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First in NewsdayLI Coach bus collapse sparks $3.5M in legal battles

Court filings show accusations of negligence and unpaid bills, while the property remains closed under a town order.

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Beloved mom-and-pop discount store in Nassau closing

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Planned Parenthood adds more space at Patchogue center

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Developer seeks tax breaks to build 84-unit assisted living facility in Nassau

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Ex-LI teacher sentenced after pleading guilty to child porn possession charges

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Clare Rose puts large warehouse, HQ on the market after sale to national liquor distributor

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Crime

LI student accused of bringing gun to school, was 'aggressor' in earlier incident, judge says

Administrators were investigating a conflict between the student and a schoolmate when they learned the teen might have posted a picture of a handgun on social media recently.

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Board votes to shutter LI library due to concerns about crime

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DMV supervisor sentenced for running drivers' license test cheating ring

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Pre-K lockout lifted after stolen car suspect in area, officials say

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Only in NewsdayRecord number of sexual misconduct cases reported at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

The 31 sexual misconduct allegations tied for the most — an identical number was reported in 2022/23 — since the academy began maintaining the data more than a decade ago.

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MORE ON THIS TOPICFormer captain pleads guilty to drugging, sexually assaulting USMMA cadet at sea 'Extremely troubling': Reported sexual assaults rise at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Newsday InvestigatesSchool officials let educator misconduct be 'normalized,' AG finds

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Only in NewsdayLI educator forced to work in storage closet after criticizing superintendent, suit alleges

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LIRR ridership nearing pre-COVID levels, as trains get more crowded

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Write-in campaign mounting for Hamptons supervisor race

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LI student arrested after gun found in backpack

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Only in Newsday'One of those dream-come-true events': LI's Laube returning home to MetLife Stadium with Raiders

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Wallet WatchThey have jobs. They have savings. But no Long Island home of their own.

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Mother of 7-year-old girl who died in foster care files $250M lawsuit against Suffolk CPS and school officials

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Only in Newsday'Political screwiness:' LIers weigh in on Obama, Trump Cheesecake Factory sparring

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First in NewsdayTown hikes tax levy 3.1%, draws down $5 million in reserves

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Probation for retired FDNY captain convicted in fatal dispute

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Hochul asks Trump for federal recovery funds after LI nor'easter

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Northbound Meadowbrook Parkway reopens in Westbury

Only in NewsdayWhat to know about today's Oheka Castle auction

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GUEST ESSAYSWhat Suffolk supers vs. the tax cap shows

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The Vitamin Shoppe founder lists Hamptons estate for $79M

Only in NewsdayMore Democrats than Republicans cast ballots on LI in first weekend of early voting

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Only in NewsdayJor'Dynn Duncan told school officials her guardian hit her 11 months before she died, filing shows

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First in Newsday7 parties set to bid on Oheka Castle

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Man drowns after fishing boat sinks off Southold beach

Prosecutor: LI woman drank nearly a bottle of rum before alleged DWI crash that killed former News12 reporter

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FedEx driver sentenced in crash that killed LI father, his 2 children

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First in NewsdaySuffolk's first Ronald McDonald House moves closer to opening

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LI police fired after internal investigation

LI police were fired after videos showed them kicking a handcuffed man and lying about a crash, newly obtained records reveal. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

MORE ON THIS TOPICLI police fired after videos show them kicking handcuffed man, lying about crash, records reveal