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The International Longshoremen's Association union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance of ports and shipping companies said they had reached a tentative agreement for a six-year contract, a week ahead of a Jan. 15 deadline.

The expansion would allow a flow of 160,852 gallons of wastewater per day to the county plant, according to a FEMA document found on the agency’s website. It would include the installation of 35,750 feet of low-pressure sewer mains and other equipment to connect each individual home.

Legal cannabis sales have surpassed $1 billion in retail sales in New York, which has provided the state with nearly $150 million in tax, fee and fine revenue over the past two fiscal years.

A new state law aims to improve safety for warehouse workers by pressing employers like Amazon to take proactive steps that reduce the risk of injuries.

The law increasing the state's minimum wage on Wednesday will add 50 cents an hour to the basic minimum wage of $16 for Long Island, New York City and Westchester; and will be added to the minimum wage for the rest of the state, which was $15.

As recent studies have cited saltwater intrusion in local aquifers, Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine is stressing that all new sewer projects would include mechanisms to reuse treated water to help restore the aquifers.