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OLA of Eastern Long Island is staffing up with two new lawyers to grapple with government-backed bans on incoming migrants, and to provide legal assistance for asylum seekers.

Despite the absence of any formal plans to send migrants from New York City to Nassau and Suffolk counties, advocates warn Long Island is not prepared to handle an influx.

Hundreds attended a wake and prayer service at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Riverhead to honor and remember Sister Margarita Smyth, whose indomitable spirit, tenacity and devotion touched the lives of many throughout the region, igniting a flame that It will continue to burn for generations to come.

When existing services failed to meet the needs of Reena Aurora and her Sikh community, she set out to establish the mental health services herself.

This fall's official enrollment numbers will this year include an enrollment jump of unaccompanied minors, mostly from Central America. Federal…