<p><a href="http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-sign-jones-as-fourth-outfielder-1.2624573">Anthony Rieber </a>reports on the Yankees' newest player, who will earn $2 million in base salary.&nbsp; </p>

Anthony Rieber reports on the Yankees' newest player, who will earn $2 million in base salary.

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano joined the volunteers of Save the Great South Bay to clean oysters. The oysters are cleaned weekly and then placed back into the bay, where they'll be able to help filter the water.

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