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	Family and friends gathered in Manorville to celebrate the 80th&nbsp;birthday of&nbsp;Victor Tastrom, a retired court officer,&nbsp;Vietnam veteran and widower who lost his wife to COVID-19.
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Four people, including an NYPD officer, were killed in a crash at a nail salon Friday. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'Very sad, very emotional'

A Patchogue man pleaded not guilty to charges of concealment of a human corpse, after, prosecutors and police said in court records, he confessed to using an ax to chop up a woman's body. 

Human remains found along Montauk Highway

Franklin Steet in Islip on Sunday was renamed to Billy Moon's Way, in memory of the FDNY firefighter and Islip volunteer who died in a training accident in Dec. 2022. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

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John and Alisa McMorris walked the stage at Shoreham-Wading River High School to accept an honorary diploma for their late son, Andrew McMorris, who would have graduated Friday with his classmates. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Babylon and Mastic Beach are part of a pilot plan to elevate flood-prone dwellings that officials said could eventually extend to residences along 83 miles of coastline from Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

'It's 100% federally funded'

An attorney representing the protesters pro bono told Newsday the agreement means that in 6 months all charges will be dropped as long as they are not arrested again. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

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The 58th annual Puerto Rican-Hispanic Day Parade was held on Sunday in Brentwood, bringing the community together. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

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'It's such a pretty building. Let's light it up!'

A 45-year-old acquaintance of a West Hills homeowner was found unresponsive in the owner's swimming pool Sunday.

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A student wearing a Palestinian flag on her cap made a statement by walking out of the ceremony before it ended. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

'Everyone was celebrating'

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