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Queens DA: 'Ocean's Eleven'- style heist leads to three indictments
Three men were indicted after allegedly stealing several hundred thousand dollars' worth of property at a Suffolk County warehouse during "an elaborate Ocean's Eleven" style heist, the Queens DA's office said.
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Driver killed in two-vehicle crash in Farmingdale
The driver of the 2006 Mercedes was killed after colliding with another car at a Farmingdale intersection.
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Police: Man shot to death outside Moriches home
Police said the shooting happened around 1 a.m. at the Tall Oaks Circle, an apartment complex just south of Sunrise Highway.
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Search for Suffolk's next top cop enters final stage
This will be the first commissioner selected since the department adopted a reform plan spurred by the Black Lives Matter movement, officials leading the search said.
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Murdered LI actor's life, legacy revisited in new HBO film
Jericho's Adrienne Shelly, who wrote and directed "Waitress" and starred in several independent films, was brutally murdered 15 years ago at the height of her career.
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Analysis: More than 60% of LI students who took ELAs in grades 3-8 were proficient or advanced
For those who tested poorly, policy analysts are questioning whether a massive infusion of federal school aid is effectively being channeled to those struggling students.
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A 40 year post-Thanksgiving football game tradition continues
A 40 year tradition continues, as childhood friends from Commack, gather for their annual post-Thanksgiving football game.
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Stages are lit up with 'Elf' and more holiday shows
It's going to snow on the stage of the John W. Engeman Theater where "White Christmas" is being performed. It's one of many holiday shows that are back on Long Island this season.
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Some LI stores can't keep shackets in stock: They're the 'top seller this season'
"We are on our third reorder right now," a local store owner says.
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Tips for getting the whole family ready for holiday photo shoots
Sometimes, getting everyone to smile, look at the camera without blinking and not ruin the family portrait can seem impossible.
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Top high school sports photos: November 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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Most organ transplants stopped due to COVID-19 last year, often with dire results
At the height of the pandemic, New York's organ transplant system shut down for two months, causing life-and-death dilemmas for hundreds of patients, many from Long Island. Thomas Maier reports.
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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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Woman found dead on Hicksville road, police say
The woman had been struck by an unknown vehicle and left on Stewart Avenue in Hicksville, police said.
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Police: Man shot to death outside Moriches home
Police said the shooting happened around 1 a.m. at the Tall Oaks Circle, an apartment complex just south of Sunrise Highway.
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Driver killed in two-vehicle crash in Farmingdale
The driver of the 2006 Mercedes was killed after colliding with another car at a Farmingdale intersection.
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A chat with renowned chef and author Lidia Bastianich
Posted November 23, 2021
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Envy on the Coast’s Ryan Hunter talks life, career
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Free holiday parking downtown to have a shorter season
"Waiving parking fees is a huge expense for the town," a town board member said of the parking meters in downtown Huntington.
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'They just need love':Thanksgiving Day volunteers prepare meals for those in need
Inside the hall of American Legion post 1120 in Lindenhurst, dozens of volunteers — retired nurses, university students, churchgoers and others — buzzed around makeshift prep stations.
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Traveling Holocaust exhibit on display at Glen Cove museum
Courage to Remember exhibit serves as a tribute to the six million Jews and others murdered by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945.
