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LI mechanic closes shop after 54 years

The building, which is owner-operated, is in the process of being sold, the owners said.

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Only in NewsdayWhat's next after Regents exams phase out? 3 LI schools offer clues.

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Jay-Z to perform at Super Bowl... Heating oil costs on the rise... LI Works: Hair we share Credit: Newsday

Haunted playhouse... Breast cancer awareness... Hochul and Blakeman campaign funds

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First in Newsday6 LI housing developments to get $32.4M in state funds

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Glen Cove teacher is a pro musician who teaches kids it's OK to be beginners

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LI's Jets fans are frustrated, and they're placing the blame on Aaron Glenn

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

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Crime

Man charged for alleged sex trafficking of teenager

Luis Parada, 57, allegedly raped the girl and "arranged for other local men" to pay him money in exchange for sex with her, the Suffolk police said.

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MORE ON THIS TOPICSee LI hotels, motels cited in sex trafficking, prostitution cases

Former NYPD detective indicted on a murder charge in fatal shooting on GW Bridge

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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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Only in Newsday'Life-altering at any age': LI women at different life stages react to breast cancer diagnosis

From fertility issues to menopause side effects, the concerns that come with a diagnosis can look different depending on when in a woman's life it occurs.

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MORE ON THIS TOPICWhy surviving cancer on LI can mean years of debt LI women scramble for hormone replacement therapy as demand surges 'Fight the good fight': Breast cancer walk draws thousands to Jones Beach

Cheesecake Factory set to open at LI mall

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'Dancing With the Stars' headed to UBS Arena

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Only in NewsdayBlakeman courts influencers, Hochul taps Mamdani as social strategies diverge in governor's race

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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

Car crashes into LI assisted living facility

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Frank Quigley, former head of Special Investigation Bureau for Nassau DA, dies at 79

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5 residents displaced by Nassau house fire

Only in Newsday'What's under the pool': Town expands search for toxins at Bethpage park

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Only in NewsdayHow the LI Catholic Church played a role in landmark NYC settlement

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4 charged in August armed robbery, NCPD says

Only in NewsdayGOP evoked 9/11 in LI political mailers; some call it a risky strategy

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Town GOP backs smaller tax hike in preelection budget clash

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Town pitches $370.2M budget

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LIers share what Apu's return to 'The Simpsons' means for South Asian TV representation

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After 3 years of hesitating, LI woman, 86, conquers her fear and gets treated for cancer

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Only in NewsdaySurge in social media hate a growing concern for LI's South Asians

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Taxes, gas prices among range of issues cited by LI voters as they cast early ballots

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Commercial building in Huntington Station burns down

Firefighter suffers burns in Nassau house fire

State awards Suffolk Landbank $4.8M for factory-built homes

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Here's how to use Long Island's new voting machines

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LI couple sues realtor, saying saleswoman inadvertently texted them discriminatory note

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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.

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