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Nassau DA: Slaying suspect shot ex-girlfriend 9 times in the back

Quay-Sean Hines pleaded not guilty Friday to a grand jury indictment that he killed Amelia Laguerre on March 31 in a parking garage in New Hyde Park.

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Historic LI deli reopens after renovation

The takeout area is unrecognizable, but the pastrami remains the same.

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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 nine boxes of ammunition

The woman told TSA agents the ammunition belonged to her son and that she had grabbed the wrong bag.

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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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Streaming making presence felt in a big way for sports

Live streaming is gradually taking the place of cable for live sports, with some Mets and Yankees games coming aboard. 

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Jericho, Garden City students honored at engineering fair

The students' projects in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair examined topics such as cancer research, climate change and a way to assist the visually impaired.

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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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