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The practice allows one spouse to refuse to pay for nursing home care for the other — while passing the bill to Medicaid.
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The senator blasted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a plan to pull crews and dredges from Long Island so they could work on a nonemergency project near President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
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The Alzheimer's Association credited the East End resident with "bravely sharing her diagnosis with the world, helping to break down the stigma."
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Sam Sommer said he was convicted in the 1968 murder of Irving Silver based on a false confession he said Suffolk cops extracted from him.
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Long Island's 31 state parks had a total of 26.8 million visits in 2019. Surprisingly, visits to Walt Whitman's birthplace site increased by 64%.
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None of the threats were received in Nassau or Suffolk counties, according to police. Cuomo and State Police wouldn't immediately release how many of the 18 JCCs are in the state.
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Judge said: "You learn from experience what balls to dive for, which ones you can get to."
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Cheryl Wills said learning she came "from a family of warriors and survivors" was transformative.
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The woman was airlifted via Suffolk police aviation to the hospital, according to Southampton Town Police.
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"I would hate to think that that expertise will get lost by our merging these two [forces] incorrectly," the director of Park Police Officers said.
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If you need help melting the winter blues away, you might want to check out HarborFrost.
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The Steve Miller Band headlines the one-day event, which last took place in 2017.
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Sometimes, all you need in the deep-dark days of winter is to get out of town, enjoy a fantastic meal, and thaw out by a cozy wood fire.
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Pick your party, eat with abandon and stay up late!
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Members of the Bad Moms of Long Island Facebook page share "mom hacks you swear by."
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We found family-friendly activities to do this winter on Long Island, both outdoors and in.
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They come complete with comfortable furniture, warm blankets and a heat source.
Editors' Picks
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Grumman knew its toxic chemicals were polluting groundwater. It kept the facts secret.
The Bethpage aerospace giant was aware in the 1970s its toxic chemicals were contaminating groundwater, but it kept secret information that could have helped stop what is now LI’s most intractable environmental crisis, a Newsday investigation found.
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Doctors gave her 6 months to live. She says clinical trials saved her life.
Access to cutting-edge drugs and other treatments is expanding on the Island as the number of clinical trials available at local hospitals increases.
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Grabbing lunch at Asian restaurant to dispel virus fears
Local politicians, diplomats from the New York Chinese consulate and civic leaders sat down to lunch at New Fu Run to promote local Asian-owned businesses and dispel fears of COVID-19.
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Grumman's legacy of deceit
It should be held to account for the contamination it caused in Bethpage
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Dobie: Scouts' future is all in knots
Sex-abuse scandal, financial incomes and questions of relevance test venerable group.
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End New York's gambling ban
Not useful in state awash with wagers.
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The town's attorneys will return to court Wednesday in a case that began when police ticketed a fisherman in 2010 for fishing on waters at the mouth of Oyster Bay Harbor.
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Forecast: Warm today, with a high of 54
That's still a long way from the record high for this date: 64 degrees, set in 2017.
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Motorcyclist Jason Frederick was eastbound on Montauk Highway when his motorcycle veered off the road and hit a guardrail, police said.
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Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves in his fifth straight start in the team's final game before trade deadline.
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John Gerges, 60, of Lindgren Street in Merrick, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his wife, police said.
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"You have to get an ambulance here ... I just ran over somebody," motorist AnnMarie Drago pleaded in a 911 call.
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Cato Sands purchased land in Port Washington for $400 in 1834 and lived in a home that still stands today.
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Long Islanders discuss the importance of diversity on Long Island in a series of follow-up videos based off of the Long Island Divided series.
