Long Island
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Merrick district reopens to help special needs students
Classroom instruction and related therapies and services are being offered at Chatterton Elementary School through Aug. 11 for about 35 children. Read more
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Brandon Rothgeb, 23, of Nesconset, was airlifted via helicopter to Stony Brook University Medical Center with serious physical injuries, according to Suffolk County's Sixth Squad.
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The two men, who had received citations for disorderly conduct at an earlier protest, were arrested Friday on outstanding warrants from previous arrests, Nassau police said.
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Forecast: Sunny with moderate rip current risk
Sunday is expected have plenty of sun with thunderstorms in the forecast for this week.
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Town officials say a seven-member board would decide whether to grant and renew permits and oversee all apartments in houses and buildings, but not accessory units.
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In car parades, crowded parks and continued protests, Long Islanders found new ways to celebrate the country's founding 244 years ago and to contemplate the nation's future.
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The eatery focuses on Vietnamese cuisine, with specialties like banh mi sandwiches and pho noodle soup.
Cost of Living
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First-time home buyers on Long Island are finding creative ways to afford the biggest purchase of their lives.
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A new federal mandate calls for hospitals to post their prices online. But lists of costs show that the medical world speaks a language all its own.
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A record 20 percent of the U.S. population lived in multigenerational households in 2016, according to the latest census data, up 5.6 percent from 2014.
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Suffolk residents said not knowing how to find available doctors was one of the biggest obstacles to obtaining health care.
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One man was fatally shot and two others wounded in a shooting at a North Massapequa party, Nassau police said.
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Nearly three decades after the heartbreaking death of his 2-year-old son to leukemia, East Hampton's Dell Cullum discovered another son he never knew existed.
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In car parades, crowded parks and continued protests, Long Islanders found new ways to celebrate the country's founding 244 years ago and to contemplate the nation's future.
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"Start showing some respect for people who are willing to lay down their lives for you every day," said Noel DiGerolamo, Suffolk PBA president.
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Fire chief: 2 greenhouses burned in Dix Hills
Four other greenhouses at the site were undamaged, said Melville Fire Department Chief David Kaplan. The owner's son said an employee discovered the fire: "Thank God one of the guys was there."
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The combined company, to be headquartered in Hauppauge, expects cost savings, but it was unclear if there would be layoffs or branch closings.