President Donald J. Trump's sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports -- now paused for 30 days -- threaten to deliver a fatal blow to America's already struggling local news industry.
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2/4/25
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MacArthur’s boys’ basketball team is looking for a strong finish to a 2024-25 season that has seen year-to-year progress competing in one of Long Island’s most challenging …
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By Andrew Coen
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2/3/25
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A new bill in the State Senate could allow the Wantagh School District to retain its Warriors nickname — and possibly its logo. Introduced on Jan. 8, Senate Bill 2025-S717 would exempt the district from laws, rules and regulations regarding the use of Indigenous names, mascots and logos.
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By Charles Shaw
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1/31/25
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Twenty years after a sniper’s bullet killed Staff Sergeant James McNaughton in Iraq, Vinny Zecca never imagined he’d still be honoring the memory of his childhood friend.
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By Charles Shaw
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1/31/25
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Baristas at the Levittown-Wantagh Parkway Starbucks have filed a petition for a union election on Jan 21, Starbucks Workers United announced.
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By Charles Shaw
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1/31/25
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Melody Hong, a senior at General Douglas MacArthur High School in Levittown, has been named one of 40 finalists in the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a prestigious national STEM competition for high school students.
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By Charles Shaw
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1/31/25
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Students at Seaford Manor Elementary School toured the world and learned about other cultures from the comfort of their classrooms during the annual International Week celebration. From Jan. 13 to 17, parents, grandparents, and other relatives stopped by the school to talk to students about their heritage.
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By Charles Shaw
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1/31/25
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Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her State of the State address earlier this month, and presented her fiscal year 2026 Executive Budget proposal...Sadly, what we received was a patchwork of empty promises and temporary fixes that fall far short of the bold, systemic solutions we so desperately need to turn our state around.
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By Steve Rhoads
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1/31/25
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For those unfamiliar with the scale of destruction, the fires that began igniting near Los Angeles in early January have scorched over 40,000 acres, claimed at least 27 lives, injured more than 20 people and destroyed over 15,000 structures.
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By Jordan Vallone
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1/31/25
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Small businesses are the heartbeat of our communities. Yet these vital businesses often face significant challenges in reaching new customers and growing their operations in an increasingly competitive economy.
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1/31/25
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