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Only in NewsdayFormer owner of Butera's restaurant sues new operator over payments, court filing shows

The lawsuit was filed by Martin Butera, who, along with family members had owned the traditional family-run Italian restaurant chain since 1991.

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Only in NewsdayResentencing of ex-Nassau Executive Edward Mangano rescheduled

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Only in NewsdayLI high school football coach abruptly resigns at team's first practice

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Only in NewsdayPolitically connected firms driving push for Propel power project

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Only in NewsdayTown, developer sued over Sbarro family plan to transform LI waterfront

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Tracks Raw Bar and Grill returns to Penn Station

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Only in NewsdayJudge in Thomas Spota's case declines to express views as former Suffolk DA, top aide seek pardons for cover-up conviction, filing shows

U.S. District Judge Joan M. Azrack, in a newly filed order after the Office of the Pardon Attorney at the Department of Justice sought her input, said she had nothing else to say about their case beyond what she's already written in a series of legal decisions.

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MORE ON THIS TOPICCounty GOP lawmakers want White House to deny Ex-Suffolk DA Tom Spota's pardon request Ex-Suffolk DA, former top aide seeking pardons from President Donald Trump, records show

Bronx man faces federal hate crime charges for Manhattan synagogue attack

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DA: MS-13 gang leader sentenced to 17 years in prison for LI attacks

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Former Penn State student from LI in court for drug trafficking case

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Only in NewsdayIs it LI's worst tick season, again? Here's how experts measure the invasion.

Increasing concern could be fed by a newly dominant and aggressive tick species and heavy snow this winter that insulated them from cold weather.

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MORE ON THIS TOPICYour guide to Long Island tick diseases 'Rabbit fever' warning in Suffolk after 3 cases of rare tick-borne illness At-home Lyme disease tests — for ticks — hitting market this month

25 Broadway shows for half price: 2-for-1 tickets are on sale today

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NYS to send out $1B in utility rebates. When will you get yours?

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Only in NewsdayLI village thrift store to close after 3 years

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Officials, religious leaders decry hate graffiti at mosque construction site

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2 LI villages join opposition to NYS energy project

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Lighthouse vs. Islanders: Fan-designed jersey contest down to 2

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First in NewsdayLI village awarded $124G to replace two aging police cars

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Only in NewsdayKrumenacker: This will be my last season as Dalers football coach

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Burglary probe underway at All American in Massapequa

LI parks land $4.1M in state funding

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Only in NewsdayLI killer asking appellate court to overturn convictions

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Power restored in Uniondale after utility pole crash

After allegations of election fraud, Hempstead residents go back to the polls today

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Only in NewsdayNew tool available to clear LI unsolved homicides using 3D printing technology

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15 charged, cars impounded after LI street takeover

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Unlicensed LI driver charged with seriously injuring pedestrian

Huntington weighs 2nd development for Melville Town Center

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Police investigate hate graffiti at construction site of new LI mosque

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Luxury developer wants to demolish 19th Century manor — a link to Black history

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LI retailer returns to Main Street after fire

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14-year-old dies on family trip in Pennsylvania

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Brooklyn man charged after shooting in Central Islip

Only in NewsdayNassau awards $1.3M in legal contracts to GOP ally Sheharyar Ali

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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.

MORE ON THIS TOPICLI police fired after videos show them kicking handcuffed man, lying about crash, records reveal