Islip High School senior Mollie Sebor set out to research the town&#39;s little-known Jewish history. Now, her&nbsp;endeavor will help serve as the foundation&nbsp;for future research, the town&#39;s historian said.

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Public officials and members of the community gather in West Sayville for the opening of the Lt. Michael Murphy Navy SEAL Museum.

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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.

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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.

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State officials provide tips to parents for how to keep children safe around water&nbsp;at Jones Beach&nbsp;ahead of the Fourth&nbsp;of July weekend.

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As summer begins, officials give tips for parents on child water safety

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Public officials and members of the community gather in West Sayville for the opening of the&nbsp;Lt.&nbsp;Michael Murphy Navy SEAL Museum.

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Willie Kellerman was a private first class in the U.S. Army and served in World War II. He was&nbsp;captured, held as a POW, escaped, made his way back and was eventually shot twice in combat. On Tuesday, Kellerman received a Purple Heart at a ceremony in Brooklyn.

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

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Six Port Jefferson High School students who are also volunteer firefighters left their graduation ceremony on Friday &mdash;&nbsp;while still in caps and gowns &mdash;&nbsp;to help put out a house fire in the town. Newsday TV&#39;s Jamie Stuart reports.&nbsp;

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Port Jefferson graduates describe trading caps and gowns for bunker gear in response to fire

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

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Lisa Dabrowski uncovered a long-lost Purple Heart medal at a yard sale in April in Southold that&nbsp;belonged to late Army veteran Robert Hollaman, who was wounded in battle in World War II. His daughter&nbsp;Lynn Bryson&nbsp;attended a ceremony in Riverhead on Sunday to receive the award. Newsday TV&#39;s Steve Langford reports.

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Doina Almazon, of Hicksville, says she has been displaced for nine&nbsp;years, with&nbsp;her house undergoing severe&nbsp;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. &quot;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,&quot;&nbsp;town spokesman Brian Nevin wrote in an email Sunday. Almazon says her home is almost ready to be moved back in.

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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&nbsp;a tree limb fell on his family&rsquo;s car during a vacation in North Carolina.

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

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The Rev. Roderick Pearson&nbsp;with his wife, Michelle. Pearson, who was&nbsp;diagnosed with Parkinson&rsquo;s in 2015, talks about starting a support group for people of color who are dealing with the disease.&nbsp;

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Several of the devices&nbsp;were found on the grounds of the Norman J. Levy Lakeside School in Merrick, according to Nassau County officials. County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder says one of the devices appears to be what is called a &quot;soda bomb,&quot; which are usually simplistic, but the&nbsp;one found was filled with BBs.

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Nassau County officials investigate "simplistic" explosive devices found on grounds of Norman J. Levy Lakeside School in Merrick  

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