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	The Shinnecock Indian Nation&#39;s&nbsp;77th powwow this weekend has drawn&nbsp;thousands to&nbsp;Southampton. Tradition, culture and heritage are the essence of the proud ritual,&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Steve Langford reports.
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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

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'

Suffolk County police are still working to fix their 911 system, which has been disrupted for some cellular service users since Monday evening.

Suffolk still experiencing 911 system disruptions

This is the fifth year the Thanksgiving meal is being hosted in Brentwood. Leg. Samuel Gonzalez (D) Brentwood says it's important to him to help give back to his community. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'It's perfect, it's home food'

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

'We just don't have enough space'

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"Many times, a child's first exposure to gambling comes in the form of a gifted lottery ticket from a well-meaning adult who may be unaware of the associated risks," Gaming Commission Chairman Brian O'Dwyer said.

Lottery tickets as gifts for adults only

Suffolk police responded at 3:40 p.m. to a home on New York Avenue for a report of a man barricaded inside, police said.

Man surrenders after standoff across from Walt Whitman Shops

Manischewitz said it is recalling its dark chocolate coins because they may contain milk, an ingredient not listed on the label which could cause a severe allergic reaction among individuals sensitive to dairy.

Manischewitz: Recalled candy coins sold as dark chocolate may contain milk 

Richard DiRocco, 63, of Holbrook, was fatally struck by a vehicle that fled the scene on Coates Avenue in the hamlet and Christina Yannotti, 28, of Coram died in a one-car crash in Rocky Point, police said.

Two people killed in separate Suffolk crashes

The two-year study followed 148 players ages 18 to early 40s in recreational leagues in the tristate area, including Long Island.

Study: Amateur soccer players show changes in brain structure

In a Nov. 27 letter to Suffolk's current chief information security officer, Romaine requested answers to a series of questions about the state of Suffolk's cybersecurity preparedness.

Romaine, incoming Suffolk exec, eyes improving county's cybersecurity

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Following up on the fire at Shoreham's Tesla Science Center. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'This does not deter us'

Veterans recieve Thanksgiving meals in Sayville. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'It's the least we can do for their service'

Six LI children had their adoptions finalized at a joyful ceremony at the Riverhead aquarium Friday. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

'From the moment I saw her, I knew she was going to be my forever'

Five people are charged with attempting to smuggle fentanyl into Suffolk jails. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Cops: Fentanyl disguised as paper

There was a joke during Joe and Kathleen Brown's wedding toast that it wouldn't be the first night they spent together. They actually overlapped in Huntington Hospital's nursery. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

Family affair in Huntington

At this Center Moriches camp, each camper has one thing in common — the loss of a loved one. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'It opens my empty heart and fills it up'

Honoring forgotten Central Islip psychiatric patients. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'It's terrible how people were treated'

Sgt. Bernard J. Sweeney Jr. received full military honors at Calverton National Cemetery after being missing in action for over 75 years. "He died fighting tyranny," Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said.

WWII soldier finally gets his funeral

Residents on Monday called on the state attorney general to launch a probe into ash dumped at the Brookhaven landfill, citing a Newsday investigation that found that Long Island's leading waste incinerator, Covanta, couldn't be sure that ash it was dumping there wasn't hazardous. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'We need everyone accountable': Brookhaven residents seek state probe into Covanta ash dumping at landfill

A ceremony Thursday in Copiague welcomed the "The Wall That Heals," a traveling three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Newsday TV's Virginia Huie reports.

War vets honors those who lost their lives in Vietnam at wall in Copiague

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine and other local officials spoke at a news conference on Tuesday, pleading for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to extend a sand replenishment project scheduled for this fall on the western end of Fire Island to hard-hit communities farther to the east. 

LI officials pleading for federal help with Fire Island beach erosion 

The funeral for 13-year-old Anthony Stinton was held at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Center Moriches on Monday. Anthony died after being struck by a police car on Sept. 9. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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