Long Island History
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Sagamore Hill set to trim hours after National Park Service cuts
The Oyster Bay landmark, once home to President Theodore Roosevelt, is set to reduce hours of operation.
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Vietnam War veterans honored during event in Hauppauge2m read
Nassau County police centennial to be marked with a parade1m read
Suffolk PBA unveils memorial to fallen police officers2m read
Hempstead church hosts celebration of life for Hazel N. Dukes2m read
Sagamore Hill set to trim hours after National Park Service cuts 1m read
Vietnam War veterans honored during event in Hauppauge2m read
Nassau County police centennial to be marked with a parade1m read
Suffolk PBA unveils memorial to fallen police officers2m read
Hempstead church hosts celebration of life for Hazel N. Dukes2m read
'He wanted everybody to have the opportunity to skate'
LI woman turns 108 in Atlantic Beach celebration with extended family3m read
Hazel N. Dukes lauded at funeral as longtime civil rights leader3m read
Suffolk to honor Vietnam War veterans ahead of 50-year anniversary 1m read
Holocaust survivor, wife celebrate 69 years of marriage2m read
'No doubt Lindbergh looked at this mural'
Rose Girone, believed to be the oldest Holocaust survivor in the world, dies at 1133m read
After 125 years, Nassau and Bronx counties added to 'Million Dollar Staircase' at Capitol1m read
'Let your motto be resistance': Black abolitionist who lived on LI urged slaves to fight back5m read
How a historically Black enclave has survived generations in an East End hot spot5m read
For Long Islanders of a certain age, these love songs take them back7m read
$500,000 grant puts a charge into Tesla Science Center's plan to rebuild1m read
10 Black Long Islanders who were the first in their fields8m read
Historical groups team to pay tribute to veterans buried at LI cemetery2m read
They don't wear capes, but these two LI women were awarded the title 'Shero'8m read
'Selective breeding' research on LI: Book examines dark history4m read
Black History Month events on Long Island3m read
Streets renamed for 50 Nassau police officers who have died in line of duty1m read
35 years later: Lessons learned from LI aviation disaster that killed 73, changed lives7m read
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COVID business fraud: Long Islanders used pandemic aid money for lavish lifestyles
Five years after the pandemic, authorities are still unraveling COVID relief fraud on Long Island — and how at least 31 residents allegedly stole nearly $100 million.
MORE ON THIS TOPICThese LIers have been charged with stealing $98 million in COVID funds
A game that can lead to love: LI bridge players on what makes for enduring card partnerships5m read
Joy Mangano put her LI home on the market for $14 million. See inside the estate
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Photos: The 1990 Avianca plane crash on LI
'It was chaos'
MLK Day events urge people to 'march forward'3m read
Service in Great Neck temple where MLK once spoke pays tribute to civil rights leader1m read
$675,000 state grant awarded for Phase 3 of Roslyn Grist restoration1m read
Good pay, dangerous work: These LI sandhogs built Grand Central Madison's tunnel7m read