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Budget Inn demolition clears hurdle ... Huntington Station apartment plan advances ... LI Works: Haunted Playhouse

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Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica ... LIRR weekend service suspension ... Mom's breast cancer journey

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Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica ... LI school rankings ... LIRR weekend service suspension ... Mom's breast cancer journey

Long Island

Education

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LI educators, students weigh in on cellphone ban

Farmingdale

East Hampton

Valley Stream

Levittown

Roosevelt

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'Students are much more talkative to one another'

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Two months into the state's "bell-to-bell" ban on electronic devices in schools, some districts are reporting positive changes in the classroom. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken&#39;s Buffa explores some of the jobs behind&nbsp;the Gateway Playhouse haunted house.

Things to Do

Holidays

Halloween

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LI Works: Behind the screams at Gateway's haunted house

Bellport

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'I'm always looking to give people, like, the perfect scare'

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NewsdayTV's Ken's Buffa explores some of the jobs behind the Gateway Playhouse haunted house.

The Floral Park boys soccer team is looking to raise awareness for childhood cancer with the&nbsp;St. Baldrick&#39;s foundation.

Sports

High School

Boys Soccer

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Floral Park boys soccer raising awareness for childhood cancer

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Floral Park boys soccer playing for a cause

The Floral Park boys soccer team is looking to raise awareness for childhood cancer with the St. Baldrick's foundation.

NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Doug Geed heads &quot;Out East&quot; to Pindar Vineyards in Peconic and Sparkling Pointe Winery in Southold for an inside look at the hands-on process of grape harvesting.

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Out East: Grape harvest at two vineyards

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Southold

Southold Town

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed heads "Out East" to Pindar Vineyards in Peconic and Sparkling Pointe Winery in Southold for an inside look at the hands-on process of grape harvesting.

Republican Nassau&nbsp;District Attorney Anne Donnelly is running against Democratic Nassau District Attorney candidate Nicole Aloise. She spoke with Newsday columnist Joye Brown about bail reform, dangerous drivers and more.&nbsp;

Politics

Elections

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LI Votes: One-on-one with Republican Nassau County DA Anne Donnelly

Nassau

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'We're doing all the right stuff to make sure we are keeping Nassau residents safe'

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Republican Nassau District Attorney Anne Donnelly is running against Democratic Nassau District Attorney candidate Nicole Aloise. She spoke with Newsday columnist Joye Brown about bail reform, dangerous drivers and more.

Democrat Nicole Aloise is challenging her former boss, Republican incumbent Anne Donnelly, for the office of Nassau County District Attorney. She spoke with Newsday columnist Joye Brown about MS-13, dangerous drivers and more.

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LI Votes: One-on-one with Democratic Nassau DA candidate Nicole Aloise

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'I am not soft on crime'

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Democrat Nicole Aloise is challenging her former boss, Republican incumbent Anne Donnelly, for the office of Nassau County District Attorney. She spoke with Newsday columnist Joye Brown about MS-13, dangerous drivers and more.

Democratic Nassau County Legis.&nbsp;Seth Koslow is challenging Republican incumbent Bruce Blakeman for the office of Nassau County Executive. He spoke with Newsday columnist Joye Brown about property taxes, red light cameras and more.&nbsp;

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LI Votes: One-on-one with Democratic Nassau County Executive candidate Seth Koslow

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'Let's put that money back into the community'

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Democratic Nassau County Legis. Seth Koslow is challenging Republican incumbent Bruce Blakeman for the office of Nassau County Executive. He spoke with Newsday columnist Joye Brown about property taxes, red light cameras and more.

Police say there were five reported domestic incidents at the home in Herricks dating back to 2023. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

Crime

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Husband charged in killing of wife found asphyxiated and burned in their LI home, police say

Herricks

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'It's terrible'

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Police say there were five reported domestic incidents at the home in Herricks dating back to 2023. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Democratic challenger accuses county executive of trying to build a narrative that is &quot;completely false.&quot; Newsday columnist Joye Brown reports.

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Ads put rape views at center of Blakeman-Koslow race

Hauppauge

Mineola

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Series of ads getting a lot of attention

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Democratic challenger accuses county executive of trying to build a narrative that is "completely false." Newsday columnist Joye Brown reports.

The head of one union said the report &quot;underscores the LIRR&rsquo;s lack of accountability and oversight.&quot;&nbsp;Newsday&#39;s transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has more.&nbsp;

Transportation

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LIRR says it's guarding against more time theft

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New York City

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'It's really disheartening to me'

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The head of one union said the report "underscores the LIRR's lack of accountability and oversight." Newsday's transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has more.

Some Long Islanders are feeling the effects of tariffs on the cost of their Halloween costumes this year. Newsday reporter Tory Parrish has more.&nbsp;

Business

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Tariffs affecting Halloween prices on LI

Bethpage

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'I've been thrifting a lot of my costumes'

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Some Long Islanders are feeling the effects of tariffs on the cost of their Halloween costumes this year. Newsday reporter Tory Parrish has more.

Members of Andrew Weiss and Friends&nbsp;talk about their role in the biopic &quot;Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.&quot; NewsdayTV&#39;s Jill Wagner reports.&nbsp;

Entertainment

Movies

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Huntington band lands role in new Bruce Springsteen biopic

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'The oh my god moment'

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Members of Andrew Weiss and Friends talk about their role in the biopic "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere." NewsdayTV's Jill Wagner reports.

This edition of Island Insider previews the Nassau County Executive&nbsp;race, and the immigration crackdown&nbsp;impact on the LI work force. NewsdayTV&#39;s Macy Egeland and Newsday colunist Joye Brown report.

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LI Votes: What you need to know for Election Day

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This edition of Island Insider previews the Nassau County Executive race, and the immigration crackdown impact on the LI work force.

NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Doug Geed reveals the incredible effort and creativity that goes into decking out a house for Halloween.

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Babylon man builds one of LI's wildest Halloween displays

Babylon

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'It was a good turnout'

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed reveals the incredible effort and creativity that goes into decking out a house for Halloween.

Workers made and bought &quot;cloned&quot; ID badges for as little as $5, and then routinely skipped out on work early or arrived late, according to the MTA Inspector General&#39;s report.&nbsp;Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has more.&nbsp;

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'Rampant time abuse': Report finds LIRR workers used fake ID cards in fraud scheme

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'Basically stealing time'

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Workers made and bought "cloned" ID badges for as little as $5, and then routinely skipped out on work early or arrived late, according to the MTA Inspector General's report. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has more.

In 2023, 82 pedestrians and cyclists were killed on Long Island &mdash; roughly as many as were killed yearly since the 1990s, even as vehicle occupant deaths declined. NewsdayTV&#39;s Macy Egeland reports.

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Hempstead Village pedestrian deaths highlight chronic dangers of walking LI's roads

Hempstead

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'One accident is too many'

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In 2023, 82 pedestrians and cyclists were killed on Long Island — roughly as many as were killed yearly since the 1990s, even as vehicle occupant deaths declined. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

Long Island Cares says an&nbsp;overwhelming number of federal employees have signed up for food pantries due to the government shutdown. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Andrew Ehinger reports.&nbsp;

Suffolk

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Federal workers signing up for emergency food distribution

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'Never would I thought that we'd be going through this'

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Long Island Cares says an overwhelming number of federal employees have signed up for food pantries due to the government shutdown. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

A year after her double mastectomy,&nbsp;Kate Brennan talks to NewsdayTV&#39;s Elisa DiStefano about her cancer journey. Brennan, a mother of four from Garden City, created Neon Lacrosse to teach girls mental and physical resilience. Her motto: &quot;Take this lemon and turn it into lemondae.&quot;&nbsp;

Family

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Amid breast cancer treatment, Long Island mother creates her 'lemons to lemonade'

Islip

South Huntington

Port Jefferson

Garden City

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'Chemo actually scared me more than the surgeries'

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A year after her double mastectomy, Kate Brennan talks to NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano about her cancer journey. Brennan, a mother of four from Garden City, created Neon Lacrosse to teach girls mental and physical resilience.

On the latest episode of &quot;Sarra Sounds Off,&quot; Gregg Sarra talks about the rivalry high school football games from this past weekend, plus Jared&nbsp;Valluzzi and Jonathan Ruban have&nbsp;a look at the plays of the week.

High School Football

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Sarra Sounds Off Episode 7: Big football matchups on Long Island

Massapequa

Dix Hills

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Sarra Sounds Off Ep. 7: Big football matchups on LI

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On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Gregg Sarra talks about the rivalry high school football games from this past weekend, plus Jared Valluzzi and Jonathan Ruban have a look at the plays of the week.

Krystina Buksa talks to NewsdayTV&#39;s Jasmine Anderson about her breast cancer journey. The Islip mother discovered something was wrong when her son was only 6 months old.

News

Health

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First-time mom talks breast cancer journey

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'There is not going to be a day that I let this win'

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Krystina Buksa talks to NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson about her breast cancer journey. The Islip mother discovered something was wrong when her son was only 6 months old.

LI VOTES 2025

Learn about using Newday&#39;s Voters Guide to see who&#39;s on your ballot and how to build one you can take with you to the polls.

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How to use Newsday's Voters Guide for the Nov. 4, 2025 election

How to use Newsday's Voters Guide

Learn about using Newday's Voters Guide to see who's on your ballot and how to build one you can take with you to the polls.