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The U.S. Department of Labor has fined a Huntington contractor more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found the business could have prevented the death of a roofer by following required safety protocols.

Suffolk County awarded nearly $3 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and an additional $3 million to help construct the National Offshore Wind Training Center in Brentwood, officials announced Wednesday.

Kufner and others in manufacturing said their message is not that students should forgo college if they want to attend, but rather that there are good opportunities in the sector for those who choose not to attend, those who choose to delay college, and those who have already graduated.

More than 500 caregivers at Mercy Hospital will receive an 18% raise under a new three-year contract, according to their union, 1199SEIU.

State regulators gave Fiorello Pharmaceuticals Inc. permission to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Valley Stream, a move that would bring a sixth such shop to Long Island.

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union said Wednesday it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford that could be a breakthrough toward ending the nearly 6-week-old strikes against Detroit automakers.