Name: Controversy over Juneteenth not being an official Nassau holiday
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Description: Nassau Democrats have proposed an ordinance that would add Juneteenth to the county's list of official holidays. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Barbara Waldman was 31 when she was killed at her Oceanside home. Her children were 5, 6 and 7 at the time.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Shari Einhorn reports.

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The Hofstra men&#39;s basketball team returned from Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, to cheering fans, as they secured a spot in the NCAA tournament. Newsday High School Sports Reporter Matt Lindsay has more.&nbsp;

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On the latest episode of &quot;Sarra Sounds Off,&quot; Newsday&#39;s Gregg Sarra recaps the cheerleading championships in Binghamton, Jonathan Ruban talks with three LUHI girls basketball players who made the McDonald&#39;s All-American team&nbsp;and Jared Valluzzi has the&nbsp;plays of the week.

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The St. John's Red Storm are hoping to make a deep run not only in the Big East Tournament but the NCAA Tourament, NewsdayTV's Roger Rubin reports.

NewsdayTV Ken Buffa&#39;s grabs his&nbsp;buzz saw and heads to&nbsp;Bullfrogs Woodworks to check out the new tools that go into modern woodworking.

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The Nassau County executive&nbsp;discussed a variety of topics during his address, including&nbsp;no tax hikes, countywide safety and cooperation with ICE. NewsdayTV&nbsp;political analyst Joye Brown discusses takeaways from the&nbsp;speech.

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NewsdayTV&#39;s Elisa DiStefano visits&nbsp;Find Your Balanced Life,&nbsp;a women-only gym in East Northport.

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NewsdayTV&#39;s Doug Geed visits with a man who has been collecting, refurbishing and reselling antique brass cash registers.

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The 36th annual flower and garden show at Hicks Nurseries in Westbury has something for everyone. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Elisa DiStefano reports.

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Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez visits Rocco&#39;s Tacos in Huntington Station for their Tuesday all-you-can-eat tacos deal.

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Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez visits Rocco's Tacos in Huntington Station to learn about their all-you-can-eat tacos deal.

Despite Blakeman&rsquo;s rising favorability, the poll found 61% of New Yorkers&nbsp;still&nbsp;say they do not know, or have no opinion, of&nbsp;Blakeman. NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

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Despite Blakeman's rising favorability, the poll found 61% of New Yorkers still say they do not know, or have no opinion, on Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

After seeing the spice bag all over TikTok, Newsday food writer Andi Berlin found a Long Island pub that serves the&nbsp;Irish-Chinese dish.

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After seeing the spice bag all over TikTok, Newsday food writer Andi Berlin found a Long Island pub that serves the Irish-Chinese dish.

The East Meadow school district is asking taxpayers to vote yes on a $71.5 million&nbsp;capital improvement bond. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Virginia Huie reports.

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Proposed $71.5M East Meadow school bond

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'It's good for the school district'

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The East Meadow school district is asking taxpayers to vote yes on a $71.5 million capital improvement bond. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Five years after a Newsday investigation into police hiring, neither county has diversified ranks to reflect the communities they serve.&nbsp;Newsday&#39;s Virginia Huie and Jim Baumbach reports.&nbsp;

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Five years after a Newsday investigation into police hiring, neither county has diversified ranks to reflect the communities they serve. Newsday's Virginia Huie and Jim Baumbach reports.