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20 years after fatal Bronx blaze, firefighter from LI and his FDNY colleague remembered
The department on Thursday paid tribute to Lt. Howard Carpluk of Yaphank and Probationary Firefighter Michael Reilly, whose deaths in an August 2006 blaze prompted discussions about safety reforms.
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22 LI hospitals earn top awards for heart, stroke care
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LIers missing in Nepal ... Dolly Parton light show... LI's Greenway project... Dom's Famous Chicken Fingers
Suspect in killing of 'Gilgo Beach victim No. 3' asks judge to drop murder charge
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On Long Island, ICE arrests haven't picked back up after winter surge, new data shows
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Developers start work on 52 affordable apartments in Port Jefferson
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Pharmacist who owned New Island Pharmacy dies at 49
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Village forgives church it had cited for Christmas tree fundraiser
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1 person hospitalized after fire at LI nursing home
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Video shows people going into LI manhole amid 'underground scavenging' trend
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Town approves plan to have police keep tabs on ICE
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LI fishermen feeling impact of decline in bunker fish harvest
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Sag Harbor, itself a Hamptons destination, wrestles with its retail identity
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2 from LI on religious pilgrimage missing after catastrophic Nepal floods
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LI homeowner sets up Dolly Parton light show
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Sex trafficking trial of ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO to start in January
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Police drone helps collar alleged burglar on LI
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Former postal clerk indicted for stealing gift cards, lottery tickets
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LIers missing in Nepal ... Dolly Parton light show... LI's Greenway project... Dom's Famous Chicken Fingers
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These LI eateries turn 30, 50, 100 years old in 2026
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Crackdown on illicit massage spas, hefty fines headline Nassau Democrats' bill proposal
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$700 for school supplies? LI parents face back-to-school sticker shock.
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Halpin is out campaigning for Congress, at an age when most are retired
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Late-night fire closes LI liquor store
New head of Long Island Sound Partnership introduced
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Port Jefferson drops varsity football team days before the season
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Casino, village near deal to add almost 800 parking spaces
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Mariano Rivera to appear on LI Saturday to promote hot sauces
Resident seriously injured in LI house fire
2 LI families file wrongful death suit in Maine pontoon capsizing
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How Dolly Parton impacted these Long Islanders
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District spent nearly $1M to fire teacher for 'inappropriate' contact with student
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Popular LI Tex-Mex restaurant closes after 11 years
Former LI high school student says she was groomed, sexually abused by teacher
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Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure as officials consider hospital's future
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Roadwork done (and undone) on Montauk Highway frustrates residents
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Bill Ayres, priest turned disc jockey who raised money for the hungry, dies at 85
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Ex-Smithtown lacrosse player, 19, killed in wrong-way crash upstate
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LI's first pancreas transplant patient gives thanks for life-changing procedure
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Beloved LI market to close after more than 60 years
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Belmont Park announces ticket plans for re-opening
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Ex-LI correction officer sentenced to 18 months behind bars for sexually abusing inmate
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1 girl, 23 arrested in 2 states: Inside LI's hidden world of drugs, sex trafficking
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32 killed in crashes in one of LI's deadliest months. Here's the devastating impact.
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Nearly 6,000 LI households could face homelessness if Trump cuts Section 8 funding
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Out East: All the buzz at the Hallockville Museum Farm
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That time a 'monster' washed ashore in Montauk
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The Sandbox brings food trucks to Oyster Bay
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LI hockey dad beats cancer
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Turtle-sniffing dogs searching LI woods to help protect a species
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Out East: Home on the free range at Browder's Birds
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Picture This! That time the stars came out in Westbury
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LI Works: Where's the beef? Ken visits a butcher shop
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LI Works: Ken goes against the grain at Bullfrogs Woodworks
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Making ice cream at Coyle's in Islip
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