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Parents expressed concerns over the safety of school cafeterias on Long Island, where only 6% of eligible cafeterias are inspected twice per year as required by federal guidelines, according to data from the State Education Department. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'They should inspect more'

The families of Sam Cullen and Suzie Kedar remember the couple, who were about to be engaged. "They had their whole life ahead of them," said Shari Cullen, Sam Cullen's mother.

'We really lost two beautiful souls'

Northrop Grumman contractors began digging Monday for possible underground objects detected by ground-penetrating radar scans at Bethpage Community Park, state and town officials said Tuesday. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'Toxic time capsule'

In his first state of the county address, Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine spoke of public safety, outstanding lawsuits and more of his top priorities. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

'Safety is first in Suffolk County'

Hofstra students and faculty held pro-Palestinian protests on campus Monday, chanting "free Palestine." NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.  

'Free Palestine'

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Gerard Losquadro was appointed highway superintendent and Derek Skuzenski was named commissioner of public safety.

N. Hempstead town board appoints two new top officials

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This is in stark contrast to the New York state average of 54%, according to an analysis of 2022-23 school year data.

Only 6% of eligible LI school cafeterias are inspected twice a year as required by law

Sam Cullen and Suzie Kedar were on a ride to see the sunset when their motorcycle crashed into a pole.

Farmingdale High grads who were about to get engaged die in West Coast motorcycle crash

Dr. Darius Paduch, who worked for Northwell Health in Great Neck and Lake Success from 2019 until his April 2023 arrest, faces life in prison.

Long Island urologist convicted of sexually abusing patients

Mel Opotowsky spent more than a decade at Newsday, part of a long journalism career that spanned both coasts.

Newsday editor from '60s to early '70s dies at 92

Carlos Orellana Mata, 36, faces up to 9 years in prison for the crash that killed Lenel Umana Guitierrez Lopez, 22, both of East Northport,

Driver pleads guilty in drunken-driving crash that killed passenger

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Newday's Gregg Sarra tells us about how rules for boys and girls participating in high school sports may change.

'Equal and open tryout'

Whitman sophomore pitcher Jaden Grose is the team's ace for the second straight season. NewsdayTV's Ben Dickson reports. 

This sophomore tops out at 91 mph

The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County in Glen Cove held its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Sunday, taking on additional meaning in light of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'Never Again is now'

Nancy and William Peter of Merrick, remember their son Matthew, a Long Islander who is being honored for his impact in Albany. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

'He was always into some kind of service'

Another day of protests took place at Stony Brook University, but it was nothing like the chaos on campus overnight. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'I just don't know how they're focusing on protesting and studying for finals'

Video shows a small plane making an emergency landing on Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai as the sun was setting Wednesday.

Emergency landing caught on camera

Demonstrators at Stony Brook University ignored multiple requests to disperse after two days of pro-Palestinian protests on campus. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Students ignore multiple requests to disperse

Prosecutors said a gas station robbery is intrinsically intertwined with the killings. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'I don't think there was a whole lot of thought behind this dismembering'

Newsday real estate reporter Arielle Dollinger visits a dome-shaped home in Montauk that was built by artist and inventor Eugene Tallarico.

Go inside a dome-shaped home in Montauk

Police are still searching the woods in Manorville in connection to the Gilgo killings. 

Manorville search connected to Gilgo killings continues  

Jeffrey Mackey and Alexis Nieves have been arrested on additional charges for their alleged roles in the murders, NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

New charges in body parts case

Commercial fishermen say the only Montauk ice provider at Gosman's dock is selling its business, which could spell disaster for fishing fleet. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'It'll severely damage our fleet'

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