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The Town of Oyster Bay demolished Doina Almazon's Hicksville home Thursday morning. She claims the town has no business destroying her house; the town says she owed more than half a million dollars in mortgage and tax payments. Newsday TV's Steve Langford reports.

Oyster Bay demolishes woman's Hicksville home

Joe Boyce, of Wantagh, who was desperately searching for a live kidney donor after his kidney function dropped dramatically in March, found one not far from home. His neighbor, Liz Haines, donated one of hers. Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Wantagh man gets much-needed kidney from neighbor

Doina Almazon, of Hicksville, says she has been displaced for nine years, with her house undergoing severe damage during Superstorm Sandy and her family undergoing financial hardship when her ex-husband lost his job. The Town of Oyster Bay is set to demolish her home as soon as Monday. "While we feel terrible for anyone in this situation, the fact remains that a court ordered the demolition of this house as it is unsafe and unfit for human occupancy," town spokesman Brian Nevin wrote in an email Sunday. Almazon says her home is almost ready to be moved back in.

Woman to Oyster Bay: Don't demolish my house

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Inspired by the loss of her parents, Wantagh's Liz Haines said she couldn't not help out her neighbor and his family after tests revealed she was a good candidate to donate her kidney to Joe Boyce.

'I can never repay her': Man gets kidney transplant from neighbor

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Grant applications will be available in the next couple of days, said a state official overseeing the new Long Island Investment Fund.

LI building projects will receive 70% of a $350M state fund

A feral kitten sank its teeth into Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder who was trying to free it from a neighbor's soccer net.

Ungrateful feline takes a bite out of a crime-buster

The demolition ends a yearslong legal battle between the Town of Oyster Bay, JPMorgan Chase bank and insurance officials and homeowner Doina Almazon.

Uninhabited Hicksville house torn down by Town of Oyster Bay

Drowning is a leading cause of death among children, according to the CDC, which reports that it is second only to birth defects as a cause of death among children ages 1 to 4.

Close supervision of kids at beaches prevents tragedies, officials urge

State officials provide tips to parents for how to keep children safe around water at Jones Beach ahead of the Fourth of July weekend.

As summer begins, officials give tips for parents on child water safety

In the decade since high school, Long Island's 2012 valedictorians changed careers, pursued passions, learned a lot — and one has even practiced magic on the side. Here's what 29 of them have been up to.

10 years ago, they were valedictorians. Where are they now?

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The life of FDNY firefighter Casey Skudin was celebrated off Lido Beach West with a paddle-out memorial water service. Skudin, of Long Beach, was killed June 17 when a tree limb fell on his family's car during a vacation in North Carolina.

Paddle-out memorial service honors FDNY firefighter Casey Skudin

Nassau County officials investigate explosive devices found on grounds of LI school

Firefighters, family and friends of FDNY firefighter Casey Skudin paid their final respects at his funeral in Oceanside on Friday. Skudin, 45, was killed on June 17 while on vacation with his family, when a 2,000-pound tree fell onto his car in Asheville, North Carolina.

Funeral for FDNY firefighter killed while on vacation 

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who attended Hempstead schools. surprised Daniella Marroquin, Hempstead High School valedictorian, with a phone call, offering her congratulations and words of wisdom. Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

White House Press Secretary surprises Hempstead valedictorian

The Juneteenth holiday was celebrated Sunday in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. "Juneteenth means freedom, that's what it means. It means that we are here — Black people, we're not going anywhere," said attendee Taylor Gordon, of Coram. "And this is a day that we can celebrate something that really means something for us."

'Juneteenth means freedom'

Father's Day tradition: Woodmere family takes same photo since 1960 

Since the 1970s, the African American Museum of Nassau County has been a vehicle to educate those on Black history, including that of Juneteenth. Newsday's Faith Jessie reports.

African American Museum of Nassau County full of hidden history 

Long Islanders gather for the unveiling of the Sally Ride statue.at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale on Friday.

Cradle of Aviation Museum unveiling Sally Ride statue

Giants players Cam Brown and Matt Peart visited students at Barack Obama Elementary School in Hempstead on Friday. 

Giants players visit students at Hempstead school 

In response to recent violence at 100 Terrace Avenue in Hempstead, the Hempstead Police Department and building landlord locked and closed 2 of the 3 main entrance doors to the building. Tenants on Monday held a rally in front of the building to protest having to walk long distances to access one entrance to the building and potential logjams when violence does occur.

Hempstead tenants protest police, landlord locking doors

Public officials, family and community members gathered for a street renaming in Oyster Bay in honor of late Nassau police Lt. Michael P. Shea, who died of a 9/11-related illness in 2017 after retiring in 2015.

Ceremonial street dedication in honor of fallen Nassau police lieutenant

Officials address fights on the boardwalk near Edwards Boulevard in Long Beach.

Long Beach officials address fights between teens

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