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LIRR'S 1980s-era M3 trains are back and full of nostalgia, duct tape and funky smells

The railroad has put the decades-old trains back into service. NewsdayTV transit reporter Alfonso Castillo goes along for a ride and talks to commuters about the experience. Credit: Newsday/John Parkaskevas

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LONG ISLAND LIFE

FEED ME

Thanksgiving dinner from fast food menus? It's a happy meal

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Inside a dozen of LI's best restaurants

Food critic Scott Vogel goes clamming with LI's Clamity Janes

Ben's Kosher Deli owner: 'Nothing is as good as pastrami that's steamed twice'

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How these LIers created the newest halal food craze

A slice of LI pizza history is saying goodbye

Food critic explores LI's beach bars

Food critic tries LI's spiciest chicken tenders

Peek inside Jordan Lobster Farms in Island Park

The Good Steer restaurant in Lake Grove closes after 65 years

Food critic tries $85 lobster roll

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the new Haitian food truck, Nao's Caribbean Flavors

Meet Fire Island's busiest restaurateur

New ice cream shop serves unusual flavors

Food critic tackles LI BBQ tour

Food critic trains to be a gaucho at LI Brazilian steakhouse

How this Hempstead eatery became LI's best-reviewed restaurant on Yelp

LI maritime history takes us back to prohibition

ROADS & RAILS

Widespread driver's license info exposed in Suffolk County cyberattack

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Rail-ly good news for pizza-loving Penn Station commuters

10 years after Sandy damaged tunnels, LIRR service cuts to Penn remain

Everything old is new again on the LIRR

Newsday's Alfonso Castillo reports on the changes coming on the LIRR

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

LIRR officials: 'This is a game-changer'

'It's an incredibly exciting time for' LIRR customers

First look at LIRR Penn Station facelift

For-hire companies: Congestion pricing plan 'devastating'

Sayville Ferry Service gets new 10-year lease to Fire Island

Heartbreak measured mile-by-mile on the Southern State

LIRR's Third Track welcomes first riders

LIRR: Battery-operated trains too expensive

MTA celebrates completion of Denton Avenue bridge

High gas prices have affected transportation for some school districts

$2.8 billion Ronkonkoma redevelopment plan gets mixed views

NICE Bus launching on-demand service

New East Side Access makes commute tougher for some LIRR riders

YOUR SCHOOLS

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

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Veterans Day parade with disabled students 'means everything to us'

Check out locally sourced Thursday school lunches in Copiague

Our Lady of Guadalupe head of school talks dual-language program

Protest at Roosevelt High School before reinstatement of teacher

Discipline at Eastport-South Manor school district after racist TikTok

Under 40% of 3rd- to 8th-graders pass state math assessments

LI students going on weeklong tour of HBCUs

Teaching assistants at Jackson Main School help bridge gap for students

Learning at their own pace

Learning about leadership at Westbury H.S.

A look at the contentious Smithtown library board elections

Offense was the best defense for QB's fight vs. cancer

More than $500M in COVID relief is coming to LI schools

Families upset about closure of Jewish day camp in Brookville

Teaching future generations about the Holocaust

See the first day of pre-K in Valley Stream

Principal's exit sparks protests in Elmont

Nassau police hold seminar to discuss active shooter protocols

LI parent on rising prices: 'It is what it is'

YOUR HEALTH

RSV cases on the rise in LI hospitals

'I had the suit laid out for my wife to bury me in'

The new normal means figuring out life with Long COVID

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Two younger women talk about their fights against breast cancer

Annual breast cancer walk at Jones Beach draws large crowd

'What are the odds?' Surviving breast cancer together

Supporters participate in annual Autism Speaks walk at Jones Beach

Families and friends gather at Jones Beach for Lustgarten Foundation Walk

First Gift of Life patient returns to St. Francis Hospital, 47 years later

Long Islanders struggle with symptoms of long COVID

Schumer: 'We need to get this done' in 2022

Executive Blakeman: 'There is no active case of polio in Nassau County'

Riders can take off masks if they want

Kyle Buttner on mental illness: 'Mental health is not a joke'

State to start distributing monkeypox vaccine differently

Hochul announces new COVID-19 requirements for schools

Inflation Reduction Act caps Medicare drug costs for some seniors

Why one pregnant woman chose to use an LI midwife

Monkeypox: What you need to know

Bill approved for veterans exposed to burn pits

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Watch Finnell's 62-yard TD for Garden City in the LIC

Highlights: Ward Melville, Garden City win county titles

This week in high school football: County championships highlights

Chaminade vs. St. Anthony's highlights, plus playoff plays of the week

Seaford football players hitting the right notes

Under the helmet: Inside high school football helmets on Long Island

Plays of the Week: Plainedge, NHP, Sayville and more

Homecoming: Former UFC fighter and NFL player return to coach football on LI

Sayville vs. East Islip, plus plays of the week

Garden City defeats Mepham in game of unbeatens

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High school football plays of the week

The McKenna sisters will go from field hockey to freshman year in college

'GMA' anchor Lara Spencer inducted into sports hall of fame

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Heads Up Tackling at Calhoun

How Schutt reconditions football helmets

Schutt CEO on helmet safety: 'There's the band, there's debate teams'

The science behind Virginia Tech's helmet ratings

Virginia Tech helmet star rating explained

THINGS TO DO

Travel to the worlds of 'Frozen' and 'Encanto' on ice with Newsday's Elisa DiStefano

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What it's like to host a foreign exchange student

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Newsday's Elisa DiStefano chases Long Island's changing colors

Exploring downtown Stony Brook on foot

Newsday's Elisa DiStefano checks out the new Giraffe Experience at White Post Farms

Newsday's Elisa DiStefano visits the new Pod Spa & Wellness in Long Beach

Newsday's Elisa DiStefano learns to rock climb at The Gravity Vault in Melville

Newsday's Elisa DiStefano visits A Time For Karma in Rockville Centre

New indoor beach volleyball courts open in Mount Sinai

Sisters who own Kate & Hale clothing stores dish on going into business together

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BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE

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The Pérez family of Bohemia is selling their partially built mansion to travel and enjoy retirement.

Esther Fortunoff: Backyard furnishings was a 'growth trend'

Esther Fortunoff: 'Retail is ever-changing'

Fortunoff Fine Jewelry an online business 'with personal service'

Surcharges on credit cards are legal if proper information is disclosed to customers

Giant statues, old doors and horse saddles ready for repurposing at the North Fork's Lumber + Salt.

Faith Jessie speaks with Newsday's Jonathan LaMantia about rising home prices and climbing mortgage rates

Mercy Haven offers housing for homeless at new Central Islip location

LI merchants charging more for credit card purchases

Developer: 'I see a tremendous opportunity here'

Long Island home prices fall below summer highs

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Everything up for auction at The Carltun in Eisenhower Park

More Aldi stores planned on Long Island

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American Gangster: Episode 1

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Couple combines native cuisines to create one of LI's best restaurants

Restoring an 1834 mansion in Oyster Bay, and uncovering its surprising history

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