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| COVID-19 testing portal set to launch Monday, while kids' hospitalizations rise |
| The portal will allow New Yorkers to make appointments at 13 new sites across the state, including two on LI, that will be open Wednesday. Meanwhile, there's been a fourfold increase in kids hospitalized with coronavirus in NYC, the state says. |
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| Much like a year ago, there's optimism normalcy will return |
| The COVID-19 year ahead is uncertain, but medical experts predict New York eventually will get to the "new normal" of relatively few new cases and of less need for masking and other precautions. |
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| Test your knowledge and solve Newsday Crossword, edited by Stanley Newman. |
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| After two LI dognappings, all eyes are on the most-pilfered pooches |
| Back-to-back thefts of French bulldogs in Suffolk were just two examples of up to 2 million dogs stolen per year, according to a pre-pandemic estimate by petfinder.com. Only 10% are recovered. |
| Kwanzaa celebrations begin on Long Island, virtual again due to COVID-19 |
| COVID-19 has curtailed in-person celebrations of the holiday, but online commemorations include a nightly broadcast on the Town of Hempstead YouTube channel, where an honoree will speak about the principle of the night and viewers can join in the candlelighting ritual. |
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| Editorial: Need to protect LI's Native American sites |
| Other states have put mechanisms in place to preserve them; New York must, too. |
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| Two Long Island villages host New Year's Eve ball drop events |
| There will be not one but two ball drops taking place on Long Island — one in each county. |
| Top 30 stories of 2021 |
| It was a tumultuous 12 months, dominated by COVID-19 and political change. Take a look back on some of the local and national stories that shaped the year on Long Island. |
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| Holiday workshops and kits for kids during school break |
| Kids can make gingerbread houses, shell ornamnets and other creative crafts. |
| Undermanned, COVID-depleted Jets hold off Jags for 4th win |
| Tight ends coach Ron Middleton served as Jets acting coach, and he was aggressive going for it on fourth down several times. |
| Metro airports grapple with more flight cancellations |
| FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, showed 76 flights canceled at Kennedy Airport Sunday and 33 at LaGuardia Airport, as a rise in COVID-19 cases continues to cause staffing shortages for airlines nationwide. |
| Popular seafood spot opens new LI location |
| The restaurant's chowders and conch fritters have found their way to Stony Brook. |
| Cops: Man arrested after shooting parents in Hewlett Harbor home |
| A 29-year-old Brooklyn man was in custody in connection with the Christmas Day shooting of his parents in their house, Nassau police said. Both victims were found conscious and alert and taken to a hospital for treatment, police said. |
| Kelp may be best help for family to save oyster business |
| Hart Lobsters in West Sayville is banking on a foundation's program to help reverse its fortunes and improve the health of the Great South Bay since being forced to turn to harvesting oysters and aquaculture to preserve its revenue stream. |
| Harris: State of American democracy threat to national security |
| Harris cited state laws around the country that challenge Americans' ability to vote and the failure of Congress to bolster voting rights, noting "voting rights lead to every other right." |
| Wyandanch VFW Hall will soon get $292G in long-awaited, long-overdue repairs |
| Work will begin within the next two months to replace the floor, ceiling and doors, renovate bathrooms and install updated fixtures, repair the roof and put in emergency exit lighting, new smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and new gutters. |
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