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The Suffolk County Water Authority reached a contract agreement with some of its unionized workers that raises pay by 26% over eight years, provides remote work flexibility for some members and requires new employees to contribute more toward their health insurance.

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"It’s a shortsighted change that would have tremendous negative consequences on those who are utilizing the program," said Gwen O’Shea, president and CEO of Community Development Long Island.

When I was in the FDNY, battery storage systems were beginning to emerge, and I helped examine these technologies and their risks.

Mass deportations will cause grave damage to the economy, with significant job losses for both immigrants and U.S.-born workers.

"She knows her way around local government, state government, and everything in between and she is a proven problem solver," said Englebright, a former state assemblyman who attended Gallagher's Gold Award ceremony when she was a teen in the Girl Scouts.

Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim totaled about 55% of the vote to defeat Suffolk Legis. Robert Trotta, who totaled 45%, with all elections districts reporting at about 11 p.m., according to unofficial results from the Suffolk County Board of Elections.