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Mask Mandate Drama Causes Confusion, Anger: LI Week In Review

ALSO: Nassau gets new area code | 8 tried to smuggle drugs into jail | Woman left dog in freezing weather | Unmasked student 'reassigned'

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LONG ISLAND, NY — Here are some of the biggest stories that Long Island Patches covered for the week of Jan. 24-28.

Mask Mandate Upheld As Judge Grants Stay; Hochul Applauds Ruling

"We will not stop fighting to protect New Yorkers, and we are confident we will continue to prevail." —Gov. Kathy Hochul

New Nassau Area Code Assigned By State

The area code will be used for new numbers starting next year, the state said.

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8 Charged In Scheme To Traffic Drugs Into Long Island Jail: Sheriff

A total of 5 visitors and 3 inmates were charged after conspiring to traffic drugs into the jail through the mail and visitations: sheriff.

Game On Retro Arcade Opens At Smith Haven Mall

The arcade has nearly 100 vintage games like Ms. Pac-Man and Donkey Kong.

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LI Woman Left Dog Out In Freezing Weather: SPCA

The dog, 12, was left out in the cold overnight without ready access to food, water, or warmth, the Suffolk County SPCA says.

Unmasked Student Was 'Reassigned,' Says He Was Given No Lunch

A Long Island student who refused to mask up was "reassigned" and accused district of giving him and other students no lunch Wednesday. The district says lunch was given.

Long Island Man Gets 25 To Life For Trying To Kill Officers

Duane Costa fired multiple shots at officers as he fled a 2018 traffic stop.

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