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Genser: Democrats may need another white male to win the White House

Editor's note: LIBN is reaching out to younger readers for their take on the state of New York business, Long Island and the world they are growing into. Do you know a young person ... Send us your letters and columns to jdowd@libn.com. This is the ...

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5 years, 5 months AGO
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Theresa Whelan apparent winner of Suffolk surrogate judge race

In the hardest-fought judicial race on Long Island — the contest for Suffolk County surrogate judge — Democrat Theresa Whelan appeared to have ended nearly a century of Republican control of the post by defeating Tara Scully, according to unofficial ...

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5 years, 5 months AGO
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Coast Guard rescues man, boy, dog from capsized boat off LI

MOUNT SINAI, N.Y. - (AP) -- U.S. Coast Guard crew members have rescued a man, his 9-year-old son and their dog after the family's fishing boat capsized off Long Island. The Coast Guard says it ... ___. Information from: Newsday, http://www.newsday.com ...

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5 years, 6 months AGO
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Public invited to LIBN's FoodBizLI expo Thursday

Are you hungry for food business profits? Long Island Business News will host its second annual FoodBizLI food and beverage expo Thursday, Sept. 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. The public is invited to attend ...

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5 years, 6 months AGO
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Cops seek group in Splish Splash Water Park 'forcible touching'

The YMCA of Long Island remains wholly committed to working with law enforcement and will continue to cooperate throughout the ongoing investigation.” One of the mothers, of East Northport, who said her 11-year-old was molested, said she was upset that ...

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5 years, 7 months AGO
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Game on: Expo to showcase growing retro gaming business

Guscade will be one of about 100 vendors at next week's Retro Gaming Expo at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, the fourth annual iteration of the trade show on Long Island. Founded by Joel Albino, a technology architect for Osmosis ...

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5 years, 8 months AGO
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New campaign urges food shoppers to 'Choose LI'

“Choose LI – Local & Independent” is a collaborative effort to urge consumers to spend $17.60 – that's 10 percent of $176, which the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics say is the average food bill on Long Island. The net result could generate as much as ...

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5 years, 9 months AGO
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Happy hour deals at Long Island restaurants

One of Long Island's busiest late-night hangouts, Kasey's Kitchen and Cocktails (23 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre) launches its evenings with a daily happy hour from 4 -7 p.m. with specials that include $3 domestic beer, wine and house liquor mixed ...

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5 years, 9 months AGO
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Police say child's body found in waters off Long Beach

LONG BEACH, N.Y. - (AP) -- Authorities are trying to determine if a child's body found in the waters off Long Beach is that of a 10-year-old boy who went missing last week while swimming with his brother. Police on Long Island tell Newsday the body was ...

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5 years, 9 months AGO
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What you need to know about the Facebook fundraiser for immigrant families

By Laura Blasey laura.blasey@newsday.com @lblasey. Laura Blasey covers trending stories and breaking news for the Long Island desk. She has been at Newsday since 2015 and is a University of Maryland alumna. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ...

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5 years, 10 months AGO
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LIBN & Vertigo Media to host first annual Digital Awards

“LIBN is happy to be hosting the Long Island Digital Awards in collaboration with our neighbors at Vertigo Media Group,” said Joe Giametta, LIBN's publisher. “They have dedicated countless hours into creating a website for the event, complete with an ...

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5 years, 10 months AGO
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Big Bass are coming in hot and heavy on the South Shore

Hat's off to Bauer for releasing his personal best and, possibly, the biggest striper caught in Long Island waters so far this year. The cow bass bite continued hot and heavy last Sunday, as the top two finishers in the 10th Suffolk Marine Spring ...

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5 years, 10 months AGO
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Officials urge hurricane preparedness as season kicks in

Officials from the Red Cross, Nassau and Suffolk counties, PSEG Long Island and National Grid said they have been conducting drills and preparing workers and equipment in advance of the season. They urged Long Islanders to prepare with emergency go ...

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5 years, 10 months AGO
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Franchise expo returns to Javits Center

Tickets are free with the promo code LIBN (or $10 without the code) when purchased in advance at www.IFEinfo.com. The price at the door is $20. Exhibitors from Long Island will include Jericho-based Nathan's Famous, Merrick-based iLoveKickboxing.com ...

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5 years, 11 months AGO
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LIBN readers split on plastic bags

Long Island Business News readers are split on what should be done with plastic bags, according to a recent LIBN poll asking readers if they think plastic bags should be banned. Twenty-five ... LIBN conducts weekly informal polls of readers on LIBN.com.

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5 years, 11 months AGO
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LIBN readers are working long hours

Long Island Business News readers have been burning the candle at both ends. That's according to a recent informal poll on LIBN's website, which asked readers how many hours per week they have been working. LIBN recently reported about accountants ...

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5 years, 11 months AGO
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New Sonic Opens In Nesconset

This is the fourth Long Island location for the chain. Sonic also has locations in Valley Stream, North Babylon, and East Meadow. The opening comes 6 years after a struggle with Town of Smithtown officials, who originally denied the application for ...

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5 years, 11 months AGO
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New web concepts escalate assault on brokerage business

LIBN has learned that the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island switched over to the Zillow RETS server in Jan. 2018 after making an initial deal with the online real estate marketing giant two years ago. Don Scanlon, owner/broker of Century 21 ...

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5 years, 11 months AGO
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LIBN readers see wages rising

In a recent, informal poll by Long Island Business News, readers were asked how their income today compares to 10 years ago. The results were distributed fairly evenly and illustrate that the road to recovery from the recession has been rocky. Slightly ...

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5 years, 11 months AGO
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Drug Take Back Day for expired prescriptions is Saturday nationwide

Long Island · Sports · Entertainment · News · Things to do · Opinion · Business · Obituaries; All. TODAY'S PAPER 51° 4/25/2018 Good Evening · Subscribe · Home · Long Island · Nassau Suffolk Education Crime Politics Towns Investigations Data and maps ...

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5 years, 12 months AGO
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