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Gas Station Heroin Banned In Suffolk Crackdown

Suffolk County officials approved new restrictions on kratom products and banned tianeptine, a substance called “gas station heroin,” following months of hearings and public debate.

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South Shore Press Video Vault: Wild ATV Takeover Roars Across Suffolk as SCPD Make Arrests
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South Shore Press Video Vault: Wild ATV Takeover Roars Across Suffolk as SCPD Make Arrests

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South Shore Press Video Vault: Sports Director Tom Barton on King James Shocking the NBA With Move
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South Shore Press Video Vault: Sports Director Tom Barton on King James Shocking the NBA With Move

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South Shore Press Video Vault: Barton's Best Bet is Bears Tight End Loveland About to Break Out
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South Shore Press Video Vault: Barton's Best Bet is Bears Tight End Loveland About to Break Out

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Video Vault: Does NYS and NJ Rely on the "Honor System" to Block Illegal Immigrants From Voting?
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Valor On Duty: Suffolk Court Officers Honored
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Valor On Duty: Suffolk Court Officers Honored

By Stefan Mychajliw · July 31, 2026
Gas Station Heroin Banned In Suffolk Crackdown
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Gas Station Heroin Banned In Suffolk Crackdown

By Stefan Mychajliw · July 31, 2026
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By Tom Barton · July 31, 2026
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Future Softball Stars Shine at Summer Camp

By Tom Barton · July 30, 2026
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Fantasy Baseball: Buy Low, Sell High

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NYC's New Second-Home Tax Mailing Snarls Thousands of Primary Residents
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NYC's New Second-Home Tax Mailing Snarls Thousands of Primary Residents

By Gail Wynand · July 30, 2026
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Crime Falls Across America as New York’s Criminal Justice Debate Persists

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State Audit: Suffolk's Disabled Veterans Faced Delays in Home Repair Program

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DSA Leader Puts Democratic Socialist Agenda in the Spotlight
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DSA Leader Puts Democratic Socialist Agenda in the Spotlight

By Robert Chartuk · July 30, 2026
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TICKING TIME BOMB: Suffolk at Center of Disease Surge
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By Karl Grossman · July 31, 2026
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By Robert Chartuk · July 31, 2026
The Changing Face of American Politics
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The Chip Boom Is Real. So Is the Financing Fog Around It.
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The Chip Boom Is Real. So Is the Financing Fog Around It.

By Howard Roark · July 29, 2026
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The Rental Market's Long Slide May Be Over, and Renters on Long Island Should Take Note

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The Fed Held. The Market Voted Anyway.

By Howard Roark · July 29, 2026
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