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Trying To Find A Public Dock For Your Boat On Long Island? Good Luck!
HUNTINGTON, NY (WCBS 880) - It’s expensive to dock your boat at private marinas on Long Island. So, boaters looking to save a buck are putting their names down on waiting lists — which have grown to...
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Suffolk County Officials Report Whooping Cough Outbreak In Smithtown
SMITHTOWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Officials on eastern Long Island are reporting an outbreak of whooping cough, also known as pertussis. Thirteen students in three schools in Smithtown have been...
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Long Island Officials Warn Of Rapidly Spreading Whooping Cough Virus
SMITHTOWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A cluster of whooping cough is growing on Long Island, with dozens of people infected by the virus. As CBS 2’s Hazel Sanchez reports, a warning was sent out as children...
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Seagulls Impaled With Dart, Arrow In Suffolk County; Reward Offered For Arrest
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – In what seems to be a rash of attacks against wildlife in Suffolk County, officials say two more seagulls have been injured, one from an arrow and another from a blow...
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Number Of Vacant Homes On The Rise On Long Island
MASTIC BEACH, NY (WCBS 880) - Home vacancies are a problem across Long Island, from Oyster Bay to Huntington, to Smithtown and Mastic Beach. WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall In Suffolk County Download:...
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Suffolk County Police Find 2-Year-Old Boy Wandering Alone In Smithtown
SMITHTOWN, NY (CBSNewYork) – A 2-year-old boy who was found wandering alone on Long Island has been reunited with his parents. WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall: Parents Not Charged Download:...
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River Otters Making Comeback On Long Island
SMITHTOWN, NY (AP / WCBS 880) - River otters are making a comeback on Long Island. WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs On The Story Download: xirinachs_otters1w_morn_110822.mp3 The otters...
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Stories From Main Street: America’s Vet Dogs Are More Than Just Man’s Best...
SMITHTOWN, NY (WCBS 880) – America’s Vet Dogs are loyal and dependable guardians and protectors, just like the veterans whom they serve. WCBS 880′s Sean Adams On The Story Download:...
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United Cesspool Service Worker Dies After Falling Into Smithtown Sewer Vat
SMITHTOWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Police are investigating the death of a worker at a sewage treatment facility in a Smithtown apartment complex. Police said 43-year-old Richard Dennison, an employee at...
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Whooping Cough Outbreak Spreads On Long Island; More Than 200 Cases Reported
LINDENHURST, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – An alarming rise in a potentially fatal bacterial infection known as whooping cough has prompted a warning from the Suffolk County Health Department. It’s a tell-tale...
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Changes Coming To Dangerous Main Street in Smithtown
SMITHTOWN, NY (WCBS 880) - It’s called one of Long Island’s most dangerous roads. WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall On The Story Download: hall_smithtown1v_midday_111216.mp3 Three pedestrian have been killed on...
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Fire Damages Row Of Businesses In Smithtown
SMITHTOWN, NY (WCBS 880) - An overnight blaze has seriously damaged three businesses on Main Street in Smithtown, Long Island. WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall On The Story Download:...
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Smithtown Teenager Overcomes Tragedy To Become Intel Finalist
SMITHTOWN, NY (CBSNewYork) - Rachel Davis said she started crying when she found out she was one of the Intel science competition finalists, which means she could receive a $100,000 scholarship. WCBS...
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Kings Park Eyesore Has Residents Looking For Relief From Someone, Anyone
KINGS PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Residents in one Long Island community are at their wits end trying to get an eyesore cleaned up. They it’s been impossible to get any action from the property owner,...
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Budget Woes Forcing Closure Of Nesconset Elementary School
SMITHTOWN, NY (CBSNewYork) - After more than a century of reading, writing, and arithmetic, the budget axe has caught up with a Long Island school house. WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike...
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Big Difference Between Cash And Credit At Long Island Gas Stations
SMITHTOWN, NY (CBSNewYork) - You know what they say about things that are too good to be true. WCBS 880′s Alex Silverman On The Story Download: silverman_gas1w_morn_120312.mp3 Driving along Jericho...
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Business Owners Raise Concerns Over Roadway Renovations In Smithtown
SMITHTOWN, NY (CBSNewYork) – Fixing a dangerous, deadly stretch of roadway on Long Island is raising concerns in the business community. WCBS 880′s Mike Xirinachs reports Download: smithtown.mp3 There...
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Police: Man In Pajamas Found Unconscious At Bottom Of Embankment In Smithtown
SMITHTOWN, NY (CBSNewYork) – Police in Suffolk County say a man was found unconscious by a newspaper delivery man early Tuesday morning. Around 4:30 a.m., police say the delivery man found a man in his...
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Brookhaven Considers Restrictions, Ban On Planting Bamboo
BROOKHAVEN, NY (WCBS 880) - Brookhaven is the latest latest Long Island community to consider restricting or banning altogether the planting of bamboo. Smithtown made the move last year. WCBS 880 Long...
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Following String Of Deadly Incidents, Smithtown Institutes Changes To Main...
SMITHTOWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - It’s become known as a deadly stretch of road after a number of pedestrians were killed trying to cross Main Street in Smithtown on Long Island. But changes have been...
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