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	The Long Island Expressway was completed &mdash; ending near Riverhead &mdash; 50 years ago this weekend.&nbsp;Some Long Islanders appreciate the highway&#39;s necessity, while others see a need for upgrades. Newsday&rsquo;s Steve Langford reports.
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Newsday's John Hildebrand says LI students from affluent families scored better on certain state exams. 

State scores are down in English and Math 

Volunteers gathered at the Community Ambulance Company in Sayville to hand out more than 300 donated turkeys to military veterans for Thanksgiving. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'It's nice to be able to give back'

Long Island Cares has opened the West Nassau Center for Food Assistance & Community Support in Valley Stream to help those with food insecurity in time for Thanksgiving. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'Food is expensive now so this is gonna help me'

Federal transportation officials have approved New York's congestion pricing plan to charge vehicles $9 for driving below 60th Street in Manhattan beginning Jan. 5.

Feds give green light for congestion pricing

Frankie Floridia of Strong Island Animal Rescue League rescued a young buck stuck in a pool in Holtsville in October after it tried to drink water off the cover.

Young deer rescued from swimming pool

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On Dec. 8 the ground floor of the home will be opened for a one-day event.

1750s John Gardiner Farm house in Huntington to open to public

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The driver suffered serious injuries after being ejected from a car that rolled over on the Southern State Parkway, state police said.

Driver hospitalized after crash on Southern State in North Massapequa

The victim was struck at Wantagh Avenue and Duckpond Drive North at about 6:30 a.m. on Friday, police said.

'She meant something to this world': Mom remembers 22-year-old fatally struck by Nassau police vehicle

The victim was struck by another vehicle on the Long Island Expressway, the NYPD said.

Cops: LI woman killed after exiting moving Uber

Paul Albinagorta, 34, was charged following the alleged attack at Gino's of Nesconset on Smithtown Boulevard. Police said the victim suffered injuries that were not life-threatening

Central Islip man accused of stabbing Nesconset pizzeria co-worker

A judge said canceling a subscription should be as easy as signing up and the company should not have required customers to deal with a live agent when canceling.

Sirius XM's policy for canceling subscriptions ruled illegal

Hraklis Morris, of Mastic Beach, was cleared of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter charges in the death of Modesto Salguero-Guillen, of Greenport.

Jury finds Mastic Beach man not guilty of murder

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A tipster says he told the state about buried drums at Bethpage Community Park nearly a decade ago. Newsday's Ken Buffa reports.

Uncovering the truth about the chemical drums

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.

Las Vegas Sands proposes Meadowbrook Parkway expansion 

The family of accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann will be moving out of their Massapequa Park home. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Heuermann's wife 'no longer feels connected' to their family home

Darius Paduch, a former LI urologist, was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge for repeated sexual abuse of his male patients. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Former urologist gets life sentence 

Brian Cordovano, of Ronkonkoma, was sentenced by a Suffolk judge to 30 years for killing a friend and another man over a loan. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

LI man killed longtime friend and another person over a loan

An NYPD officer shot and killed a robbery suspect Tuesday in Queens during a gunfight that left both the officer and a bystander wounded.

Gunfight leaves suspect dead; cop, bystander wounded

The mother of a man who died of a fentanyl overdose at the Nassau County jail alleges correction officers failed to provide adequate care for her son before he died.

Lawsuit alleges jail staff failed in overdose death

Southold Police Chief Steve Grattan said three people who were inside the house at the time of the fire made it out safely. Those residents reported that a fourth person who was on the second floor of the home may have been trapped inside.

One dead in Mattituck house fire

New York City officials said a homeless man allegedly went on an unprovoked stabbing spree across town in Manhattan Monday, killing two men and a woman.

NYC stabbing suspect arrested by cop who hails from LI

Brookville Village Police Chief Kenneth Lack says license plate readers are an essential tool for law enforcement. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

More eyes on the roads

Nassau and Suffolk police on Saturday night shut down illegal street takeovers at a Uniondale parking lot and the Ronkonkoma train station, where more than 40 cars had gathered. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'Crazy to do it in the train parking lot'

Newsday education reporter Dandan Zou talks about how some LI school districts are dealing with the financial strain of sex abuse settlements. 

'The taxpayers need to know what you are doing'

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A standoff between officials has stalled progress, eroded community patience and escalated the price tag for taxpayers. Newsday investigative editor Paul LaRocco and NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie report.

'A spark for them to escalate the fighting'

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