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Suffolk agrees to pay nearly $4M to settle police misconduct lawsuits this year, records show
The $3.9 million settlements in 2026 are from January through March. Last year, lawmakers approved at least $1.8 million in police-related lawsuit settlements.
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Hochul calls for probe into how utilities collect overdue bills
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2 kayakers found dead in Shinnecock Bay
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Fired employee sues LI-based Clowns.com alleging unpaid OT
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Parents are paying $20 to $30 per hour for babysitters as rates climb
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Newsday hires Geoff Bansen as full-time meteorologist
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Denied: LI doc who allegedly performed questionable surgeries can't resume treating workers' comp patients
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LI Muslims getting closer to having their own cemetery, but hurdles remain
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Town to eliminate law giving residents first dibs on affordable housing
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Push to revive Suffolk's Welfare to Work Commission fails
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Deal to save North Fork land sparks fears of too much public access
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Firefighter suffers minor injuries at Farmingdale house fire
Man struck and killed by driver in 7-Eleven parking lot
2 councilmen appear together at Smithtown board meeting for 1st time since altercation
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Huntington considers change to assist schools in offsetting developers' tax breaks
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NYC Transit supervisor who used fake placards suspended, demoted
The supervisor was caught parking illegally at least three times, including in a "no standing" zone, according to the MTA inspector general.
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Judge orders new DNA test for suspect in 'Peaches' case
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Police ID 2 women fatally stabbed last week in Valley Stream and Island Park
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Suspect in fatal LI shooting arrested in Alabama after trying to flee country
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Difference between LI and NJ? Bruce Springsteen says they're kinda the same place at UBS show.
Stage-bantering during his Tuesday night concert at UBS Arena in Elmont, he told the audience he sees little difference between the two bedroom communities.
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See which LI hospitals got highest score for patient safety
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9/11 first responders push for reminder of 'important' health benefits for survivors
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Turkish eatery replaces 6-year-old Greek spot
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More LI families are turning to SNAP benefits, and not just those in poverty
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Long Beach Trump fan refuses $50G settlement with the city in flag flap
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Village gets $75G grant to compost food scraps
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What to know about microplastics in LI's drinking water
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Middle school woodworking teacher Robert Boeshore dies at 94
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10 people, including 4 children, displaced in Freeport house fire
LIRR president optimistic strike can be averted
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Hamptons home prices reach record level in Q1
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NYS awards $3M to oyster farmers amid winter damage to crop, gear
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Life-changing news: LI reporter learns she will get new liver from live donor
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Nassau reports its first measles case since 2024
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Patchogue village board OKs 2.4% tax rate hike
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Touching 9/11 steel beam brings back memories, emotions
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Swapping a Hamptons dog park for a sewage plant? Residents are growling.
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6-page confession is key evidence in murder retrial of suspect in Hofstra coach killing, ADA says
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Police charge LI man for allegedly possessing child porn
LI high school awarded nearly $1M in federal funding to protect athletic fields
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Cava seeking to open its 4th restaurant on LI
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Bethpage native wins LI Marathon
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We took a self-driving car on LI's dangerous roads. Here's what happened.
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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: Oddities and curiosities you'll want to see on your road trip
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Picture This! That time the stars came out in Westbury
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LI Works: Ken goes against the grain at Bullfrogs Woodworks
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ICE using Suffolk police parking lots across precincts
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Out East: A visit to the Cooperage Inn
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LI drivers spend $3,700 per year due to congested, unsafe roads
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Trendy Bites: Rainbow cookie meets donut
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New Year brings new rules for LIRR
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Volunteers of Long Island: Stony Brook Medicine Food Farmacy
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Declining number of family owned hardware stores
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