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Maximizing maternity and paternity leave: How 5 LI couples take time with baby

Parents may have up to 20 weeks of time off — at varying levels of compensation — available during a baby's first year.

How LI families are maximizing parental leave with baby

Options include festivals, family-friendly fun, concerts and more.

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The group, with over 2,600 members, also hosts regular in-person meetups and community-building activities for families.

LI parents of neurodiverse children connect through Facebook group

Find out what you need to know about financial programs for parental leave in 2025.

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"Most of us are addicted to screens nowadays and it really helps us to get away from it for a bit," said one student.

Once a week, kids in this LI district put away the iPads and cellphones for a tech 'detox'

Boxes of the popular cookies are set to go from $5 to $7.

Girl Scouts retiring 2 cookie flavors, raising prices

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At least two people were injured after they jumped from a second-floor window in fire, police said.

Copiague home destroyed in fire

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire in a North Lindenhurst home that doubles as a day care center. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

All safe in day care fire

Two 10-year-olds were transported to Cohen Children's Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries as a result of an Old Westbury crash between a school bus, dump truck and SUV. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

School bus collides with truck

Suffolk police officer Brendon Gallagher is making progress but remains in critical condition after Saturday's crash, according to police. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'On a ventilator and life support'

Rex Heuermann's attorneys want to exclude certain DNA testing as evidence, arguing the technique used has not been generally accepted as reliable in the scientific community. 

'There's a lack of peer reviews about this particular science'

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Since 1985, gift cards worth $11.4 million have gone unused on Long Island, according to state officials. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'Use it as quickly as possible'

Evan Hirsch, 27, is a rising fashion designer who's made a name for himself with the help of TikTok.

This LI fashion designer is transforming dresses on TikTok

Trotta explains how she was planning to be a teacher until Dave Portnoy called about TikTok.

She wanted to be a teacher until Barstool's Portnoy called 

Nassau County legislators unanimously advanced a plan to install 20 license plate readers on roadways in Jericho, with a final vote to approve the plan scheduled for Jan. 27. NewdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'I'm all in favor of it'

Suffolk police officer Brendon Gallagher remains hospitalized in critical condition after he was seriously injured in a crash on the Long Island Expressway Sunday. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'Hopefully he recovers and we can get him back out there'

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa heads to Bayport to learn an age-old trade forged with sweat and steel: blacksmithing.

'People are meant to use their hands to do things'

While Midwestern states are seeing impressive snowfalls, Long Island can expect a light coating Monday. NewsdayTV meteorologist Rich Von Ohlen has the forecast.

Maximizing maternity and paternity leave: How 5 LI couples take time with baby

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