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10 events, things to do this weekend on Long Island
Events, activities, drive-in movies and concerts are popping up around Long Island this season.
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Forecast: Sunny and breezy, with chance of rain tonight
Long Islanders can expect sun and highs in the 70s today, with possibly "brief moderate to locally heavy rainfall" tonight, the National Weather Service said.
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NYC's scariest haunt brings a haunted dining pop-up to LI
Get ready for NYC's Blood Manor on Long Island.
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Mini bus driver, 7 students hospitalized in Babylon crash
Police said a tractor trailer collided with the bus on Route 231 near Union Boulevard. The truck driver was taken to a hospital, but no one in the truck, the bus or a third vehicle involved suffered serious injuries, police said.
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Cops: Man shot to death in Elmont
Police found the victim after responding to a report of multiple shots fired in the rear of a home on Ruff Avenue near Madison Street early Friday evening.
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Oyster Bay deputy supervisor 'may have violated' town's ethics code, DA says
The district attorney's office said in a letter that Oyster Bay Deptuy Town Supervisor Gregory Carman Jr. solicited political contributions from town employees based on salary information in possible violation of the town ethics code, but it did not find sufficient evidence to charge him with a crime.
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Popular Salvadoran restaurant opens second LI location
The menu features pupusas, tacos, empanadas and more.
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Our top high school sports photos: September 2021
Take a look at some of our favorite shots from high school sports fields and courts across Long Island as ...
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How some of LI's oldest stores stand the test of time
For many, family roots help keep these stores grounded.
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Don't want to travel to the East End? Check out central fall fun on LI
Fall fun doesn't have to mean a trip out east. Here are some spots west of Riverhead to try this fall.
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Historic and unforgettable Long Island street names
Can you tell me how to get -- how to get to Sesame Street (in Kings Park)? Ever take a walk down Wolf Hill Road in Huntington? Or take a turn down the winding Whiskey Road in Ridge?
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'Rampant' fraud cost small firms as much as $79 billion in COVID aid
LI's top federal prosecutor called EIDL grants "catnip for criminals" because they required little documentation from the applicant and were deposited into their bank account within three days.
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An LI cop said a stolen SUV intentionally rammed his car. This video shows otherwise, experts said.
The surveillance video captured the start of a stolen car chase that ended with officers kicking the suspect on a body camera recording.
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6,539 Black people tried to become police officers on LI. Only 67 were hired.
Minority applicants weren’t hired nearly as often as white ones in the past decade, and experts see “clear evidence that it is not the people, it is the process” causing the disparity.
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Nassau, Suffolk concealed court records of alleged police misconduct over last 7 years
Over the last seven years, attorneys representing the two counties have secured so-called confidentiality orders in at least 60 federal civil rights lawsuits that allege wrongdoing by members of the Nassau or Suffolk County police departments, according to the dockets of the U.S. District Court with jurisdiction over Long Island.
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LIPA: Customers face 'considerable risk' as storm season approaches
LIPA wants PSEG, which operates the Long Island grid under an $80 million-a-year contract, to conduct another test of all the systems at once, during regular business hours.
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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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Suffolk led NY in vehicle-related fatalities, crashes last year, data shows
Nassau County ranked third in vehicle-related fatalities in the state, according to the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research. Both counties have plans in place to reduce the numbers.
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Memorial visitation for Gabrielle Petito set for Sunday, family's attorney says
Petito's father, Joe Petito, tweeted the details of the visitation Friday morning for "our sweet Gabby" and added: "Thanks to all for your support and love."
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With candles aglow, neighbors remember Gabrielle Petito
Hundreds of luminary candles lined a major thoroughfare in Blue Point, and teal bows were tied to street poles, as the South Shore community came out Friday night to remember Gabrielle Petito.
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Fox News’ Jesse Watters talks new book, ‘How I Saved the World’
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Feline and feeling (mostly) fine: Cat lost at JFK for 18 days has been found
Ettore, a black-and-tan cat, lost three pounds and suffered some bruises while he was lost at Kennedy Airport after escaping the baggage area, his rescuer said.
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Free safety checks for car seats, boosters at 3 LI sites this week
Nearly half of car seats, 46%, are not installed properly in fatal crashes, Gov. Kathy Hochul said, citing federal statistics.
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Can this LI kid become the youngest chess grandmaster ever?
Says the 11-year-old who lives in Port Jefferson Station, "I will make it. I trust myself."
