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Ancient Order of Hibernians still helping with modern-day problems
The Babylon group is celebrating its 75th anniversary and regularly assists local parishes, veterans' groups and the town's food pantry with clothing, food and blood drives.
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Rep. Lee Zeldin diagnosed, treated for leukemia
Zeldin, who is seeking the GOP nomination for governor, said he was diagnosed with an early stage chronic myeloid leukemia and "immediately started treatment which I responded well to without side effects."
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Marchers in Wyandanch: 'Drop the guns, save our sons'
Mother of teen gunned down in 2016 says, "Our youth are dying every day in this community, and nobody's doing anything about it."
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Riverhead mulls ban on sales of commercially bred pets
Town board members have said the proposed law would protect dogs and cats from being acquired through "puppy mill" operations, but pet store owners say it would harm their businesses.
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Forecast: Sunny, warm and clear through Wednesday
The next chance of showers comes Wednesday night, the National Weather Service says.
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Mom recalls plans Marine son had before being killed in Iraq
Former soldiers, families of soldiers and elected officials gathered at The Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage to pay tribute to soldiers deployed during the War on Terror.
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If you see it, kill it: Why this pretty bug has experts sounding alarms.
The spotted lanternfly may be pleasing to the eye, but this invasive insect, which has turned up on Long Island, can be very destructive. Experts explain why they are asking the public to slay them on sight.
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Workforce, middle-class homebuyers shut out on Shelter Island
The only one of the five East End towns where no high-density affordable housing developments have been built is working on two new projects to address the need, but there is opposition from those who say "people aren't entitled to live where they want to live."
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GOP moves to ban Nassau mailers during election season
The bill sponsored by majority Republicans would ban the county executive, county clerk, county comptroller and all legislators from sending county mailings within 45 days of an election.
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Low COVID-19 positivity rates stir cautious optimism on LI college campuses
In-person classes, clubs and even carnivals are back this semester, and most homecoming and family weekends are on schedule. Fans are back in stadium stands.
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Curtain Up! A behind-the-scenes look at how live theater returned to LI
It's not easy putting on a musical during a pandemic. Find out what challenges the cast and crew faced as we go behind the scenes of "Smokey Joe's Cafe," which opens at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport this weekend.
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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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'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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Human remains consistent with those of missing Blue Point native Gabrielle Petito found
The FBI announced it had recovered the remains in Bridger-Teton National Forest, near where police have said she was last seen in late August while on a cross-country camping trip with her fiance.
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Police: Selden man charged with hate crimes after attacking Hispanic men
Christopher Cella was charged with luring three Hispanic men into coming with him in his car, then attacking two of them. A third was able to escape.
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Cops: 3 die in Long Island crashes Sunday
Eight others were injured in the three crashes, which occurred early Sunday, Nassau and Suffolk police say.
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LI’s doctors on the science behind masks
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CNN’s Keith Boykin talks about his new book, his career and more
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Forecast: Sunny, warm and clear through Wednesday
The next chance of showers comes Wednesday night, the National Weather Service says.
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Workforce, middle-class homebuyers shut out on Shelter Island
The only one of the five East End towns where no high-density affordable housing developments have been built is working on two new projects to address the need, but there is opposition from those who say "people aren't entitled to live where they want to live."
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Police in Wyoming, Florida conduct separate searches for Gabrielle Petito, 'person of interest' fiance
Authorities scouring vast parklands for Gabrielle Petito, the Blue Point native who went missing during a cross-country trip, and her fiance Brian Laundrie, who went to a Florida park and hasn't been seen since.
