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  • Holtsville toddler dies after window blind chain accident

    ...in the metal chain of the vertical blinds in the den, said Det. Sgt. Thomas Groneman of the Suffolk Police.The couple have two other children - a 6-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy.Neighbors told Newsday that the father is a city correction officer.... |more

  • Eileen Humphreys Facciarossa of Holtsville, dies at 77

    ...is survived by children Eileen McNamara from Central Islip, Kevin Facciarossa of Brentwood , Diane Facciarossa of Holbrook , a Newsday employee, Daniel Facciarossa of Orlando, Fla., Jean Kinneary of Central Islip, and Susan Ferdinand of Mount Sinai , as well... |more

  • When Isles hesitated, Kings grabbed Lombardi

    ...who is trying to get the Islanders up to where the Kings are."He's got a really good handle on what he needs to do," Lombardi told Newsday. "It's a difficult situation, and he got thrown in without any experience. What you see now with the Islanders is hope.... |more

  • LI mortgage lenders down by half since 2007

    ...headquarters on the Island last year, an almost 40 percent drop from the 76 in 2007, the New York State Banking Department told Newsday. The decline matches a statewide trend in an industry that had a huge part in bringing down the nation's economy, and Rholda... |more

  • '70-toilet' house raises assessment questions in Nassau

    ...statistical techniques and mathematical models - and that taxpayers should simply trust them. No certainty what's correct Newsday's analysis showed that, in some cases, the assessments appear to be correct even when inventory information is not. But there's... |more

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  • Lee likely to play Sunday

    ...for Lee, who leads the team with 20.1 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. Lee will play against Rockets: According to New York Newsday, Knicks F/C David Lee (knee) will play in Sunday's game against Houston. He had been considered a game-time decision. ... |more

  • PFT: Haynesworth skipped first week of offseason workouts

    ...interference penalty, and a 45-yard field goal. Fortunately, one of the men who'll make the final decision agrees.  Bob Glauber of Newsday reports that Giants co-owner John Mara, a member of the Competition Committee, fully supports the move.  Unfortunately,... |more

  • Holtsville toddler dies after window blind chain accident

    ...in the metal chain of the vertical blinds in the den, said Det. Sgt. Thomas Groneman of the Suffolk Police.The couple have two other children - a 6-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy.Neighbors told Newsday that the father is a city correction officer.... |more

  • Eileen Humphreys Facciarossa of Holtsville, dies at 77

    ...is survived by children Eileen McNamara from Central Islip, Kevin Facciarossa of Brentwood , Diane Facciarossa of Holbrook , a Newsday employee, Daniel Facciarossa of Orlando, Fla., Jean Kinneary of Central Islip, and Susan Ferdinand of Mount Sinai , as well... |more

  • When Isles hesitated, Kings grabbed Lombardi

    ...who is trying to get the Islanders up to where the Kings are."He's got a really good handle on what he needs to do," Lombardi told Newsday. "It's a difficult situation, and he got thrown in without any experience. What you see now with the Islanders is hope.... |more