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Students who had been relocated to other schools due to the blaze returned to class at West Side School in Laurel Hollow Monday. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Some Long Islanders condemed the president's Truth Social posts, including one of an AI-generated image that depicted himself as Jesus. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Town of Smithtown video footage shows an argument erupting between councilmen Tom McCarthy and Thomas Lohmann at the end of Tuesday's town council session after Lohmann allegedly assaulted McCarthy in the executive session, which was closed to the public. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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A peer mentoring program at Shoreham-Wading River High School brings students together through the joy of music.

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Kōre Mat Pilates Studio in Baldwin.

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The U.S. Navy launched a groundwater treatment plant on Union Avenue in Bethpage, designed to contain the spreading Grumman plume of contamination.

U.S. Navy launches groundwater treatment plant in Bethpage

Labor leaders said an LIRR union strike would be "disastrous" for Long Island, despite MTA officials' attempts to downplay the impact of a strike.

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Towns have used local zoning laws to block house of worship expansions, an issue that has grown more acute nationwide, experts said. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed reports.

'We want the facility that we deserve'

A rehearsal was held on Monday at the United Methodist Church of Hempstead for an upcoming gospel concert that will raise funds for local social justice movements.

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The Suffolk PAL donated $5,000 worth of equipment to Brentwood youth baseball. NewsdayTV's Matt Lindsay reports.

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Carmine G. Agnello, 39, of Oyster Bay, has hired a new lawyer, who is apologizing for his predecessor's legal maneuvers, just days before Agnello is scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge on Monday.

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This year's contest to represent New York's 4th Congressional District has been seen by non-partisan political handicappers as potentially competitive.

Nassau GOP taps local tax official to challenge Gillen

An Oyster Bay program for first-time homebuyers would no longer give preference to town residents.

Town votes to settle housing discrimination lawsuits

Long Island Cares will host the first of four veterans-only events starting this week.

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Robert Sacco was caught on internet video chats and text messages on Jan. 23 coaxing the man, whom he believed to be the girl's father, into having sex with the adolescent, according to a federal complaint.

Court docs: Ex-LI detective charged with attempting to sexually exploit 'girl' seeks bail to get treatment

The woman, who was not identified, was driving her Buick southbound on Shelter Rock Road in the area of Fairway Drive around 10:30 a.m.

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Osokam Ekufia fled Nassau County, where he was scheduled for sentencing following a 2022 plea deal on a grand larceny charge.

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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman claims NIFA no longer needs to oversee the county's finances. Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky reports.

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The universal pre-K coming to South Huntington this fall for 4-year-olds will be in a centralized location and do away with the lottery system.

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Suffolk officials hope to have two-way traffic restored on the existing bridge by Memorial Day weekend. NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson reports.

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Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney sat down with Newsday's Doug Geed following Rex A. Heuermann's guilty plea in court.

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Dina Navid, of Roslyn, said she has been trying to keep in touch with family members in the country, and described the war as "heartbreak." NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann is set to appear in a Riverhead courtroom Wednesday morning, where he's expected to plead guilty to the murders of seven women over a span of decades, Newsday courts reporter Grant Parpan has the story.

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Underage drinking gained fresh attention after Patricia Espinosa, a veteran of the NCPD and the mother of a 2-year-old, was struck and killed by a 20-year-old driver who police said was heavily intoxicated. NewsdayTV journalists and a panel of experts discuss.

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Rex A. Heuermann pleaded guilty to the murders of seven women and admitted to killing an eighth woman during a court hearing in Riverhead Wednesday. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Attorney for Asa Ellerup, the ex-wife of accused Gilgo killer Rex Heuermann, spoke in response to the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Gilgo Beach victim, Valerie Mack. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed reports.

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