Name: Volunteers of Long Island: Wading River firefighter wants to be role model
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Investigations

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'It's shocking:' Feds drop probe into Hempstead public housing discrimination

Hempstead Town

Nassau

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'I have never seen anything this egregious'

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The "flip-flop" comes days after Newsday revealed the findings and raises questions about enforcement of fair housing laws. Newsday investigative reporter Josh Solomon has the story.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Elisa DiStefano visited Swingbelly&#39;s in Long Beach to learn about their BBQ takeout options.

Things to Do

FeedMe

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BBQ takeout: Best picks for Labor Day weekend

Long Beach

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BBQ takeout: Save time and savor the flavor

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Swingbelly's in Long Beach to learn about their BBQ takeout options.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Elisa DiStefano joins Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez at Coach Meeting House in Oyster Bay to talk about happy hour deals on Long Island.

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Happy hour deals on Long Island

Oyster Bay

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$20 Aperol spritz tower and more happy hour deals

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano joins Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez at Coach Meeting House in Oyster Bay to talk about happy hour deals on Long Island.

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The 1989 law is &quot;an increasingly outdated barrier to homeownership,&rdquo; critics say. Newsday Real Estate reporter Rachel Weiss has more.&nbsp;

Real Estate

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LI groups to NYS: Rethink $1M threshold for 1989 mansion tax

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'1 in 4 homes sold on LI so far this year'

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The 1989 law is "an increasingly outdated barrier to homeownership," critics say. Newsday Real Estate reporter Rachel Weiss has more.

Ken Buffa stopped by La Cucina Paisanos&nbsp;in Farmingville to try their &quot;pull apart soul-bowls,&quot; which are bread bowls stuffed with pasta.&nbsp;

Food and Drink

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Trendy Bites: Get stuffed with these Italian 'soul-bowls'

Farmingville

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'Something new and fresh and trendy'

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Ken Buffa stopped by La Cucina Paisanos in Farmingville to try their "pull apart soul-bowls," which are bread bowls stuffed with pasta.

Since&nbsp;girls flag football became an official sport&nbsp;in New York high schools in the spring of 2023, participation in the sport has increased nearly 70%, NewsdayTV&#39;s Jared Valluzzi reports.

Sports

High School

Flag Football

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Flag football participation on the rise on Long Island

Hauppauge

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Flag football taking over spring sports

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Since girls flag football became an official sport in New York high schools in the spring of 2023, participation in the sport has increased nearly 70%, NewsdayTV's Jared Valluzzi reports.

Savion Energy wants to build the plant&nbsp;at a&nbsp;site on Morris Avenue and the Long Island Expressway south service road. NewsdayTV&#39;s Andrew Ehinger has the story.

Environment

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State court backs permit for Holtsville battery plant; Suffolk appeals

Holtsville

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'We very much disagree with that decision'

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Savion Energy wants to build the plant at a site on Morris Avenue and the Long Island Expressway south service road. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger has the story.

Mandates could include requiring new systems when&nbsp;old septic tanks fail or when houses are sold.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

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Environmentalists want more mandates to replace Suffolk septic systems as program falls behind

Suffolk

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'There's no harm in reaching out to the county'

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Mandates could include requiring new systems when old septic tanks fail or when houses are sold. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Hockey fans flocked to The Rinx in Hauppauge to see Sound Beach native and Stanley Cup champion Brandon Bussi of the Carolina&nbsp;Hurricanes. NewsdayTV&#39;s Jamie Stuart reports.&nbsp;

Hockey

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Brandon Bussi brings the Stanley Cup back home to Long Island

Sound Beach

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Bussi brings Cup to LI for 'unforgettable experience'

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Hockey fans flocked to The Rinx in Hauppauge to see Sound Beach native and Stanley Cup champion Brandon Bussi of the Carolina Hurricanes. NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

Branden Heller of Wading River volunteers at the&nbsp;Wading River Fire Department to help serve his local community.

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Volunteers of Long Island: Wading River firefighter wants to be role model

Wading River

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'We all watch out for one another'

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Branden Heller of Wading River volunteers at the Wading River Fire Department to help serve his local community.

Brentwood, where voter support for Trump doubled over the last three elections,&nbsp;has become one of the biggest targets for ICE arrests. NewsdayTV&#39;s Doug Geed and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter&nbsp;Bahar Ostadan have more.

Politics

Immigration

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How ICE raids are changing Long Island's largest Latino community

Brentwood

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'This is the new normal'

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Brentwood, where voter support for Trump doubled over the last three elections, has become one of the biggest targets for ICE arrests. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have more.

The 90-mile electric cable project could take five&nbsp;years to complete. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Shari Einhorn has more.&nbsp;

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High-voltage debate over $3B power line proposal

Glenwood Landing

Glen Head

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'Our communities should not be collateral damage'

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The 90-mile electric cable project could take five years to complete. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has more.

Long Island is home to 13 of the top 50 high schools in the state,&nbsp;according to a new U.S. News &amp; World Report ranking. NewsdayTV&#39;s Shari Einhorn reports.

Education

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13 Long Island schools ranked among NY's top 50

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High schools that made the list, and one that dropped

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Long Island is home to 13 of the top 50 high schools in the state, according to a new U.S. News & World Report ranking. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Long-forgotten unpaid traffic infractions in other states are causing a delay in New York State license renewals. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Shari Einhorn reports.

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Outstanding out-of-state tickets holding back NYS license renewals

East Northport

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'It's ridiculous'

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Long-forgotten unpaid traffic infractions in other states are causing a delay in New York State license renewals. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

The NYC medical examiner is using 3D printing to help identify human remains, a program&nbsp;that could help close cases on Long Island. Newsday special writer Anthony DeStefano has more.&nbsp;

Crime

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Using 3D printing to reconstruct unidentified human remains

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New York City

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'Students ... recreate the face'

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The NYC medical examiner is using 3D printing to help identify human remains, a program that could help close cases on Long Island. Newsday special writer Anthony DeStefano has more.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Doug Geed shows us the dedication it takes to keep bees at the Hallockville Museum Farm in Riverhead.

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Out East: All the buzz at the Hallockville Museum Farm

Riverhead

Riverhead Town

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed shows us the dedication it takes to keep bees at the Hallockville Museum Farm in Riverhead.

Suffolk police are investigating a hate-crime related incident at the construction site of The Islamic Center of Shirley-Mastic. NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Religion

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Police investigate hate graffiti at Shirley-Mastic mosque site

Shirley

Mastic

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'It was disappointing'

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Suffolk police are investigating a hate-crime related incident at the construction site of The Islamic Center of Shirley-Mastic. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

President Donald Trump gave an hourlong speech at the Nassau County Police training facility touting crime fighting and blasting Dems. Protesters had other thoughts. NewsdayTV&#39;s Shari Einhorn has the story.

Elections

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Trump stumps on LI to rally for Blakeman, other GOP candidates

Uniondale

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'Really rallying the base'

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President Donald Trump gave an hourlong speech at the Nassau County Police training facility touting crime fighting and blasting Dems. Protesters had other thoughts. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has the story.

Political observers said the GOP nominee for governor needs&nbsp;to show some &quot;daylight&quot; between himself and the president. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Shari Einhorn has more.&nbsp;

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Test for Blakeman: How closely to align with MAGA without risking swing votes

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'Going to speak to a broad base of voters'

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Political observers said the GOP nominee for governor needs to show some "daylight" between himself and the president. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has more.

Some residents say they want to see some sort of progress and a returned to a sense of normalcy. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Andrew Ehinger has more.&nbsp;

Towns

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Recovery, frustration ongoing 2 years after summer storm pummeled LI

Smithtown Town

Stony Brook

Brookhaven Town

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'We will have ... another storm like that'

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Some residents say they want to see some sort of progress and a returned to a sense of normalcy. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger has more.

EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATIONS

The town&rsquo;s housing authority used an unlawful system to curate its waitlist for apartments, according to federal officials.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Shari Einhorn reports.

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Hempstead's public housing authority discriminated against people of color and with disabilities, feds say

The town's housing authority used an unlawful system to curate its waitlist for apartments, according to federal officials. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.