Long Island
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Former Drifter to stage Sam Cooke tribute at Suffolk Theater
Prentiss McNeil, a former member of The Drifters featuring Rick Sheppard, will play “Sam Cooke: Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963” at the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead.
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Net sales from continuing operations for the quarter ended Dec. 28 grew 7.9%, the Melville company announced.
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Cops: Man broke into Rockville Centre church three times
The man is accused of prying open a donation box and taking money, police said.
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The state commission will not rule on a proposed 118-unit community and golf course in East Quogue once known as "The Hills" until its March meeting.
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Kravet Inc. will get $1M in tax breaks to stay on Long Island after agreeing to sell its Bethpage site to the MTA for $20M.
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Officials voted to authorize legal action against the developers, saying almost nothing has been built since the agreement.
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Newsday earned the Metropolitan Reporting prize for its series exposing evidence of discrimination by real estate agents.
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Family-friendly and affordable, Copiague has become a coveted location for its low taxes.
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A critical software component in making the LIRR and Amtrak systems work seamlessly may not be ready until months after a December deadline, project officials said.
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Sen. Chuck Schumer were among the officials who reacted to findings in the Newsday report: "The Grumman Plume: Decades of Deceit."
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A yearlong Newsday analysis of payroll records for more than 31,000 municipal workers found a gender pay gap.
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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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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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They redeem bottles and aluminum cans for a nickel apiece, sometimes taking thousands at a time to redemption centers to supplement their income.
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Man found fatally shot in Copiague, Suffolk police say
Police said the victim was targeted for attack and "had a connection" to the auto repair shop in front of where he was killed.
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Three club members were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their roles in the theft of $510,000 from an armored car two years ago.
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The Nassau GOP nominated Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne to run against Sen. Kevin Thomas in the 6th Senate District.
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"River Road is sliding into the river again," a village official said at a board meeting, adding that "eventually ... It won't be there."
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The gunshots, fired two nights in a row on the same street, likely arose from a clash between two local groups that might have gang ties, police said.
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Police said the victim was targeted for attack and "had a connection" to the auto repair shop in front of where he was killed.