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Suffolk strikes agreement to temporarily close 2 battery storage plants
The plants won't restart operations until remediation work is compete, Suffolk officials said.
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Who will bid on Oheka Castle? The intrigue is building.
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Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 2: Garden City vs. Massapequa, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the hype of the Garden City vs. Massapequa matchup, plus Tess Ferguson at Floyd girls tennis with the Van Cott twins, the plays of the week and a high school fantasy football update on the latest epsiode of Sarra Sounds Off.
Long Island to pay greater portion of SNAP food benefits
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Chip City closes remaining cookie shops, including 5 on Long Island
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Two Kings Park residents and their dogs exposed to rabid raccoons
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Huntington's 2027 budget would hike taxes 18%
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Police: Remains found in Nassau park may be missing woman's
Fire breaks out at Hamptons house that had been target of home invasion
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'Residual backups' on eastbound LIE near Exit 34 in Nassau after morning's truck fire
Jericho schools occupational therapist dies at 72
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LI man, 85, killed after striking tree following likely medical episode
LI boy, 10, 'lived to be happy.' Now the block will be named in his memory.
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Town's $4M revitalization project begins
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Babylon loosens restrictions for some disabled vets to get a tax break
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Why Hochul appointed AG James to lead Cornell rape investigation
Gov. Kathy Hochul said doubts over the thoroughness of an investigation into a former student's allegation that she was gang-raped at a frat house led her to open an independent probe.
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'Abundant information' available, judge tells defense for Eric Adams' ex-chief of staff
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2 plead guilty in building permit bribery scheme
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Missing Long Island couple were traveling to Syracuse when they vanished, court filing says
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Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 2: Garden City vs. Massapequa, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the hype of the Garden City vs. Massapequa matchup, plus Tess Ferguson at Floyd girls tennis with the Van Cott twins, the plays of the week and a high school fantasy football update on the latest epsiode of Sarra Sounds Off.
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Hochul has $18M cash on hand; Blakeman, $178,000, campaign filings show
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Dozens of missing LI children found during 3-day rescue operation, officials say
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You may be owed part of $1.2B in unclaimed funds. This is not a scam.
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Glen Cove back on state's fiscal stress list
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LI woman sentenced to 12 years for sex trafficking 14-year-old girl missing for 25 days
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Mascot ban challenge can move forward, appeals court rules
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Para athlete and disability advocate from LI dies at 61
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Suffolk's plans for Italian American museum taking shape
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Why this Diwali festival is returning to Long Island
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2 from LI charged in multimillion-dollar drug operation
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How Rich Schaffer won another term as Suffolk Democratic chair
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Could pickleball be a competitive HS sport? This LI school thinks it could happen.
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Shuttered auto garage prompts debate: tear it down or preserve century-old building
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'Absolutely crazy': Towns and villages scramble to clear nor'easter debris
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MTA, Suffolk complete deal for rail yard at Lawrence Aviation site
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LI September rain record: 8.75 inches fell in Islip
LI man shot and killed in Suffolk park
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Former LI man among 4 Americans killed in Athens explosion
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Accusations of retaliation swirl among Suffolk Dems after last week's party boss election
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James Klurfeld, former Newsday editorial page editor, dies at 81
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What do Steve Buscemi, Green Acres Mall and Snapple have in common?
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City judge rules pied-à-terre tax wasn't properly administered, 2 more lawsuits filed
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LI farmers assess crop damage after storm, with drier days ahead
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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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