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'Just lovely to see': Dolphins return to Long Island Sound
Dolphins were abundant in the Sound before the 1940s, but in the following decades, they seemed to disappear.
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Report: Isles selling 15% of franchise at $3 billion valuation
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LI braces for $137M pension cost spike ... Nassau water lines need replacement because of lead ... 3 LI school districts among top 10 in U.S. ... Tracking more rain
LI eatery closes indefinitely due to storm damage weeks after opening
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Motorcycle man Billy Joel to auction more than 70 bikes
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New law raises the NYPD's mandatory retirement age
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Developer gets $333G in tax breaks to revamp former LI medical center
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Nor'easter damages Jones Beach theater
LI woman pleads guilty in crash that killed husband and wife
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Plans for 86-unit assisted living center on LI revived
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Nassau police overtime expected to go $10M over budget
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LI man fatally struck by bicyclist in Central Park
Harbor Country Day School completes $8.5M renovation
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Stubborn nor'easter moving on, leaving Long Islanders to clean up fallen trees, flooding
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Coastal flooding: How LI is preparing for worst of the storm
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'Brain for hire': The SAT cheating scandal that rocked LI
The scandal challenged trust in standardized tests as a fair, equitable arbitrator for college admission, which drives careers, salaries and lifestyle choices, researchers said.
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Couple missing since 2025 had accumulated assets of $12M
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Suffolk pumps brakes on Saturday's popular vehicle auction because of nor'easter
Family of woman found dead at LI yacht club launches site seeking tips to aid probe
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LI braces for $137M pension cost spike ... Nassau water lines need replacement because of lead ... 3 LI school districts among top 10 in U.S. ... Tracking more rain
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LI educator named NYS superintendent of the year
Hampton Bays schools Superintendent Lars Clemensen was recognized Monday for his "outstanding leadership, commitment to students and contributions to public education."
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See where buyers found more bedrooms for less than the typical price on LI
Former school custodian pleads guilty to filming sexual abuse of a child
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Fall Fun Book: Festivals, farms and 20+ more ways to celebrate the season
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NYC schools banned AI for young learners. On Long Island, it's already in classrooms.
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LI playgrounds get $6.1M in state money for upgrades
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Hearing to focus on public safety elements of Nassau's $4.6B budget proposal
Battery fire in LI home displaces 4 people
Police: Swimmer reported missing called authorities to say he was safe
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Fire damages vehicles at scrapyard, county bus next door
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Photos: Nor'easter brings heavy rain, flooding and strong winds
'A long time coming': LI church, built in 1906, gains landmark protections
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Bullish! From Massapequa to the Red Bulls, Dylan Nealis' confidence always on display
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Powerful weekend storm blasts LI with wind, rain
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At least 3 Starbucks on LI closing today
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Nor'easter update: High winds, prolonged rain and possibly major coastal flooding
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Suffolk, Nassau postpone all high school sports for Saturday because of weather
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Town denies Muslim boarding school plan over zoning issue
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LI registered sex offender caught with 'numerous' child porn on his phone, police say
Riverhead pitches $120.9M budget that stays under tax cap
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LI nursing home to pay $5.5M in wrongful death lawsuit
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Some notices of Suffolk's red light camera refunds go to the wrong address
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Judge sent message about 'brazen' public corruption by giving Mangano 10 years
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What will happen to Cinema Arts Centre? Members want to know.
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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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