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Stony Brook University is using a grant to study statewide recycling programs. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'People are getting to know what should go to recyclables'

Kevin Hertell of Melville is third generation military. He has experienced firsthand the devastation of veteran and military suicide. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports. 

'I'm just filled with tremendous hope'

Matthew Whyte, 28, of Laurelton, pleaded not guilty at an arraignment for his role in a deadly November 2022 high-speed crash. 

Father of victim: 'I miss my daughter' 

Fred Liebold was 15 years old living in Queens when the attack on Pearl Harbor happened. At 17, he enlisted in the navy to help fight in the war. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

'In those days everybody my age was joining or being drafted'

$2.7M bail for Jose Saez Jr., a Brentwood pastor accused of sexual exploitation of a minor. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Defense attorney: 'He has tremendous support and love'

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Long Island school districts in the last year have paid a combined $28.8 million to settle 37 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse, a cost that could be crippling for schools. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report.

How districts will pay sex abuse lawsuit settlements

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Michael Selter is among seven individuals who filed lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by Anthony Prochilo, former principal of Port Jefferson's Earl L. Vandermeulen High School, under the Child Victims Act. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report.

'I'll never have relief'

Look up what Long Island school districts are paying to settle Child Victims Act claims.

Database: What LI schools are paying to settle sex-abuse lawsuits

School districts paid $28.8M to settle claims of sex abuse that date back decades. Another 150 lawsuits are ongoing.

24 LI school districts pay nearly $30M to settle decades-old sex-abuse allegations

LI's leading waste incinerator for years dumped ash at Brookhaven landfill that it couldn't be certain was nonhazardous, a Newsday investigation finds. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Paul LaRocco report.

'A tremendous problem'

People who live and work near Brookhaven landfill say state regulators and town officials have failed to protect them from potentially hazardous materials. Newsday TV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'I breathed that stuff in for 36 years'

Covanta's internal records bolster long-standing ash complaints from residents living near the Town of Brookhaven landfill.

Records: Staff said they were 'lucky' DEC didn't challenge possibly hazardous landfill ash

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The MTA voted to charge most vehicles $15 for driving below 60th Street. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo report.

Public comment begins for $15 congestion pricing

Suffolk County District Attorney says 74-year-old Michael Nicholoulias has been under police surveillance police since Nov. 10, and is now facing 14 charges stemming from multiple graffiti incidents around Montauk. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports. 

'Defendant was being followed by members of our law enforcement team'

Jamesport wildlife hospital says they're running out of space. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'We just don't have enough space'

State DEC tests Oyster Bay wastewater to determine the effectiveness of shellfish closure. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Testing for nitrogen in Oyster Bay Harbor

Newsday's Joye Brown discusses what's next for George Santos and why the public hasn't seen the last of him.

With Santos expelled, what comes next?

Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress on Friday. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

D'Esposito: 'It should have never come to this'

Suffolk police responded to a garbage fire at a Peconic Avenue facility operated by Gershow Recycling. Gershow's website describes its Medford site as a scrap metal recycling facility. 

Smoke billows from fire at Gershow Recycling facility

Housing advocates have been pushing for better options in more neighborhoods for decades. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'With enrollment declining, yes we have space'

Rep. George Santos railed against fellow lawmakers, describing Congress as "chaos," just hours before the U.S. House was expected to consider a measure to expel him. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Santos calls efforts to expel him 'political theater'

Blue Angel pilots arrived at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale to prep for next summer's Bethpage Air Show. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

Pilot: 'We want to make sure we put on a safe air show'

Nassau County firefighters conducted a Christmas tree fire safety demo showing how quickly a dry tree can go up in flames. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Officials are aiming to rebuild the Tesla Science Center in Shoreham after a fire destroyed the north side of the building and left parts of its historic laboratory in ruins. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'This fire was a big gut punch'

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