A two-car crash that killed one motorist early Tuesday closed a portion of Baldwin Road in Hempstead, Nassau police said.


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The driver, 71, died Thursday afternoon after a crash in Plainview involving seven vehicles along a major Long Island roadway, police said.

Police say driver slammed into multiple cars

The owner of Bridal Reflections in Massapequa assured customers that their wedding dresses were OK following damage from a fire on Sunday. 

'No one will not have their dress'

Thousands of Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr in Uniondale on Sunday to signify the end of the holy month of Ramadan. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'A very beautiful moment'

Cold Spring Hills Nursing Home has reached an agreement to remain open, despite many residents having already moved and workers being laid off. Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky has more.

'Do they get their jobs back?'

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Protesters' concerns ranged from cuts to veteran services and the federal Education Department to the recent stock market turmoil.

Thousands turn out for anti-Trump rallies on LI

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Pankajkumar Sha, 63, is charged with forcibly touching a 16-year-old girl on Friday afternoon at a Valero station in New Hyde Park, Nassau County police said.

Gas station worker forcibly touched teen girl, police say

More than 100 of the Island's 124 districts saw their absence rates drop in the 2023-24 school year.

See your school districts' chronic absenteeism rates

Santos' attorneys, meanwhile, asked the judge to sentence Santos to 24 months in prison.

U.S. attorney seeks 87-month sentence for former Rep. George Santos

Ava Salonia, who played with the Oceanside Sailors, died at age 16 following a nearly 12-month battle with acute myeloid leukemia in 2023. 

Oceanside Sailors dedicate lacrosse victory to player lost to leukemia

"There is something about holding a book which commands you," said Parker at the Adelphi panel.

Sarah Jessica Parker, mother share passion for books at Adelphi festival 

More than 100 people gathered Friday at The Museum of American Armor to commemorate the Holocaust and the role Americans played in helping to end it.

LIers mark 80th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps

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Aline Rhonie, an American aviator during World War II, turned her love for flying into a hand-painted mural, which chronicled the early history of flight on Long Island. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'No doubt Lindbergh looked at this mural'

The Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center hosted a rally on Sunday where attendees called for an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'Each and every one of us has a mission'

After five coyote sightings last week the Town of Oyster Bay and Nassau County officials are encouraging residents to stay safe and alert.

Take a look at a coyote roaming Oyster Bay

The deadline for a deal that could prevent Woodbury's Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation has been extended to Wednesday. Newsday's Robert Brodsky reports.

'Waiting to find out whether or not this is going to be their home'

Police said a driver crashed her SUV into two parked cars before slamming into a Chinese restaurant in Farmingdale Monday night.

Driver crashes SUV into restaurant, injuring two, police say

Rememberance ceremony at the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center honors the millions who died at the hands of nazis. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'We haven't learned much'

Former Nassau police Officer Jay Valdes remembers being one of the first on the scene when an Avianca Airlines plane crashed in Cove Neck. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'It was chaos'

A fire spread from one boat to another early Tuesday at Manhasset Bay Marina in Port Washington

Boat fire contained at Manhasset Bay Marina in Port Washington 

Nassau County Det. Kenneth Baribault who was hurt in a crash nearly 17 years ago has been gifted a service dog. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports. 

'It was really magical the first time that they met'

Jaden Dsouza, 19, has been charged with manslaughter and driving while ability impaired by drugs in the deaths of two people in a Southern State Parkway crash. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Manslaughter charges for teen in deadly crash

Nearly four years after an unknown attacker threw a cup of acid in her face, Nafiah Ikram spoke to Newsday about her struggles on the road to recovery. 

'Nafiah faced the world without any hesitancy'

A humpback whale washed up in Long Beach near Roosevelt Boulevard on Monday, police said. 

Humpback whale found on beach

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The venue combines a coffee shop, full bar and three golf simulators.

You can play golf at this new coffee shop in Long Beach

Suffolk SPCA gave a tour of its mobile MASH unit that will be used to give medical treatment to animals in need of rescue from the Happy Cat Sanctuary fire in Medford.

Suffolk SPCA's mobile unit will treat cats rescued from the Happy Cat Sanctuary fire

St. Anthony's girls lacrosse is the top ranked team in the nation and is looking for its sixth consecutive state CHSAA title this season. NewsdayTV's Jolie Katzen reports.

St. Anthony's girls lacrosse ranked No. 1 in the nation as season gets underway

The Grove in East Patchogue is offering 38 apartments, with rents starting at $1,575 for a one-bedroom unit.

Affordable apartment lottery in Suffolk now open

Anthony Raio, Half Hollow Hills senior lacrosse player, is one of Newsday's Top 100 players for 2025 and spoke about his expectations for his team's success this year. NewsdayTV's Carissa Kellman reports.

Half Hollow Hills' Anthony Raio eyes an LI championship

Long Island lost at least 5,800 years of life to fatal crashes in 2023. Newsday examines LI's dangerous roads in a yearlong investigative series. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Newsday investigates years of death, injury and heartbreak 

Newsday food writer Andi Berlin learns all about one of Long Island's iconic foods: tidbits.

Ever heard of tidbits?

Get limber, develop muscle and get stronger. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland visits Monster Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Smithtown.

Fitness Fix: Monster Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Buster Bunny at Wyandanch Plaza. 

Easter Bunny sighting: Wyandanch Plaza 

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On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," an interview with former Sachem head coach Risa Zander and a preview of St. Anthony's girls lacrosse team. 

SARRA SOUNDS OFF: 1970s All-Decade team member Risa Zander 

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