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'It brings the Island together': 5,000 volunteers plant flags at Calverton cemetery
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Shark-spotting drones to increase off Long Island beaches
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Nassau tradition honors those who made 'supreme sacrifice'
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Drone show at Jones Beach rescheduled for Monday

1,000 drones to replace traditional Air Show at Jones Beach this Memorial Day weekend
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Riverhead Raceway cancels Saturday's races for weather

10-year-old driving e-bike seriously injured in car crash

Smithtown bans e-bikes, e-scooters at parks and beaches
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Police investigating 'disturbing' allegations of AI, social media misuse by student
The Amityville police chief confirmed his department is investigating an incident involving a juvenile at the high school after a parent claimed their child had been targeted.
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LI man sentenced to 21 years to life in prison for killing his 2-month-old daughter
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Driving while high? Suffolk police using new saliva-testing kits to check drivers for marijuana, other drugs.
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NYPD would hire older cops under bill
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LI houses 'are flying off the market,' sometimes in a matter of days. Here's why.
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Her disappearance on LI led to a serial killer manhunt. 16 years later, questions persist about how she died.
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How 3 LI moms make the work day work for them
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LI man pleads guilty to sex trafficking, raping victim in missing girl case
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Forecast calls for fewer hurricanes, but major storms could still slam LI
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Suozzi proposes bill that would block fund for Jan. 6 defendants
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NYCLU's lawsuit pits free speech against religious freedom
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LaGuardia runway remains closed after sinkhole appears
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Zeldin wants new deadline on refrigeration standards
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From 2,500 miles away, deported LI student attends college graduation — virtually
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LI waterside restaurant damaged by fire
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Residents urge town against science center takeover
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Port Washington teen charged with abusing 7-year-old child

Kings Park pub seeks to reopen 1 year after blaze
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Two communities at odds over industrial park proposal
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LI man sentenced for beating death behind Hempstead Chuck E. Cheese
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LI districts with failed school budgets consider options
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LI high school hit by lightning
$61M Hicksville apartment complex near LIRR hub wins key approval
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Woman charged with damaging a Jesus statue at an East Islip church
Mastic man in custody after hearing on alleged road rage attack
Partially treated Long Beach sewage spills into Reynolds Channel
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Queens man charged in $10G 'grandparent' scam
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1 girl, 23 arrested in 2 states: Inside LI's hidden world of drugs, sex trafficking
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32 killed in crashes in one of LI's deadliest months. Here's the devastating impact.
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Nearly 6,000 LI households could face homelessness if Trump cuts Section 8 funding
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Out East: Oddities and curiosities you'll want to see on your road trip
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LI Works: Where's the beef? Ken visits a butcher shop
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Picture This! That time the stars came out in Westbury
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LI Works: Ken goes against the grain at Bullfrogs Woodworks
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ICE using Suffolk police parking lots across precincts
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Out East: A visit to the Cooperage Inn
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LI drivers spend $3,700 per year due to congested, unsafe roads
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Trendy Bites: Rainbow cookie meets donut
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Volunteers of Long Island: Stony Brook Medicine Food Farmacy
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Declining number of family owned hardware stores
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