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Get answers about COVID testing, from LI doctors
What's the difference between a PCR test and a rapid home test? Which should you take, when and how often? LI doctors answer these questions.
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More than $4B in state funding aid for LI schools in Hochul's budget plan
A Newsday analysis of Gov. Kathy Hochul's state budget proposal finds that the 124 school districts on LI would be due a hike in state aid exceeding $400 million, or 12%, for the second year in a row.
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Connetquot psychologist: District not enforcing mask mandate
A school psychologist now sick with COVID-19 symptoms says the Connetquot School District is not enforcing a state indoor mask mandate for schools. The district said in a statement: "Throughout the pandemic the district has worked to enforce all state mandates within an educational setting."
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NY pols call for quick dredging of 'dangerously shallow' Jones Inlet
Three U.S. lawmakers from New York, in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, cited an "urgent need" to clear the widely used Jones Inlet, which has seen at least one boater mishap tied to the deaths of two passengers.
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Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week
The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting next week, now that federal officials are emphasizing their better protection against the omicron variant over cloth face coverings.
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Biden calls on Fed to fight inflation
At a news conference marking his first year in office, President Biden called on the Federal Reserve to do more to fight inflation by pulling back on its monetary boosting of the U.S. economy.
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Brentwood schools staff member reassigned amid probe into sex abuse allegation
The district announced the investigation in a letter Friday to parents. It said the district received a letter from someone who identified themselves only as a former student, saying they had been sexually abused by a staff member.
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Forecast: Overnight rain leads to morning snow Thursday
Ran should overspread Long Island late Wednesday night and eventually turn to snow, which will continue Thursday and add up to a possible one and three inches, forecasters said.
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Food critic tries fast food's spiciest new sandwiches
They're so hot they come with a free vanilla shake.
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East Hampton launches effort to boost affordability options
The town supervisor said each of the four town council members will take the lead on projects including a planned single-family home development on Pantigo Road and a rental project on 8.5 acres in Wainscott.
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High-end LI brokers showcased on 'Selling the Hamptons'
The brokers wheel and deal from East Hampton to Westhampton, from Sagaponack to Sag Harbor, with houses listed for $35 million before the bidding war even starts.
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Brentwood twins hope to make Regeneron finalist list
The Brentwood High School seniors will learn on Thursday — along with 47 other semifinalists from schools across Long Island — if they made it to the finals of Regeneron Science Talent Search 2022.
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Federal stimulus funds to cover LI pension plans, Schumer says
The $725 million from the American Rescue Plan will solve the struggle to make the pension plans solvent after they bottomed out in the 2008 global financial crisis.
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Nassau County's first winery-tasting room opens in Oceanside
Insieme does not fit the mental picture many people have of a winery: There are no grapevines growing outside, no patio overlooking a bucolic scene.
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Family fun ideas to cure the winter blues, from roller skating to mini golf
Winter can get dry and dull, but there are ways out of the lull.
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Perks and benefits of joining LI museums, attractions
Being a member of a Long Island museum, aquarium or garden has its benefits such as unlimited visits and sneak previews of exhibits.
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Dogs available for adoption now on LI
Here are pups of all ages available for adoption from several local shelters.
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Popular online luxury consignment shop opens storefront in Manhasset
The premier luxury consignment business opened its first Long Island brick-and-mortar store.
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10 events, things to do this weekend on Long Island
If you're looking for things to do on Long Island, here are spots to explore and events to attend this season.
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You can play Pac-Man for free and buy other retro video games at this new LI store
"The most magical thing is when these kids eight to 10 years old are coming in to buy retro games they see on YouTube or that their parents told them about," says the owner of Game On, which just opened its third location, in Patchogue.
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Ski big and go home: 6 nearby resorts for LIers to hit the slopes this winter
Here are six ski resorts within three hours of Long Island for those looking to take a day trip this season.
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Waiting it out: LIRR commuters left outside in biting cold
Long Island riders are asking the LIRR to stop leaving them out in the cold, and to open station waiting rooms for extended hours during the frigid winter months.
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East Hampton moves to privatize airport by the summer
More than 32,000 flights came in and out of the airport in 2021, contributing to years of complaints about aircraft noise and traffic over the East End, but airport advocates warned of lawsuits if the town closes the facility temporarily.
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$10M plan eyed to curb erosion near tennis courts at Port Jeff country club
The village board could vote Tuesday or next month on a bond to pay for the project to rebuild the receding bluff that's threatening tennis courts at the village-owned country club.
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New Mexican restaurant opens in Seaford
Taking off at the month-old eatery are its street tacos — soft corn tortillas with grilled skirt steak, chicken, chorizo or shrimp topped with cilantro and onions.
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Young: Tough debate over teaching racial issues
Respect for diverse opinions starts with a respectful national conversation.
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There's no need to wait in the cold
But the LIRR should be opening waiting areas more often, for longer hours each day.
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Stop saying student debt relief is for the rich
Efforts to address the student-loan burden have so far proven woefully inadequate.
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Ex-principal put on leave as retaliation for his defense of bullied student, lawsuit says
The ex-principal of St. Christopher Catholic school claims he was put on leave — and then had a signed job offer at another school rescinded — in retaliation for how he defended a Black eight-grader who was bullied, a lawsuit says.
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LI's Taking Back Sunday playing giant Vegas emo festival
TBS will support headliners My Chemical Romance and Paramore at the When We Were Young Festival in October.
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TJ Maxx to take Bed Bath & Beyond's place in Plainview, landlord says
Discount grocer Aldi is in talks to lease part of the space that TJ Maxx will be leaving, according to the president of the company that owns the shopping center.
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68 layoffs planned after Slant/Fin Corp. sells unit
The company will lay off 68 workers in the wake of the sale of its baseboard heating unit to a Massachusetts company.
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PSEG delivery charge up 4.5% starting this month
But system-owner LIPA says electric bills will be relatively stable this year, compared with 2021.
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Cleaning hacks we learned from TikTok
Welcome to #CleanTok, a specialty area of TikTok where content about household chores is vacuuming up attention faster and more efficiently than a deluxe Dyson upright.
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Families staying on LI through affordable housing program
With housing costs 'through the roof,' these LIers were able to get support to buy or rent affordable homes.
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Biden calls on Fed to fight inflation
At a news conference marking his first year in office, President Biden called on the Federal Reserve to do more to fight inflation by pulling back on its monetary boosting of the U.S. economy.
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Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week
The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting next week, now that federal officials are emphasizing their better protection against the omicron variant over cloth face coverings.
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Influential fashion journalist André Leon Talley dies at 73
André Leon Talley, the towering former creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, has died. He was 73.
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AG James says Trump's company misled banks, tax officials
Attorney General Letitia James' office said its civil investigation has uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump's company used "fraudulent or misleading" asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits.
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Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection issued subpoenas Tuesday to Rudy Giuliani and other members of Donald Trump's legal team who filed bogus legal challenges to the 2020 election that fueled the lie that race had been stolen from the former president.
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