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Book a staycation: LI hotels with indoor pools
Enjoy a winter break at Long Island hotels featuring indoor pools and family-friendly amenities.
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Concerts, comedy shows and more NYE events to ring in 2026
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Stony Brook researchers developing alternative to expensive septic systems
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PTSD and 9/11 first responders: New research makes a breakthrough
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LI village sends church to court over Christmas tree fundraiser
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Young adults leaving New York amid affordability crisis
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Longtime Suffolk Democratic Party boss faces challenge
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'It's gonna be Golden': Meet Rumi from 'KPop Demon Hunters' at LI event
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Top 20 girls bowlers for 2025-26
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Cookie chain opens first Suffolk location
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LI restaurants with standout holiday decorations
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Guide: LI's top breakfast spots
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Photos: Suffolk girls basketball — Westhampton at Hauppauge
Sweet, Velez step up for shorthanded Westhampton girls basketball squad
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Plan for 288-unit Kings Park condo project advances
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Photos: Boys swimming — 3rd annual Long Island Challenge
Suffolk superior officers union gets contract approved, with pay bump
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Gift an LI adventure this holiday season
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After almost 2 decades in business, St. James stable gets permanent permit
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Newsday's All-Long Island football second team 2025
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Suffolk lawmakers authorize release of $120M settlement tied to sewer overcharge case
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Hall of Fame wants Billy Joel fans to submit papers for symposium
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Suffolk lawmakers OK hourly limits at hotels, motels to fight 'rampant' sex trafficking
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A little-seen duck causes a stir, and traffic headaches, in one LI community
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Suffolk toughening laws on e-powered bikes and scooters
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How some young homebuyers are navigating LI's brutal housing market
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Police: Teen stole running car with child inside from Brentwood driveway
How impacted residents can get a payment — averaging $11,000 — from Suffolk sewer settlement
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Chipotle Mexican Grill to open 1 in Suffolk, 2 in Nassau next year
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Boyfriend pleads not guilty in fatal stabbing of woman's ex at Stony Brook Yacht Club
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Police seek identity of pedestrian killed in Stony Brook crash

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LI woman pleads not guilty in fatal stabbing
LI woman arraigned on murder charges in stabbing death of ex-boyfriend
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Mother and son killed in house fire ID'd

St. James house fire victims identified as mother and son
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Officials: 2 killed in St. James house fire
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At international student brunch, some worry about Trump's anti-immigrant statements
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New LI program aims to help first responders cope with PTSD
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Here's what you'll see at LI Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame's tribute to 'Everybody Loves Raymond'
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Meet the makers: 7 LI crafters making one-of-a-kind holiday gifts
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What to expect on Long Island in 2026
A potential LIRR strike, the trials of several high-profile cases, including Gilgo, and the return of horse racing to Belmont are among the notable developments slated for the new year.
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