Long Island
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Absentee ballot application process a little different this year
In addition, the deadline for applying for an absentee ballot is today.
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PSEG to make customer visits to help avoid shut-offs
The utility to tell customers about government-provided energy and heating programs, as a law that prevents shut-offs to pandemic-impacted customers is set to expire in December
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Report: Law firm in opioids case should be sanctioned
A court-appointed referee has recommended sanctions against a law firm that represented an opioid manufacturer sued by Nassau, Suffolk and the state for failing to disclose evidence at a landmark opioids trial until two months after it began in June in Central Islip.
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College baking buddies open tiny cookie business
The bite-sized sandwich cookies can be delivered anywhere on Long Island.
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Ronnie Tutt, drummer on Billy Joel's 'Piano Man,' dies at 83
"Ron was a power drummer who also played with finesse," Joel wrote on Instagram. Tutt drummed on most of the tracks on the "Piano Man" album and was a member of Elvis Presley's TCB Band.
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The Weeknd cancels 2022 concert at UBS Arena
The pop star has decided to scrap playing arenas in favor of a new stadium tour.
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31 trivia questions about the real haunts of Long Island
Long Island is full of real spooks. See how well you know these haunted tales.
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No traffic, no problem: Find fall fun without heading to the East End
Fall fun doesn't have to mean a trip out east. Here are some spots west of Riverhead to try this fall.
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Our top high school sports photos: October 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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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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Whole Foods opens in Massapequa
Peek inside the grocery chain's first South Shore location.
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Most organ transplants stopped due to COVID-19 last year, often with dire results
At the height of the pandemic, New York's organ transplant system shut down for two months, causing life-and-death dilemmas for hundreds of patients, many from Long Island. Thomas Maier reports.
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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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Man killed in hit-and-run crash on LIE, Suffolk police say
A North Babylon man was killed in an early morning Sunday hit-and-run crash on the Long Island Expressway near Brentwood, Suffolk police said.
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Sayville residents renew efforts to block proposed Greybarn apartments
They held a recent rally and plan another in late October to oppose the proposed four-story buildings for the luxury housing complex, which they say are too tall for the surrounding residential community and would generate more traffic.
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Old Coast Guard station's removal from Gilgo park to improve beach safety
The removal of the old Coast Guard station's foundation will make conditions safer for surfers, anglers and off-road drivers, officials and beachgoers say.
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Early voting begins Saturday; here's how to vote
Nassau County will have 17 early voting sites and Suffolk will have 12. Evening and weekend hours also will be available.
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Forecast: After a cool Monday, temps rise this week
Temperatures will gradually rise this week from Monday's chill before a sharp drop for the weekend, the National Weather Service said.
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Commerce head out to save US jobs, 1 computer chip at a time
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is on a mission to save American jobs — one computer chip at a time
