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Billy Joel guests on fans' podcast dedicated to 'We Didn't Start the Fire'
Fulfilling the hosts' dreams, Joel answered questions on the podcast dedicated to the stories behind each entity namechecked in his 1989 No. 1 hit.
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NWS: Nor'easter departs leaving record-setting rains with next batch to come Friday
A coastal flood advisory is still in effect until 7 p.m. Wednesday for eastern and southwestern Suffolk and southern Nassau counties. Thursday should be sunny but Friday brings more rain.
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Police: Mastic Beach man, 18, shot to death
The victim was pronounced dead at Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue, police said.
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$1.3M Island Park project to address chronic flooding, renovate downtown
The project will renovate downtown Island Park and install underground drainage storm basins. Construction is set to begin by Friday, coinciding with the ninth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy.
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All 19 seats up for election in Nassau legislature
All current county legislators except Republican Legis. Vincent Muscarella are seeking reelection on Nov. 2.
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North Hempstead Democratic chairman John Ryan dies at 69
Peers remember him for leading the North Hempstead Democratic Committee when it needed his reputation for honesty. His wife said his most cherished title was "Grandpa."
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Retired friends open coffee and pastry shop in Amityville
The pastry case features a lineup of bagels, muffins and bars in configurations such as coconut, peanut butter and chocolate or Oreo.
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LIPA mulling 'solar tax' on new home installations
The utility is considering adopting a new 'customer benefit contribution' of around $10 a month for new solar customers; installers say the fee will stifle a solar market already in decline.
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Feds: LI therapists among 9 in $3.3M government scam
The early intervention therapists billed local, state and federal agencies for sessions with developmentally disabled children that never took, place, officials say.
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Must-see houses decorated for Halloween on LI
Homes in Nassau and Suffolk are getting spooky for Halloween with over-the-top decorations.
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One of the youngest store owners in LI mall opens new storefront
Shop trendy sunglasses, casual attire, accessories and more at Malik Dupri located at Roosevelt Field Mall.
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Majority of LI educators earn at least $100,000 annually, report shows
Educators say pay levels reflect the region's relatively high cost of living, along with the desire of local school districts to remain competitive in recruiting staff.
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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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One-time break: New exemption left 7 Nassau homes untaxed in 2020-21
The exemption was intended to avoid sudden increases in property taxes caused by a countywide reassessment of 385,000 residential properties.
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Florida police mistook Brian Laundrie's mother for him, news report says
North Port police acknowledged in an interview with WINK-TV that they mistook Laundrie's mother for him while running surveillance on the now-deceased "person of interest" in the killing of Blue Point native Gabby Petito.
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Oyster Bay votes 7-0 to seize private golf club by eminent domain
Town officials have portrayed the government takeover of the Peninsula Golf Club in East Massapequa as necessary to protect the land from development, even though it has been protected from development for 75 years under a restrictive covenant with Nassau County.
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What parents need to know about COVID-19 vaccines and young kids
Posted October 22, 2021
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Nassau DA candidates answer LIers' questions in virtual town hall
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Brookhaven white-collar workers' union to seek mediation for contract
Union president John Kelly said Brookhaven's 315 white-collar staff have been working without a contract since the end of 2019 and the union will "have to go to mediation to try to get a fair contract."
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Ryder: Gunshot victim at crash site was targeted
Officers found the man lying next to two vehicles involved in a crash, Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said.
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Judge rules 10-year-old has to wear mask in school
A federal judge has denied a Franklin Square mother's wish that her daughter be allowed in school without a mask because she suffers from severe asthma and anxiety.
