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A Long Island detective gets caught up in the greedy intrigue of the pharmaceutical industry as he searches for a missing biochemist. That’s the latest plot in a mystery novel by author Chris Knopf. Book critic Joan Baum has this review.
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The GOP flipped the Suffolk County executive seat and strengthened its supermajority in the county Legislature.
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Long Islanders will have a chance to vote in local elections on Nov. 7, including Suffolk County executive, all 18 legislature seats, and town supervisors. We’ve answered some key questions about the elections below.
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The New York Public Service Commission has approved a controversial battery storage facility in Holtsville. Some residents say the location is too close to schools and could be dangerous for students.
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The state Public Commission Service rejected a slew of subsidies, including an “inflation adjustment,” for four offshore wind projects and 86 on-land community projects. Ahead of the decision, climate advocates rallied outside of The Plaza at Long Beach City Hall in support of these projects off the south shore of Long Island.
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Moses K. Johnson, a 63-year-old former Town of Huntington employee, was charged with grand theft for allegedly continuing to collect his deceased mother's pension for more than a year.
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Nassau County is taking steps to protect students when they return to school next week after an increase in violence and armed security last spring.
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What would you do with an 11-acre parcel of moorland on Montauk, Long Island? That's the question author Céline Keating explores in her latest novel, The Stark Beauty of Last Things.
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Following Riverhead’s decision in May, the Town of East Hampton has joined a growing number of Long Island municipalities to explore food scrap composting programs to reduce the amount of waste that is transported out of the region each year — saving taxpayer money and the environment.
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Workers at the shelter have reported feces-filled cages, urine-soaked blankets, sewage backups and more.