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This year's event includes real-life detectives, panel discussions with writers, interactive mysteries and a chance to pitch a true crime TV series.

LI true crime festival offering chance to win $10G

Spring might have just sprung but this village is already planning for the summer.

LI village hosting 4 summer concerts, plus 1st Oktoberfest

Legos are in bloom this spring at the gardens.

Giant Lego sculptures coming to Old Westbury Gardens

Explore the 36th annual flower and garden show at Hicks Nurseries, featuring game-themed gardens and a giant Jenga centerpiece in Westbury.

Bring on the games at Hicks Nurseries' annual flower show

Restaurants are adding classes that take their chefs out from behind closed kitchen doors and into the dining room.

Take a cooking class at these LI restaurants

For two days, gamers at the annual LI Tabletop Gaming Expo play games, attend panels and workshops and compete in tournaments.

Thousands battle each other at everything from D&D and Catan to a 'live dungeon' at expo

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NewdayTV's Elisa DiStefano heads to Adventureland to ride the new attraction, Wave Twister.

Newsday Exclusive: New ride at Adventureland

Town of Smithtown video footage shows an argument erupting between councilmen Tom McCarthy and Thomas Lohmann at the end of Tuesday's town council session after Lohmann allegedly assaulted McCarthy in the executive session, which was closed to the public. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Smithtown councilman charged with assaulting fellow councilman

Behind the scenes at Newsday's All-Long Island photo shoot for the All-Long Island teams for winter. NewsdayTV's Jonathan Ruban reports.

Meet Newsday's winter All-Long Island teams

A peer mentoring program at Shoreham-Wading River High School brings students together through the joy of music.

Mentoring program creates unique bond for LI students 

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Kōre Mat Pilates Studio in Baldwin.

Pilates studio opens in Baldwin

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us to Schmitt's Farm in Riverhead where they are very busy this time of year making horseradish

Out East: Don't be bitter! Take a trip to Schmitt's Farm to make horseradish

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visited G Taste Crepe Café in Huntington to try their sushi crepes.

Trendy Bites: What's a sushi crepe?

Labor leaders said an LIRR union strike would be "disastrous" for Long Island, despite MTA officials' attempts to downplay the impact of a strike.

LIRR strike would be  'disastrous' for LI, unions warn

Yankee Stadium held an event on Tuesday to showcase some of the menu options fans can expect to enjoy in 2026. Newsday Sports' Jared Valluzzi reports.

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo take at look at history of the Long Island Expressway.

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