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Long Island
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Marchers seek end to anti-Asian hate
About 40 people, mostly high school students and their parents, walked from Great Neck's Firefighters Park to the Village Green and Rose Garden, holding up signs and chanting "hate is a virus; we are not a virus."
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Projected fatal drug overdoses increased on LI during the pandemic, statistics show
Projected fatal drug overdoses increased 34% in Nassau and nearly 12% in Suffolk during 2020, which experts say is linked to social isolation, financial anxieties and mental health challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Suffolk police training most diverse class in department history, officials say
"The single biggest thing we can to enhance the effectiveness of the department is to increase diversity to make it reflective of the community it serves," said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.
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Baiting Hollow offers country life close to shopping hub
The pastoral landscapes with rolling hills are not far from Riverhead's Route 58 commercial strip, which has plenty of retail outlets.
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Babylon's proposed Oak Beach water system comes with $4.2M bill for residents
The project to replace privately-owned wells with a public utility for homes on the barrier island had been delayed due to difficulties finding a location and higher-than-anticipated cost estimates.
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Smithtown comptroller to retire after steering through pandemic
Donald Musgnug worked on financing major town projects, such as rebuilding Flynn Memorial Park and upgrading Lake Avenue in St. James.
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Study to examine cost to connect Great Neck homes to public sewer
The report will look at the price tag to convert about 1,000 houses in the Village of Great Neck Estates and the Harbor Hills neighborhood.
Watchdog
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Most big police forces widely use body cams. But not Nassau and Suffolk.
Newsday found that LI’s major departments are two of only three large U.S. forces that have spurned cameras. The cost would be a fraction of each department’s budget.
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Start-Up NY workers face unexpected tax bills due to COVID
Employees of firms in the program followed Cuomo's directive to work remotely, but state law requires in-office work to qualify for tax-exempt status.
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Heat-pump promise falls short for North Babylon ratepayer
A family faces a $3,700 electric bill after spending $27,000 on a heat-pump heating and cooling system they were told would lead to savings.
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Cuomo: State to deploy testers on housing discrimination
The action was sparked by a Newsday investigation that found evidence of widespread unequal treatment of minority homebuyers.
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Decades of inaction before Calverton wells contaminated, documents show
Newly uncovered court records show Grumman was aware at least 35 years ago that pollution generated by its work for the Navy had the potential to migrate below the surface.
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Northrop Grumman, Navy agree to $406M cleanup of plume
The defense contractor and the Navy reached a deal in principle with the state that would install a series of new contaminant extraction wells inside and along the edges of the 4.3-mile-long, 2.1-mile-wide Grumman plume.
Most popular
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Quick thinking helped save Suffolk officer after Patchogue stabbing, SCPD says
A Centereach man is in custody on multiple charges after police said he stabbed the Suffolk police officer, who is in critical but stable condition with a severe leg wound.
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Cops: Man charged after his SUV strikes, kills pedestrian in Williston Park
David Bernardi, 29, of New Hyde Park was charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter and driving while ability impaired by drugs, Nassau police said.
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LI federal judge killed in hit-and-run remembered as trailblazer, devoted mom
U.S. District Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein's sons told Newsday their mother was in Boca Raton, Florida, visiting friends when police said she was killed on a sidewalk Friday by a hit-and-run driver. They remembered her as "everything a child could want from a mother."
More Long Island stories
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Mac-and-cheese chain opens Hauppauge location
The customizable mac-and-cheese spot meets various dietary restrictions, from gluten-free to vegan.
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1923 St. James property on private road lists for $739,000
The structure was originally built as twin houses, designed by Lawrence S. Butler, who was the architect for the St. James Fire House and Town Hall.
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What will summer look like on Long Island? Here's a preview.
It could look a lot like last summer — but there's hope: The Bethpage Air Show is set to return. The Long Island Ducks might play ball, and shows and concerts are on track to come back. And of course there's the beaches and parks.
