Long Island

A homeowner who woke up thinking people were making a racket in his home early Saturday discovered the noise was the crackling of burning wood, Ocean Beach Fire Chief Ian Levine said. No one was hurt.
Clear and dry for the start of the workweek with possible rain Wednesday.
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The American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale on Saturday hosted a reunion for 32 Vietnam veterans who had flown in June to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
2m readThey did not oppose the condemnation when the town began proceedings in April for the parking spaces near the LIRR station in Hicksville, but they disagree with Oyster Bay's $800,000 valuation.
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Police said Treyvius Tunstall asked about buying rifles before striking a store employee and two customers with the machete.

A political action committee backed by law firms that file thousands of property tax challenges each year has donated $256,725 to Republican campaign committees, candidates and elected officials in Nassau County this year, a Newsday analysis of state campaign finance records shows.

Heirloom tomato salad and gazpacho are among the dishes he'll cook al fresco.