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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us out to Mattituck and visits a free-range chicken farm where sheep are being sheared.

Out East: Home on the free range at Browder's Birds

Hofstra seniors Jaime Yoos and Riana Kamath speak about the difficulties college graduates face in the competitive job market on LI.

LI college grads face a tough job market

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano explores "Sean Kenney's Nature Connects" Lego exhibit at Old Westbury Gardens.

Connect with nature brick by brick at Old Westbury Gardens

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look back at the history of The Big Duck in Flanders.

'The big event in the life of the Big Duck was when it was moved'

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa gets behind the slicer at Cow Palace to see what it takes to be a butcher.

LI Works: Where's the beef? Ken visits a butcher shop

A number of Long Islanders are picking up extra jobs in an effort to make ends meet. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Many LIers wrestle with exhaustion, debt and trade-offs at home as they try to stay afloat

NewsdayTV's Erica Marcus visits Mighty Fine in Huntington, where customers can design their own pies.

Design your own pie at this Huntington cafe

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits a special place in the Hampton Bays where they rescue wildlife.

Out East: Rescue center where they give a hoot about saving animals

Newsday food writer Melissa Azofeifa tries the adult "happy meal" at Angie's in Manhasset.

Eat like a kid again with 'happy meals' for grown-ups

A record-breaking 21 valedictorians are graduating from Jericho High School this year. The seniors earned the honor by getting A-pluses in all their high school classes.

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa is joined by Newsday education reporter Dandan Zou and executive director of the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association Bob Vecchio to discuss what's at stake for districts in this year's budget vote.

Breaking down what's at stake with this year's school budgets

'It felt like my resume went into a dark hole'

Crews were working Friday to repair a large sinkhole near Exit 49 of the LIE in Melville that partially swallowed a car on Thursday. Two lanes remain closed.

Mess on the LIE

Suffolk County property owners have untli May 19 to file a tax grievance. Newsday towns reporter Alek Lewis explains how.

'Demonstrate a market value of your home'

The judge said the lack of remorse Thomas Bernagozzi showed for his crimes was a factor in giving him the lengthy sentence. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie has more.

'A pedophile, an abuser and a monster"

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The agreement provides relief to the tens of thousands of harried and frustrated Long Islanders who saw their commutes double or even triple.

LIRR strike ends on third day. What this means for your commute.

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Nestlé Health Science, once known as Nature's Bounty Co., is among Long Island's largest private-sector employers with more than 1,900 workers across Suffolk County.

LI vitamin maker to lay off nearly half its staff at a Holbrook facility

The Plainview-Old Bethpage school board is asking a judge to vacate a hearing officer's decision allowing Pasadena Elementary principal Karen Heitner to return to work.

LI school board trying — again — to fire principal accused of inappropriate touching

Timothy Magambo, 18, of Pelham, was with a group of seven friends when he got separated as they crossed a channel, police said.

Teen drowns in waters off Shelter Island

Kevin McCarroll, a former assistant chief, succeeded Robert Del Muro as the department's chief.

New Port Washington police chief talks new headquarters, ICE fears

Fresh Pond Trail, which was built in the 1920s, has been closed since August 2022.

Caumsett lands $100G grant to restore historic trail

Residents this weekend wondered how they'll get to work, to their family's graduations, or visit parents in the hospital.

The LIRR strike and your commute: Here's what to know

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Michael Balboni, a former state legislator, public safety official and influential political consultant, has been named the 11th president of Adelphi University in Garden City. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa has more.

'I want to send a message around excellence'

Melanie Smith, a registered nurse from Suffolk County, says for the past three years her accused stalker has shown up at her parents' home, sent unsolicited gifts and threatened to kill her. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has more.

'Am I supposed to hide the rest of my life?'

Walt Whitman High School unveiled a new wildcat statue in front of the football field as students, alumni, donors and faculty members attended the ceremony to celebrate the 100th year of the South Huntington School District. NewsdayTV's Jonathan Ruban reports.

Whitman's new statue is 'legacy building'

Massapequa has been fighting a state ban on Native American team names, logos and mascots at public schools. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

New mural being painted near Massapequa High School

Police identified the man as 28-year-old Steven Eastwood, of Topping Drive in the hamlet of Northampton. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Police fatally shot LI man to stop him from stabbing mother, chief says

Here's how these Long Island content creators use TikTok to build their careers.

Meet the Long Islanders making it big on TikTok

Juan Bonilla Lagos is a Plainview father of two with a history of clinical depression. He has been in ICE custody for seven months. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'My strength is running out little by little'

Juan Bonilla Lagos' wife pleads with ICE agents not to take her husband as their 5-year-old son clutches his father's shirt.

LI man's wife pleads with ICE not to take him

A Queens man was sentenced to up to 18 years in prison for the high-speed Southern State crash that killed his sister and a friend. NewsdayTV's Amy McGorry reports.

Man sentenced in fatal Southern State crash

Chaminade twins John and Joseph Gomes were named valedictorian and salutatorian, a first for the all-boys Catholic school in Mineloa.

Twins make val and sal history

In most instances, day cares facing revocation are allowed to continue operating while investigations are pending, and most never permanently close. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'It's alarming, it's concerning'

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