Long Island
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'Everything has changed': LIers pine for togetherness on July 4th
Unlike previous, Independence Day celebrations, 2020 means being wary of crowds but also, possibly, a more quiet and peaceful holiday. Read more
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Sunny Fourth of July, forecasters say
Independence Day should be bright and clear with a high in the low 80s, the National Weather Service said.
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Protestors gathered at the construction site of what is to be the new Rhodes Elementary School in Hempstead to demand that the construction company diversify its hiring of contractors.
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A 27-year-old woman and four others fled their Westbury home early Thursday morning after it caught on fire, Nassau police said.
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Suffolk Police Chief Stuart Cameron says officers "will be out in force this weekend looking to track down firework violations." Penalties may be stiff, he says.
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Developers are proposing to build more than 400 condo and apartment units on property that faces the city boardwalk.
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Dox in Island Park received multiple verbal and written warnings beginning in mid-May for complaints including overcrowding, noise and social-distancing violations, state officials said.
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First-time home buyers on Long Island are finding creative ways to afford the biggest purchase of their lives.
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A new federal mandate calls for hospitals to post their prices online. But lists of costs show that the medical world speaks a language all its own.
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A record 20 percent of the U.S. population lived in multigenerational households in 2016, according to the latest census data, up 5.6 percent from 2014.
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Suffolk residents said not knowing how to find available doctors was one of the biggest obstacles to obtaining health care.
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Bay Shore schools laid off dozens teachers after the district and teachers' association governing board failed to reach an agreement on deferring salary increases.
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Man caught with more than 100 fireworks, Nassau Police say
The odd behavior of a man parked on a Manhasset road led to the discovery of a possible stash of oxycodone pills and — after a chase — about 110 fireworks, police said.
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The Copiague man died Thursday night after crashing into an SUV that was trying to turn left, Suffolk police said.
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LI water quality report: Seven sites rated poor
Seven sites, including Cold Spring Harbor and parts of Moriches Bay, were given poor ratings due to low dissolved oxygen and water clarity and a harmful algal bloom. $readmore
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In Nassau, a campaign encourages tying blue ribbons around poles, trees, windows and doors; in Suffolk, a crowd waved Thin Blue Line and American flags.
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A second coronavirus shutdown could result in a drop in Nassau sales tax revenues of up to 45% next year, a county comptroller report says.