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Kevin Lenane, a private collector with hundreds of Apple computers, showed off his collection and gave a demonstration at the Long Island Museum. "It allows us to remember our past through an interesting lens," he said.

'50 Years of Apple' celebrated with a massive private collection

Carle Place senior Vincenzo Pisani will be attending SUNY Maritime in the fall to play lacrosse, but his road to college wasn't an easy one after suffering a Grand Mal seizure at age 14.

One teen's inspirational story of perseverance

Former Mets and Yankees pitcher Dwight Gooden appeared at Woods Road Elementary School in North Babylon on Thursday to surprise Joel Buchanan, a fifth-grader who did a project on him.

Gooden meets with LI boy who did a school project on him

An MTA board meeting was held to discuss LIRR workers' raise demands and strike contingency plans. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has more.

MTA: LIRR fares could go up if workers get raises

Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman tours LaGuardia's Chase Sapphire Lounge and Capital One Landing.

Beyond the gate: Caviar cart, arcade room and more at these LaGuardia lounges

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits a recycling facility in Brookhaven and learns how to separate trash from treasure.

LI Works: Ken gets down and dirty at a recycling facility

NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger looks at how Long Island shopping malls are transitioning into experience-based retail stores that can't be replicated online.

Open-air formats are reshaping LI's mall industry in push to survive

From painting on the harbor to dining at the hotel, Newsday travel writer Carissa Kellman has your guide to visiting Northport's main street.

Main Street staycation: Explore Northport's restaurants, shops and more

Newsday's Doug Geed shows us some interesting roadside attractions you will see on your drive Out East.

Out East: Oddities and curiosities you'll want to see on your road trip

In honor of Oral Cancer Awareness Month, NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn shares her personal story.

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa is joined by Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky and retired NYPD Det. Michael Alcazar to discuss the challenges these meetups present.

'Investigators have to identify patterns'

NYPD and VFW members honored Anthony J. Fuoco as he was laid to rest at Calverton National Cemetery in Wading River.

'He had no family to be there with him as he passed on'

Two nonprofits are hoping to bring the killing of Marcelo Lucero nearly two decades ago to an international human rights commission to focus attention on what they call ongoing abuses of Latino immigrants. Newsday reporter Bart Jones has more.

'Exert some kind of political pressure'

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'A lot of very inexperienced staff'

Andrew Dykes, 66, has been indicted for the 1997 murder of Tanya Jackson, whose killing was a mystery for nearly 30 years. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'A violent and horrifying act of violence'

Smithtown Councilman Thomas Lohmann pleaded not guilty to assaulting fellow councilman and Deputy Supervisor Thomas J. McCarthy. NewsdayTV's Jill Wagner reports.

Lohmann is accused of punching McCarthy

Town of Smithtown video footage shows an argument erupting between councilmen Tom McCarthy and Thomas Lohmann at the end of Tuesday's town council session after Lohmann allegedly assaulted McCarthy in the executive session, which was closed to the public. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Tensions erupt between councilmen at Smithtown Town Board meeting

The judge showed no mercy to the 36-year-old Guy Rivera, who was convicted of killing Diller during a street shooting in Far Rockaway. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'He mattered, his life mattered'

A combination of turning to the public and the FBI for help, and using cutting-edge DNA technology helped investigators finally identify Rex Heuermann as the prime suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial murders. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie has the story.

How investigators cracked the Gilgo Beach murders case

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and Newsday family writer Beth Whitehouse have a look at what it costs to shop for a new baby.

Costly arrival: Your new baby

A plan to boost its finances foundered amid questionable management and leadership turnover. Newsday investigative reporter Peter D'Auria has the story.

'They hired a ton of people'

One young Long Island mother said getting pregnant at 16 has meant putting off plans to go to law school.

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