44-year mayor's 1st challenge John J. Foley Nursing home in Yaphank. (April 9, 2013)Officials OK marketing of Foley home Senate co-leader Dean Skelos penned an op-ed for the Albany Times Union saying public financing has been a recipe for corruption and that taxpayers’ money should instead be used for schools, roads and other traditional government expenditures. (March 20, 2013)Dems decry state borrowing proposal SHOW MORE