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Charities among winners when LI Lottery hopefuls form pool
Hundreds of Long Island Lottery hopefuls have joined forces to buy tickets, vying not only for the jackpots but for charity. Everyone contributes $12, with $10 buying Powerball or Mega Millions tickets and $2 going to charity, the Old Bethpage founder of the initiative says.
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PSEG LI warns customers of phone scam
In the phone scam, perpetrators pose as employees threatening to shut off power unless they receive immediate payments, PSEG Long Island officials said.
Convicted drunken driver sentenced in death of retired NYPD detective in Glen Cove crash
Denis Motherway, 85, of Bayville, was heading to a hospital in an ambulette when motorist Alvaro Gutierrez-Garcia's sedan struck the emergency vehicle and made it overturn, according to authorities.
2:20 WATCH NOW Forecast: Chilly and breezy, with snow in the morning
Snow showers arrived before noon on Long Island today and it will be windy, especially near the coast. Highs will be in the 40s but the wind chill will make it feel colder, the National Weather Service said.

New fried chicken spot opens in Blue Point
The Nashville hot chicken comes in six levels of spice — you'll need to sign a waiver to get the hottest.
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LI eateries find new way to survive by opening markets
Operators discovered that selling groceries was not just a way to serve their communities and keep staff employed, but also opened up a critical extra channel of cash.
Police investigating 'suspicious' death in Huntington
Homicide detectives are investigating after a woman was found dead in a Huntington apartment on Monday, Suffolk police said.

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Decades of inaction before Calverton wells contaminated, documents show
Newly uncovered court records show Grumman was aware at least 35 years ago that pollution generated by its work for the Navy had the potential to migrate below the surface.

MORE ON THIS TOPIC Toxins found in wells near former naval weapons site
1:37 Northrop Grumman, Navy agree to $406M cleanup of plume
The defense contractor and the Navy reached a deal in principle with the state that would install a series of new contaminant extraction wells inside and along the edges of the 4.3-mile-long, 2.1-mile-wide Grumman plume.
1:13 High water-bill complaints jump 35% in Suffolk
But customers have little recourse outside the county water authority's own complaint process to field and resolve their disputes.
2:21 LIPA files $70M suit against PSEG for Isaias 'negligence'
The unprecedented suit contains a litany of findings about PSEG's alleged failures before, during and after the storm.
Newsday analysis: Suffolk police stopped, searched minority drivers at higher rates
A Newsday analysis found officers pulled over Black drivers almost four times more often than white drivers, and Hispanic drivers twice as often.
NIFA consultants: NuHealth deficit could hit $197 million
NuHealth, which runs Nassau University Medical Center, "cannot continue operating as it currently does," a report commissioned by the financial control board says.
1:21 Smart meter + power outage = Record-high $628 bill, PSEG customer says
A Stony Brook resident was expecting a record low bill after his power was off for 14 days in August; he got the opposite.
1:54 MTA weighs borrowing $3B in federal aid to stay afloat
Far from a solution to its massive deficit, Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman Patrick Foye suggested borrowing the federal funds would only buy the agency more time.
1:45 Laura Curran, Don Clavin battle over pandemic aid
A quirk in federal law allowed Hempstead Town $133 million in CARES Act money, while Nassau County got only $103 million. The county argues it should get some of the town's funding.
Nassau, Suffolk prefer persuasion when it comes to COVID-19 enforcement
The state has taken more actions to enforce COVID-19 rules than the two Long Island counties, with a small percentage of local cases involving violation of social distancing and mask-wearing rules leading to court summonses and potential fines for businesses.
Rail advocates: Potential LIRR cuts would erase years of progress
Some of the options include the highest fare increases in seven years, cutting Long Island Rail Road service by 50%, and shuttering more of the railroad's ticket offices.