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From actor, writer strikes to contract victories for LI workers, the past year has been full of labor battles.

"It's a gathering that celebrates our sacred grounds, our existence and our togetherness."

An octagonal schoolhouse in Brentwood now will become a student "tourist site" after a restoration that took decades.

Students preparing for a new school year received free backpacks filled with notebooks, pens, markers and more Saturday — and some even got a fresh haircut.

Michael Gyure contends he "performed his work duties so well," the Friar's Club repeatedly extended his contract before firing him in April 2020.

These small growers hold a key niche in the premium cut-flower business.

Local officials and volunteers are launching an effort to research the estate's history and consider future uses of the property, which is owned by Suffolk County. 

Masks, nearly ubiquitous early in the pandemic, are now rare outside of health care settings. Even many hospitals and doctors' offices no longer require them.

Low inventory, high interest rates, lack of new construction put homeownership out of reach for many.

An apparel and entertainment entrepreneur and a pizza shop owner are among 24 new vendors searching for scarce retail space on Long Island.