<p>How Long Island&nbsp;schools are trying to reassure parents amid immigration crackdown. NewsdayTV&#39;s Shari Einhorn reports.&nbsp;</p>


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How Long Island schools are trying to reassure parents amid immigration crackdown. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced Stony Brook University will receive $300 million from the state to establish a quantum research and innovation hub. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Roosevelt schools superintendent Shawn Wrightman spoke to Newsday about the ICE detention of high school senior Alvaro Castro Velasquez, who was detained by agents weeks from graduation.

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A new school security system has been installed at Plainedge school district that includes wearable emergency badges. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'Whatever they can do to protect my kid ... everybody's kid ... that's what they gotta do.'

The Brentwood superintendent sent a message to parents saying ICE agents were never on the school property itself. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

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The state's new voluntary curriculum on the Holocaust and other genocides comes at a time of rising reports of antisemitism and other forms of bigotry. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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A Riverside Elementary School student climbed the fence and walked home during an outdoor activity Wednesday. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

'They were running around looking for him'

It's back to school for students across Long Island. This year, a new state law bans smartphones in schools. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'So far, the kids have been doing a great job'

Parents are even more worried about their kids not having their phones easily accessible. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'We're becoming like, numb to it'

Connetquot residents on Thursday night weighed in on the possible settlement between the school district and the state regarding the "Thunderbirds" mascot.

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Jayson Williams knows what it means to get a second chance. The former NBA player who once spent time in jail founded the "Rebound on the Road" program to teach individuals who have faced challenges how to become truck drivers. NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

'All we need is another chance'

Fifty-three percent of students in grades 3 through 8 scored proficient in English this year, the state Education Department said.

Test scores improve for students in grades 3 through 8 this year

The Wyandanch community has chosen their district's new logo as one of the final rebranding steps to the new wolves nickname.

Wyandanch votes on new logo

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a final report on the 2023 Farmingdale bus crash upstate. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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The Lawrence Woodmere Academy will not open for the 2025-26 school year. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Newsday food writer Melissa Azofeifa visits the Mister Softee in Center Moriches, which is the ice cream vendor's second brick-and-mortar storefront.

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As buyers continued to deal with limited supply, some median sale prices increased by 20% through the first six months of the year. Newsday business reporter Jonathan LaMantia has more.

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A reunion of a lifetime. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa drops by Dolce Bella in Oceanside to try its latest cannoli creation -- which mixes cannoli cream with pumpkin pie.

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Her case highlights the struggles families face in trying to get help for victimized teens. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has the story.

Before an LI girl went missing, her family sent her to Minnesota for help. She was abused there too.

During a trip to Livingston Manor in the Catskills, NewsdayTV's Carissa Kellman learned how to fly fish.

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look back at the arrest of Ricky Kasso, a young man in Northport who confessed to murdering his friend in July 1986.

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us out east to the family-run Krupski Farms in Peconic where there are plenty of pumpkins and squash to pick from.

Out East: Picking pumpkins in Peconic

At 93, Cecilia Gomez is known at Gold's Gym in Smithtown for working out several days a week, no matter what health curveballs life throws at her. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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German food, beer hall, and more fun, as Newsday food writer Andi Berlin learns about the history and renovation of Plattduetsche Park in Franklin Square.

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