Long Island Life
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Training programs that hire workers with autism exist across Long Island, and Newsday is highlighting them for Autism Acceptance Month.
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30 years ago his wife gave him a kidney. Today they are still counting their blessings.
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Suffolk County honors Deer Park woman for her autism advocacy
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3 teams from LI schools named regional winners in technology competition
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Right up your alley: Where to join a bowling league on Long Island
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Teacher to disco dance her way into retirement
Wendy Way "doesn't just teach history and philosophy — she brings them to life for her students," one Bethpage colleague said.
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LI community supports beloved Longwood teacher through illness and loss
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Teacher Spotlight: Hewlett educator, known for pretzel surprises and phonics fashion shows, to retire after 33 years
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Travel & Experiences
Where to find big roles onstage and off in LI community theater
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Not far afield: 4 tulip festivals for a colorful day trip
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Explore LI art galleries like an experienced collector
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Bike 40 miles of NYC with no cars at the 5 Boro Bike Tour
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Tips for walking the Brooklyn Bridge and other NYC pedestrian spans
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3 spas for perfect daycation thaws
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Love
I Do!: April showers couldn't dampen the day for these Riverhead high school sweethearts
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I Do!: Garden City couple wed not once, not twice, but three times
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I Do!: A proposal in a Dublin rose garden and a wedding in an Enniskerry church for this Dix Hills native
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I Do!: Their love began with a bite of her pizza crust during a Huntington bar crawl
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I Do!: She first caught his eye way back in Sabbath school
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I Do!: It all started because he was the 'Z' she needed to complete a scavenger hunt
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Retirement
'Extra people to love': Navigating the step-grandparent role with grace
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These couples found love in an unexpected place — senior living communities
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Easter and Passover looks from Long Island's past eras
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For these LI seniors, tattoos are far from taboo
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These LIers reflect on the birthdays that took the cake
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Over-60 dance troupe embraces viral dances and defies 'old people' stereotypes
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Hometown Heroes
Suffolk County honors Deer Park woman for her autism advocacy
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Stony Brook woman has made care packages for hundreds with breast cancer
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Inspired by Lincoln, Stony Brook man creates pride in his hometown
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West Islip teen leads a shed-raising for a veteran
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Westhampton teen's care packages honor her late father, Dr. Peter Sultan
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Huntington Scout is spreading her love of ballet with free classes
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More Long Island Life
Secret identities, heavy suits and adoring fans: Inside the world of LI college mascots
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He never scored a basket before. Then the Robolions came along.
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The baby bottom line: Nonprofit's diaper deliveries offer a 'lifeline' for LI families in need
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That 'Shhhh!' is the new latte machine: 5 LI libraries with new coffee shops inside
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She went to a Harlem mosque in 1962 to invite Malcolm X to her LI high school. He agreed
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Pulpit Pioneers: They made history as some of Long Island's earliest women clergy
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