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Greenport officials aim to reopen the Herschell merry-go-round, which was shut down after a mechanical failure in late September, by Memorial Day.

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A firefighter suffered smoke inhalation at a blaze that damaged a house on Round Swamp Road in Old Bethpage on Thursday night.

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Crews are cleaning up debris after a Christmas Day fire at a condo complex in Jericho left people displaced and firefighters injured. 

Christmas Day fire in Jericho leaves firefighters injured

Democrat Laura Gillen will enter Washington as a freshman congresswoman representing Nassau's South Shore communities. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

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Riordan Cavooris' family made a donation to a Smithtown wildlife refuge for a bird flight cage to help give back to a place that meant so much to them during their son's recovery after being hit by an off-duty cop. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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If you're planning on ringing in the new year quietly at home, you're not alone.

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Experts weigh in on how housing, health care, energy, retail, small business, manufacturing and more will shape LI's economic future.

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A top White House official says a ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.

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One person is dead and two others have been hospitalized after an overnight fire at a Tyson Foods plant in Camilla, Georgia.

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In the thick of holiday travel, another unticketed passenger attempted to stow away on a Delta Air Lines flight.

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529 college savings plans are powerful tools to help pay for the mounting costs of an education.

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The new law pushes employers to put greater protections in place amid increased rates of injuries to warehouse workers.

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Trader Joe's plans to open a new grocery store in Miller Place on Route 25A. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Big Lots and Party City will be closing all of their locations including on Long Island. 

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Richters Orchard in Northport and Schmitt's Family Farms in Dix Hills offer two different fall experiences, but both families who live there love it. Newsday real estate reporter Arielle Dollinger reports.

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The Island's first Wegmans is set to open in February 2025. Store manager Dawn Cooper gives us a sneak peek inside the 101,000-square-foot store.

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Modupe Ruth Ogunlaja Armstead and her husband, Don Armstead, owners of MRO Palace in Elmont, spoke about how they will be using Small Business Saturday to boost their business — not an easy task for a store where everything is custom-made.

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Despite worries about inflation, LIers were still out at the malls early on Black Friday/

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Holiday shoppers are looking for deals in 2024, with consumer spending expected to increase. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Las Vegas Sands wants to add one lane on each side of a stretch of the Meadowbrook Parkway in order to blunt the impact of a new casino-resort.

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Black-owned small businesses received less encouragement from banks, including some in Nassau County, according to a federal study. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday business reporter Jonathan LaMantia report.

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According to the American Farm Bureau, the cost of groceries to make Thanksgiving dinner at home this month will be a little cheaper than it was last year.

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She's one of many live wedding painters across the Island who have made the popular trend a part of their every day business.

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