Suffolk

Not guilty plea in murder-for-hire case

The last of four people charged with the alleged for-hire killing of Nesconset lawyer James DiMartino pleaded not guilty to upgraded charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy in Riverhead Tuesday.

The fight for civil rights

civil rights, timeline, history, living to tell The local and national struggle

Forty-eight years after the Greensboro sit-in sparked a movement, we reflect on local leaders, then and now, doing their part to push for equality.

Long Island Rail Road

LIRR to spend $20.7M to reduce platform gaps

Fixing the gap

The rail line will spend $20.7 million to reduce the gap between trains and station platforms systemwide.

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The Katie Trebing Story

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Newsday Special Reports

Lawyers getting full-time benefits
Lawyers Getting Full time benefits

In districts across Long Island, attorneys have been improperly reported as state employees - and are raking in big pensions as a result.

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Superintendent double-dippers
Superintendent Double-Dippers

It's called "double-dipping." School administrators retire with big pensions from one district and then collect a big salary from a new district.

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special districts
Special Districts

Across the region, scores of independent special districts provide high salaries and other benefits - and operate with little oversight.

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Special Projects

School food on Long IslandSchool lunch on Long Island
We delved into school food and the red tape behind it. What we found might disturb you.

The Katie Trebing story The fight for civil rights

Local leaders, then and now, reflect on doing their part to push for equality.

The Katie Trebing story The Katie Trebing story

A daughter with a deadly disease, an extraordinary chance to save her...create the perfect sibling.

They Failed to Act They Failed to Act

Since 1995, the Long Island Rail Road has logged nearly 900 gap incidents at stations from Penn to Bridgehampton.

Born to Serve Born to Serve

Michael P. Murphy's actions in June, 2005 earned him, posthumously, the nation's highest military award.

Coram station Fire Alarm

The only comprehensive look at the last large public service on Long Island impervious to outside scrutiny - the fire system.

Coram station Remembering Flight 800

On the beach at Smith Point County Park is a monument with the names of the 230 passengers and crew from Flight 800.

Our Fallen Our Fallen

Soldiers from Long Island killed in uniform reflect the face of our communities. Newsday remembers their sacrifice.


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