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LI woman testing waters of entrepreneurship with balloon side hustle

Danielle Edwards, of Merrick, has a full-time job as a mortgage processor, but says in the next five years she'd like to be able to transition completely over to her side hustle, the balloon business "Havin' a Blast." Credit: Morgan Campbell

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LONG ISLAND LIFE

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Love is all around on LI, you just need a little help!

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Takeaways from the Harris-Trump presidential debate

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Gen Z's outlook on the 2024 presidential election

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President Biden addresses nation after dropping out of 2024 election

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GILGO BEACH KILLINGS

New sketches of Gilgo Beach victim released

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Suspected Gilgo Beach killer's family filming documentary on first anniversary of his arrest

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Gilgo Beach killings: Rex Heuermann's arrest one year later

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'Credible' reports from sex workers given to Gilgo Beach task force

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Rex Heuermann's family denies claims they participated in alleged crimes

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Gilgo suspect Rex Heuermann visited LI gun club a day before homicide victim disappeared

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Only on NewsdayTV: Suffolk DA on the future of the Gilgo investigation

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Day 2: Searching Rex Heuermann's LI home

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Gilgo Beach task force to look into other unsolved homicides

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Environment & Climate Change

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Gov. Hochul surveys the storm damage in Stony Brook

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Efforts to add pickleball as a varsity sport

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More LI students learning English as a new language

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Locust Valley students go on trip of a lifetime to Normandy

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District settles lawsuit involving teacher sexual abuse allegations, attorney says

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Parents accept honorary diploma for son killed by drunken driver

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Garden City football sets Long Island record with 43rd consecutive win

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Enry Hernandez looks to lead Glen Cove soccer to county title

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Bay Shore senior Evangeline Perdomo looking to finish strong

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Talking about mental health in high school sports

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Legendary Farmingdale football coach dies at 98

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Meet Newsday's spring 2024 All-Long Island teams

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National Football Foundation's Suffolk chapter honors top scholar athletes in flag football

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Long Island's top quarterbacks show off their skills

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Efforts to add pickleball as a varsity sport

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2 more LI schools change team names in response to mascot ban

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Newsday's 2024 Marcus Henry Award winner is Sachem North's Kaylise McClure

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East Islip's Matt McIntee wins top lacrosse honor

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Flagrant Fouls: Behind the decline of referees on LI

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2024 NEWSDAY EMMY NOMINEES

Camp Good Mourning helps kids deal with loss

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Newsday Investigation: Did ash dumped at Brookhaven landfill meet safety standards?

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Newsday Investigation: Former Port Jefferson high school principal accused of sexual abuse

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ROADS & RAILS

Despite no congestion pricing, MTA plans 'substantial investment' in LIRR train cars

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LIRR ridership rebounds 17% in first 6 months, outpacing other transit

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LIRR aims to improve on-time performance at Jamaica

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Brentwood woman suing after she was allegedly pushed off moving LIRR train

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Domestic travel expected to increase for Labor Day weekend

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Pushing back on the LIRR's drug-testing policy

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LI mom charged in crash that killed son had 56 prior license suspensions, DA says

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Wrong-way crash kills 9-year-old on Southern State; mother to face charges

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Hochul expects new congestion pricing replacement plan by year's end

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LIRR door malfunction delays up 79% in aging train fleet

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Pilots ferry hope across the skies

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Breeze Airways adds new nonstop Florida destination from MacArthur

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Long Island Rail Rude! Commuters say riders' bad habits worse than ever

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MTA: Congestion pricing adds to LIRR maintenance costs

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Police: Victims ID'd in deadly plane crash

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Pilot, passenger killed in small plane crash at MacArthur Airport

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Widespread Microsoft outage disrupts flights around the world

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Older trains, tangled tracks: Impacts of congestion pricing pause on LIRR

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YOUR HEALTH

Immunization records from nurse practitioner voided

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LI doctor gets prison for child pornography

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More mosquitoes on Long Island: What to know about West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis

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9/11 memorial wall adds firefighters, including 9 from LI

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Need emergency care in a Long Island hospital? Be prepared to wait

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Tons of an obscure waste being dumped on LI, raising environmental concerns

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Remembering those LIers lost to overdoses

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Stony Brook punter Anthony Pecorella back on the field after beating cancer

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Overdose awareness service held in Patchogue

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Lyme meningitis spike in children on LI

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Blakeman signs mask bill into law making it a misdemeanor to wear a face covering in Nassau

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Disney: By signing up for Disney+ streaming service, family of LI doctor forfeits right to sue over allergy death

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Pilots ferry hope across the skies

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Deli meat sales down on Long Island as listeria outbreak lingers

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How will Nassau County enforce its mask ban?

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Stony Brook suing hundreds of patients over medical debt

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Town of Hempstead hosting free rabies vaccination clinic

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BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE

Average mortgage rate drops to lowest level since February 2023

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Dealbreakers for homebuyers: With record-low inventory, do they still matter?

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Tourism spending hits a record high $7.5B on LI last year

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Richard York of Patchogue Shoes closing after 97 years in business

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Home prices hit new high in Nassau in July

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Deli meat sales down on Long Island as listeria outbreak lingers

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Stony Brook suing hundreds of patients over medical debt

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Average mortgage rates dip to lowest in over a year

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How will major real estate industry change affect LI?

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Jake's 58 Casino hit with more than two dozen violations

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