Behind the combination of a strong first inning and quality pitching performances by Matt Schock and Justin Lubitz, Plainedge beat Division, 5-1 in a Nassau Conference A-III baseball game on April 17, 2017.

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U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to determine that grants made for conserving soil and water resources, like the Suffolk Septic Improvement Program in Suffolk, cannot be counted as taxable income.

Schumer pushes to fix the 'double taxing' problem plaguing Suffolk homeowners

Six Port Jefferson High School students who are also volunteer firefighters left their graduation ceremony — while still in caps and gowns — to help put out a house fire in the town. Newsday TV's Jamie Stuart reports. 

Graduates describe trading caps and gowns for bunker gear in response to fire

Long Island students and the police commissioners of Nassau and Suffolk counties discuss school safety and the response to threats.

What's being done about threats of violence made at LI schools?

Lisa Dabrowski uncovered a long-lost Purple Heart medal at a yard sale in April in Southold that belonged to late Army veteran Robert Hollaman, who was wounded in battle in World War II. His daughter Lynn Bryson attended a ceremony in Riverhead on Sunday to receive the award. Newsday TV's Steve Langford reports.

A Purple Heart medal's journey back to Seattle via Southold

Doina Almazon, of Hicksville, says she has been displaced for nine years, with her house undergoing severe damage during Superstorm Sandy and her family undergoing financial hardship when her ex-husband lost his job. The Town of Oyster Bay is set to demolish her home as soon as Monday. "While we feel terrible for anyone in this situation, the fact remains that a court ordered the demolition of this house as it is unsafe and unfit for human occupancy," town spokesman Brian Nevin wrote in an email Sunday. Almazon says her home is almost ready to be moved back in.

Woman to Oyster Bay: Don't demolish my house

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She likely will be questioned by senators about her judicial philosophy, her time as a public defender and her views on race and affirmative action.

5 things to watch for in Jackson's Supreme Court hearings

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Medical students from Stony Brook and NYU LI open letters on match day, which determines where they will go to medical residencies. Newsday's Steve Langford reports.

Match day for NYU LI and Stony Brook School of Medicine graduating students

In-person voting will be held at the facility known as LDJ5 every day from April 25-29, except for April 26, an NLRB spokesperson said. The count is expected to take place on May 2.

2nd Amazon warehouse in NYC to hold union election in April

The study found that 24% of patients 65 and older who were using psychotropic drugs before contracting COVID-19 developed dementia, compared with 9% of patients who were not. But more research is needed, said the study's lead author.

Study cites link between older COVID hospital patients, antidepressants, dementia

A quarter of respondents to a recent Siena survey said they weren't sure if American democracy would exist eight years from now.

Political polarization raising fears for future of democracy

"Everybody is so shook up with what's happening in the world," said town art instructor Maureen Pouder, who enlisted her students and other artists to paint about 50 works featuring Ukraine's national plant in a show of solidarity for the country and its citizens. 

To Ukraine with love: Brookhaven sunflower exhibit is art from the heart

More than $70 million has been awarded to 2,970 LI applicants so far, says Empire State Development.

NYS: COVID grants still available for firms, arts groups

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The life of FDNY firefighter Casey Skudin was celebrated off Lido Beach West with a paddle-out memorial water service. Skudin, of Long Beach, was killed June 17 when a tree limb fell on his family's car during a vacation in North Carolina.

Paddle-out memorial service honors FDNY firefighter Casey Skudin

The Hempstead branch of the NAACP honored Hazel N. Dukes at a luncheon in Westbury on Saturday. 

NAACP icon honored at Westbury luncheon 

Long Island reverend creates support group for people of color who have Parkinson's

Nassau County officials investigate explosive devices found on grounds of LI school

Nassau County homeowners are challenging their property assessments, and nearly three-quarters of all filers received reductions that reduced their tax burden for 2022-23, a Newsday analysis of county data shows.

Nassau property tax settlements jump for second straight year

Firefighters, family and friends of FDNY firefighter Casey Skudin paid their final respects at his funeral in Oceanside on Friday. Skudin, 45, was killed on June 17 while on vacation with his family, when a 2,000-pound tree fell onto his car in Asheville, North Carolina.

Funeral for FDNY firefighter killed while on vacation 

The Long Island Expressway was completed — ending near Riverhead — 50 years ago this weekend. Some Long Islanders appreciate the highway's necessity, while others see a need for upgrades. Newsday's Steve Langford reports.

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