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Moderate drought status for Long Island as East End still in severe condition
This month's rainfall of 3 to 6 inches helped to alleviate the drought's intensity, according to meteorologist Nelson Vaz.
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LI kitchen supplier nearly doubles sales, expands nationwide
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'The strategy that I'm seeing ... is very chaotic' A Newsday review of court records sheds new light on ICE's Long Island operation and where it's happening. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa, Shari Einhorn, investigative reporter Josefa Velásquez and attorney Reuben Kerben break it down.
Riverhead, hoping to stifle helicopter noise, appeals to FAA
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NYC begins rededicating streets for 9/11 victims ahead of 25th anniversary
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LI man 'beat all the odds' as he takes step toward recovery
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Home Depot plans massive LI warehouse
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Port Washington Little League wins baseball state tournament opener, St. James/Smithtown loses
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Why did NUMC run its own insurance plan in the Cayman Islands?
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Two LI Little League baseball teams ready for state tournament
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1 dead, 3 displaced in New Cassel house fire
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East End villages look to stick a fork in plastic utensil use
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Swimming pool at Jones Beach reopens after 17 years, $100M renovation
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Less than 2 years after construction wrapped, former Long Beach Superblock is almost fully occupied
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Manorhaven to borrow to cover judgment for former employee
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Lawsuit: Ex-Nassau medical examiner worker subject of 'harassment' for talking to investigators
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NYPD officers shoot armed suspect after home explosion; 2 found dead inside
The man, identified by police as Keegan Thompson, 33, was emerged from the home armed with a shotgun.
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Sayville man charged in stabbing that seriously injured another man
LI man charged with pulling gun on another driver in road rage incident
Chick-fil-A data breach exposed customer information in 10 states
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'The strategy that I'm seeing ... is very chaotic' A Newsday review of court records sheds new light on ICE's Long Island operation and where it's happening. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa, Shari Einhorn, investigative reporter Josefa Velásquez and attorney Reuben Kerben break it down.
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Woman's fall at LI firehouse parking lot launches police probe, court action
How Theresa Vazquez wound up injured on the parking lot pavement on her way to play bingo is at the center of a dispute.
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ICE is arresting immigrants on LI by surveilling parking lots, running license plates
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Mutant sharks off LI? Montauk's 'Shark Doctor' says it's possible
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The spotted lanternfly is coming — and LI vineyards say they're ready
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NUMC: Former leaders failed to set aside enough for malpractice claims
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Pedestrian seriously injured in Uniondale crash
73-year-old woman dies after being pulled from Huntington pool
Recent LI restaurant closings
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Help wanted: Two key town officials set to retire
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Walgreens opens in former Rite Aid in Hampton Bays
What the future holds for LI's Haitian community after TPS expiration
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How aging, rising costs and trauma affect Holocaust survivors on LI
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LI daycare, cited for child abuse, settles investigation with state
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1-800-Flowers to pay NY $375,000, customers could get refunds over free-shipping automatic renewals
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County GOP lawmakers want White House to deny Ex-Suffolk DA Tom Spota's pardon request
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Stony Brook University researchers awarded $1.6 million in DOE grants to advance AI and science capabilities
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Medical staff offer tips to reduce drownings
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TileBar opens first LI showroom
Upstate man killed when truck tractor rolls over him at LI Target
Massapequa softball falls to Toms River, eliminated from Little League tournament
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Freeport schools superintendent reinstated after being placed on leave
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When Babe Ruth caught a baseball dropped from an airplane on LI
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Hochul touts data center pause, cites local control, resource protection
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Staples store to close, make way for new grocery store
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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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The Sandbox brings food trucks to Oyster Bay
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Out East: Main & Mill House
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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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Trendy Bites: Rainbow cookie meets donut
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