Long Island

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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.

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But customers have little recourse outside the county water authority's own complaint process to field and resolve their disputes.

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The unprecedented suit contains a litany of findings about PSEG's alleged failures before, during and after the storm.

A Newsday analysis found officers pulled over Black drivers almost four times more often than white drivers, and Hispanic drivers twice as often. 

NuHealth, which runs Nassau University Medical Center, "cannot continue operating as it currently does," a report commissioned by the financial control board says.

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A Stony Brook resident was expecting a record low bill after his power was off for 14 days in August; he got the opposite.

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Far from a solution to its massive deficit, Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman Patrick Foye suggested borrowing the federal funds would only buy the agency more time.

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A quirk in federal law allowed Hempstead Town $133 million in CARES Act money, while Nassau County got only $103 million. The county argues it should get some of the town's funding.

The state has taken more actions to enforce COVID-19 rules than the two Long Island counties, with a small percentage of local cases involving violation of social distancing and mask-wearing rules leading to court summonses and potential fines for businesses.

Some of the options include the highest fare increases in seven years, cutting Long Island Rail Road service by 50%, and shuttering more of the railroad's ticket offices.