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An official close to Rep. Thomas Suozzi told Newsday Saturday that the former Nassau County executive will make an announcement Monday on whether he will seek reelection to Congress or run for governor.
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Most LI hospitals will not need to postpone elective surgeries to handle a possible increase in COVID-19 patients, officials with the Island’s two largest hospital systems said.
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A French bulldog stolen during a Thanksgiving Day burglary in Huntington has been reunited — more than 30 miles away, in Center Moriches — with her joyful owners.
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Suffolk County officials are putting a new focus on acquiring open space in "environmental justice areas," communities that have been disproportionately impacted by pollution and other environmental problems.
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Small Business Saturday is a time for independent stores to offer personal service and special items, even as they strategize to beat supply chain woes.
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Several events that were nixed last year due to the pandemic are returning to Long Island this holiday season, including an indoor Hanukkah wonderland and a Hannukah on Ice celebration.
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Owner Erica Tiger, who mostly worked in banking, said she learned the trade once she had children, by making them extravagant birthday cakes that quickly gained traction among family and friends.
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The three were arraigned on a 10-count indictment and charged with second-degree burglary, four counts of first-degree robbery, four counts of second-degree robbery and fourth-degree conspiracy.
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"With the pandemic, we didn’t come last year. Everything was online," one shopper said. "I wanted to do it but I was worried at the same time with Covid."
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Newsday examined English scores for students in 123 Island districts. A total 192,905 students are enrolled in grades 3-8 throughout the region, but about 57% did not take April's tests.
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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone will appoint the new top cop from among at least three candidates.
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BREAKING: The announcement from the United Nations health agency marks the first time in months that WHO has classified a COVID-19 variant as such.
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One or more burglars entered the home and took the dog and a Sony PlayStation 5 video game console, police said.
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The deal with Mount Sinai South Nassau, which operates the barrier island's only stand-alone emergency room, means an additional eight to 10 vaccinated nurses are on the way to avert a potential monthlong shutdown.
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Newsday asked a few pros for their advice on how to get the best holiday portrait this season.
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The free metered parking aims to "even the playing field" between local merchants and the malls and big box stores during the holiday shopping season.
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"An amazing husband, parent, grandparent, great-grandparent. We love him & will miss him," Sen. Chuck Schumer wrote of his father.
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