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“The benefit to the town is, number one, it’s more material that we recycle, which is a revenue source. And it’s a cost avoidance that we’re not burning [the paper] as regular refuse. So it’s a win-win on both sides.”

SMART general chairman Anthony Simon, who represents more than 3,000 LIRR workers, told The Point he and other union representatives aren’t stopping their fight to benefit from the overtime provisions.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Wednesday morning at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood that increases the reimbursement rate for installation of an enhanced septic system to 75%, or up to $25,000.

The Long Island Rail Road this week set post-pandemic records back to back — 295,419 passengers on Tuesday, then 298,419 passengers on Wednesday — although ridership has yet to return to the pre-pandemic peak, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul's office.

NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances.