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Measles outbreaks prompt calls for vaccine vigilance on LI
About 82% of children on Long Island have received one dose of the measles vaccine by 2 years of age.
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MORE ON THIS TOPICChild dies of measles in New York's first such death in 30 years
'Stop increasing the taxes': Town's plan to pierce cap draws more pushback
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Why LIRR restrooms are closed often ... Races too close to call ... Flu cases rising in NY ... Let's Go: Catskill Mountail Railroad
80,000 Cadillac, Blazer, others vehicles were recalled. Is your car affected?
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LI police leader, LIU professor dies at 87
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Democrat who secured major upset victory in Hempstead lays out agenda
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Major LI developer seeking tax breaks on $17.6M warehouse
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Undecided Nassau legislative race tightens even further
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Fire closes popular Mexican restaurant
LI fire department EMT charged with sexually assaulting co-worker
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3 alleged gang members now charged in shooting at Bellport LIRR station
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Sections of 2 Nassau highways closing for weekend bridge repairs
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3 LI hospitals among winners of 2027 Healthgrades specialty awards
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Hempstead Turnpike through East Meadow reopened after earlier crash
A new reality facing LI House delegation after Democrats triumph
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LI lawyer argues before Manhattan appeals court in Trump hush money case
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Parents of LI man fatally shot by Nassau police file lawsuit, court papers show
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Ex-FBI agent charged with federal crimes in wrong-way crash that injured pedestrian
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Why LIRR restrooms are closed often ... Races too close to call ... Flu cases rising in NY ... Let's Go: Catskill Mountail Railroad
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NYPD officer under investigation quit and was decertified. 2 other police departments hired him.
Joseph T. Gonong remains an officer today because he slipped through a narrow six-week window between his resignation and decertification and the enactment of a state law.
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What are the most popular SUNY colleges for LI students?
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Appeals court rules Nassau ban on transgender athletes violates state law
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LI school staffer, accused of stalking student, has been fired
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Nassau's 9th legislative district race too close to call as absentee votes are counted
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GOP incumbent trailing in town clerk race, with locked ballots set to be counted
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Blakeman trails Hochul in Nassau, Suffolk
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LI teen sentenced to 12 years for fatally stabbing15-year-old at house party
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Suffolk OKs $4.6B budget, signs off on union deal
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NYU Langone, Amazon, Station Yards among 20 projects that could reshape LI. See what's planned near you.
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A new Long Island is taking shape. Who will it be for?
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Incumbents prevail in all four LI House races
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Suffolk landscaper dies after he's electrocuted
State water grants include millions to replace lead pipes in 2 Nassau villages
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4 displaced in fire at LI doctor's office, attached apartments
Election could have big impact on the future of transit on LI
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LI cancer center unveils support room named for mom of Islanders' Schaefer
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Islip Town Supervisor has yet to crackdown on spas with illicit sex allegations
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LI nonprofit sells Bohemia office for $9M
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Adventureland will open 2 new rides in 2027
Is $72 million a good deal for Oheka Castle?
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LI vets gather to remember comrades on 35th anniversary of Vietnam War memorial
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FDA warning: Company recalls soft-baked bars after reports of toddlers choking
Proposed LI golf course coming from Tiger Woods
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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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Pint-size garbage truck enthusiast gets 4th birthday surprise celebration
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Oyster Bay expands investigation into Bethpage Community Park, testing soil under pool
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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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Making ice cream at Coyle's in Islip
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