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Syosset High School senior named Presidential Scholar

Ethan Chiu is the only student from Long Island to receive what is considered one of the nation's highest honors.

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TSA: LI woman tried to board JFK flight with 400 bullets

The woman told TSA officers the ammunition belonged to her son and that she had grabbed the wrong bag when headed out the door.

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Discounter nicknamed 'Kosher Costco' plans Long Island entry

Bingo Wholesale plans to open a 61,669-square-foot store in a space that a Stop & Shop supermarket vacated in 2020.

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For lapsed LIRR riders with funds locked in transit accounts, a bill could be the key

Federal lawmakers from LI have proposed a bill that would allow lapsed LIRR riders to recoup money that's been locked in transit benefit fund accounts since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Is AARP too liberal? That's what its right-leaning rivals, including one from LI, say.

The 600-pound silver-haired gorilla of organizations for seniors has almost 38 million members. Its right-leaning rivals are relatively small: the Association of Mature American Citizens, founded by a Long Islander, has 2.4 million.

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They lost children to drugs. Now these LI moms help inmates fight addiction

As part of their mission, members of The Beading Hearts travel to the Yaphank jail twice a month — once for men, once for women — to support inmates on their journey to recovery.

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LI group recognizes benefits of $2.8 billion Ronkonkoma project

The Long Island Regional Planning Council voted to name Midway Crossing a project of regional significance. The designation is expected to help raise funds from public and private sources, officials said.

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After snafu, Mega Millions payouts resume, NY lottery officials say

Payouts to the winners resumed Thursday after being suspended since a host on the televised drawing "incorrectly called the Mega Ball a 6 instead of a 9, according to a statement on the official Mega Millions website.

Elon Musk says Twitter deal 'temporarily on hold'

Elon Musk said Friday that his planned $44 billion purchase of Twitter is "temporarily on hold" pending details on spam and fake accounts on the social media platform.

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Twins are valedictorian, salutatorian at 2 LI high schools

To have twins graduate with such competitive academic achievement is so rare that administrators and teachers at the two schools said they don't recall it happening in recent memory.

In East Hampton, hope that new rules keep airport, and critics, quiet

Big changes aimed at cutting noise and traffic are about to go into effect. But will they work?

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School voters' guide: See your district's proposed budget and who's running

School district residents go to the polls on May 17 to vote on budgets, board members and propositions for the coming school year.

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