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Students taking college entrance exams this fall will have to submit photo IDs with their applications — a key security upgrade following a widespread cheating scandal at a number of high schools on New York's Long Island, a prosecutor and testing officials announced Tuesday.

Long Island won big in the regional economic development grants Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this week. It's getting $101.6 million compared to New York City's $66 million.

Democrat Steve Bellone will be the new county executive for Suffolk County after a reversal from incumbent Steve Levy last spring that he would not seek a third term because of an ongoing ethics investigation.