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While the majority of respondents in a recent Newsday/Siena Poll gave high marks to quailty of life on Long Island, many voiced concerns about the high cost of housing and the ability to age in place here. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

LI Quality of Life Survey: High marks for safety, health care, but fears over 'aging in place'

From Crossroads Farm at Grossmann's to Harvest House Tavern, both in Malverne, Newsday food writer Erica Marcus tags along on the journey from farm to table.

Farm-to-table dining in Malverne

The team was also presented with the first-ever key to the Town of Smithtown on Sunday for its remarkable run, which included winning the state championship and playing for a berth in the Little League World Series.

Parade honors St. James/Smithtown Little League team

A proposed MTA fare adjustment plan would drive up the cost of LIRR tickets. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo looks at some of the proposed changes to e-tickets.

LIRR proposal would hike fares, change e-tickets to reduce free rides

Her 25-day disappearance grabbed national attention after she was found on a yacht. What her story reveals about LI's hidden world of drugs and sex trafficking. Newsday reporters Shari Einhorn, Grant Parpan and Sandra Peddie have the story.

1 girl, 23 arrested in 2 states: Inside LI's hidden world of drugs, sex trafficking

The head of the New York State Board of Law Examiners said administrators of last week's exam at Hofstra focused on providing medical assistance to the test taker who suffered a heart attack, and it would have been impractical to stop the test.

Bar exam official defends decision to continue test while woman had heart attack

Police say there was no evidence of violence against Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra, a 33-year-old woman found dead on a boat docked at the Montauk Yacht Club.

Police: No evidence of violence in death of woman found on Montauk boat

According to court documents, one of the reasons town officials denied a Bethpage mosque's expansion was testimony from a grandmother's complaints about traffic. The mosque's attorneys say no such record exists. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Did Oyster Bay invent a grandmother to deny a mosque? The town says no.

Spectators should expect to see heightened security for the Ryder Cup at Bethpage State Park in September. NewsdayTV's Carissa Kellman reports.

Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black to increase security

The mother of the 10-year-old says her daughter was traumatized after allegedly being verbally abused by North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company Chief Peter Alt.

North Babylon fire chief stripped of duties

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The body of 33-year-old swimsuit designer Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra was found on board a boat docked at the Montauk Yacht Club. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Drug task force probing woman's death

Suffolk police are searching for a man they said fired shots outside a Bellport home Tuesday, striking a 25-year-old woman.

Police seek gunman in Bellport shooting

ICE's contract with the Town of Islip to train at its Freeman Avenue shooting range came under scrutiny amid reports the agency has detained immigrants without a criminal record.

ICE to continue training at Islip shooting range

Some baymen said Frank M. Flower & Sons' lease arrangement created an uneven playing field. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'We're very very happy about that'

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The suit seeks $10 million in punitive damages.

NUMC sues fired CEO Megan Ryan, alleging improper payouts and destroying documents

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William Thomas Cleary, a Lake Ronkonkoma native, was flying a mission near Italy in 1944 when his B-17 bomber crashed into the Adriatic Sea.

Funeral for WWII bomber shot down by Nazis 81 years ago

Check out these happenings at libraries and other community gathering spaces.

Seniors Calendar: LI event listings

A majority of residents believe traffic congestion is worse here than other places they are familiar with, the Newsday/Siena survey found.

LIers give poor marks to traffic congestion, road safety, survey finds

Nicholas Kocoris, who spent his childhood in poverty in Greece, brought his passion for cooking and family to Long Island in 1969.

Self-taught cook from Levittown dies at 90

Toni Monroe, 35, was charged with hitting the 14-year-old girl multiple times.

Police: LI mom charged with assaulting teen with metal water bottle outside Brentwood High School

Look up what Long Island school districts paid to settle Child Victims Act claims.

Database: LI schools paid $170 million to settle sex-abuse lawsuits

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Rodney Dickens, a former high-level PSEG executive adviser, stated he was told during a 2022 job interview that PSEG management wanted him to "come in here and beat LIPA up," according to correspondence about the matter. Newsday energy reporter Mark Harrington has the story.

'A lot of tension, a lot of acrimony'

The shop, 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay, is closing and selling off its inventory of motorcycle parts.

Movin' out: Billy Joel's motorcycle shop closing

Newsday examines the increase in aggressive driving on Long Island as part of a yearlong investigative series into the area's dangerous roads. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'He killed my daughter and two other children'

The Town of Riverhead is considering a one-year moratorium on new cannabis shops.

Riverhead considering freezing approvals for cannabis shops

'There's no grandmother. There's no grandchildren. There's no day care'

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested more than 1,600 people on Long Island with prior convictions since Jan. 20, NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Latest on ICE arrests on LI

Adelphi sanctions pro-Palestinian campus group over its social media posts. NewdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'I think Adelphi sent an important message'

The Wyandanch community has chosen their district's new logo as one of the final rebranding steps to the new wolves nickname.

Wyandanch votes on new logo

Police say five people were treated for smoke inhalation after a Calverton home went up in flames.

5 treated for smoke inhalation in Calverton house fire

There's a renewed fight to preserve Suffolk County's fishing industry. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

'This is a really good step to maintain the ability to feed not only the county but the nation'

The Sands Point Preserve is using the "Goatbusters" program to eliminate invasive plant species in an environmentally safe manner.

'Natural and fun way'

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