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Long Islander Osbert Orduña, CEO of The Cannabis Place, with one location in New Jersey and plans for another in New York, said securing a bank account was a difficult process. Credit: Corey Sipkin

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American Gangster: Episode 2

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Five Towns College students grateful to keep bus service under new county plan

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MTA considers 5.5% fare increase and service cuts

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East Side Access project delayed past end of year

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Everything old is new again on the LIRR

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'Hole in my heart:' Mother of victim of one of LI's deadliest roads speaks

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy reflected in students' art

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Handmade Christmas ornaments on LI help keep tradition alive for one Florida middle school

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How schools are responding to English-learning students falling behind due to COVID-19

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LIers speak out on masking recommendation

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Baldwin High students learn trade to provide wigs for Bethany House

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LI students' mosquito sequencing published in national database

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Native American mascot ban: Districts that fail to comply risk losing state aid

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Beatles exhibit comes to Industry Lounge & Gallery in Huntington

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Wind energy construction ramps up on East End

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Recreational marijuana: What it means for Long Island

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How the Montauk Lighthouse becomes 'Long Island's Christmas ornament'

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Cannabis businesses have many hoops to jump through just to open a bank account

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State investing grant funds at Farmingdale State, LIU and Stony Brook

INVESTIGATIONS

Babylon schools kept teacher accused of sexual harassment on payroll

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