Tracking down the underground railroad
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Dr. Sanford Simon descended a steep, narrow and creaking staircase in his Victorian cottage in Stony Brook and headed for a corner of the basement. He tugged on a metal bookcase and it swung away from the wall, revealing an entrance into a brick space.
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Family is grateful that one survived
The family of John Turco is thankful that he survived a midtown shooting Friday night and is grieving for his fiancee's family, a source close to the family said yesterday.
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$10M for cleaner waterways held up
At least $10 million designated to clean local waterways is not being spent amid intense political squabbling between County Executive Steve Levy and the Suffolk legislature.
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Cash-strapped Southside Hospital in Bay Shore will close its home care agency, laying off dozens of registered nurses and other workers, a hospital spokesman said Friday.
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