Long Island
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Breach threat prompts new state of emergency on Dune Road
Waves flattened the manmade dune in Hampton Bays, pushing three-foot piles of sand into the roadway during high tide, officials said.
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Perry Pettus, a former member of the Hempstead Village Board who pleaded guilty to corruption charges, was granted an adjournment.
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In and around Thanksgiving, Long Islanders decide to do a modern version of the fall feast.
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Proposals from Long Island aim to make job training more available to veterans and people with disabilities.
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Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Roger Rubin take a look back at the semifinals and a look ahead to the county championships in football this weekend, plus the PPOW and the new polls.
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Radon has been detected at 96 of 1,804 of LI homes tested at or above the EPA's recommended safety levels, state data show.
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The crash closed down a section of Peninsula Boulevard for sbout 5 hours for investigation, police said.
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District officials tout the cost savings and environmental benefits of four electric school buses.
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The amount is significantly more than the LIRR's own internal estimate of how much money it loses each year in uncollected fares -- about $20 million.
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Prosecutors began to turn their attention to matters involving other current and former members of the Suffolk police force.
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Reasons to rent rather than buy a home
Although homeownership can offer financial benefits, there may still be good reasons to keep renting.
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One by one, Natalie Sparaccio has seen her friends leave in search of better jobs, apartments they can afford and a nightlife.
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According to an AARP survey, 76 percent of Americans age 50 and over said that they would like to remain in their homes.
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Statistics on retirement savings can be sobering, but some people learn how to make the most of their later years.
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Det. Brian Draiss' testimony detailed what happened shortly before prosecutors say then-Suffolk Police Chief James Burke's beat up burglar Christopher Loeb.
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Among the highest-earning K-12 employees, 77 of the top 100, as well as 579 of the top 1,000, worked on Long Island, according to a Newsday analysis.
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Vinny Proscia drove to northeast Pennsylvania to drop off a set of car keys that customer Diana Chong left in his shop.
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Roger Tilles said local elected school boards that abrogate their responsibility to put students first should face the consequence.
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The station says it will launch a new morning show on Jan. 1 without Daniels, who had been at WALK since 1985.
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The Suffolk County executive said under the $200,000 plan, Suffolk will hire an outside agency to test for housing discrimination.
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James said she will investigate evidence of unequal treatment of minority prospective home buyers by real estate agents revealed in Newsday.
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Det. Brian Draiss' testimony detailed what happened shortly before prosecutors say then-Suffolk Police Chief James Burke's beat up burglar Christopher Loeb.
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Lifelong friend Christopher DiMaria is the second witness to testify to Thomas Murphy's drinking at the golf course.
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At least one staffer is getting a raise that is 10% more than the salary approved in the 2019 budget. Officials said 16 others also got raises after that budget passed.
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"Combating housing discrimination is at the forefront of our Department's enforcement priorities," a HUD spokesperson said in a statement.
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The state Supreme Court judges will not preside over the legal battle between Hempstead Town and the former operator of the golf course.
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Concern about the vaping epidemic among teens has fueled interest in Soter Technologies' vape detection units, its CEO said.