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Food bank execs: Need is great, even with people back at work
Long Island Cares said it served 70,000 additional people since the pandemic started. Island Harvest increased its food purchases 528% over this same time period last year. Read more
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The uninvited virus has motivated painters, authors and musicians to pick up a paint brush, open a laptop, pick up an instrument and to make the most of the precious commodity of time.
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Police: Motorcyclist dies in two-vehicle accident in Baiting Hollow
A woman was riding a Harley Davidson westbound on Sound Avenue when it crossed over into the eastbound lanes and collided with a Honda Civic, Riverhead Town police said.
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It would save millions of dollars, but some fear it also would lengthen NIFA control.
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Police Chief Martin Flatley gave the town board a preliminary investigation report in June, but council members weren't satisfied with it, prompting the hiring of counsel.
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"We've got a county and towns who are willing to work together to make sure that nobody is homebound and hungry," says a nonprofit official who is part of the effort.
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A three-bedroom, one-bath cottage in the beachfront Oakleigh Cottages community in Baiting Hollow is listing for $199,200.
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It would save millions of dollars, but some fear it also would lengthen NIFA control.
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The rate on the Economic Injury Disaster Loans would drop to 1% under the legislation, making them much more attractive to small firms struggling to survive, he said.
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Despite an MTA-wide effort to rein in overtime costs, those expenses grew at MTA Bridges and Tunnels, Metro-North Railroad, and the MTA Bus Co.
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Officials agree in principle to purchase a pair of buildings on East Main Street that will be used to connect Main Street to the riverfront along the Peconic River.
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Bay Shore schools laid off dozens teachers after the district and teachers' association governing board failed to reach an agreement on deferring salary increases.
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Requirements that communities track patterns of poverty and segregation are having a "devastating impact" on "once thriving Suburban areas," Trump tweeted.
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Cuomo unveils guidelines for schools reopening
Schools can reopen if the regional coronavirus infection level is 5% or lower by the first week in August, but will remain closed if the level rises to 9% or greater before school opens. Read more
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Two other swimmers were rescued from the ocean and suffered minor injuries, the acting police commissioner said.
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Suffolk County police said the single-vehicle crash, which occurred near Exit 50, was reported around 6:50 a.m.
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Cops: Male victim dies of gunshot wounds
Police responding to the vicinity of Northern Boulevard and Museum Drive found the victim laying on the ground, police say. $readmore
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Construction on the $16.85M project is expected to take 12 to 15 months, and the new library is set to open by fall 2021, officials said.
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Some protesters called for an end to health care inequality and racial discrimination in the workplace, following two incidents where hospital staff allegedly made racist comments.