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Three Kings Day event in Brentwood a show of joy in a time of strife
Hundreds attended the commemoration of the end of the Christmas season.
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'Show a little love and compassion'
Up to $1.5M in tax breaks for Oakdale apartment complex with units for developmentally disabled
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East Islip wrestler DeStefano gets milestone win at Gilmore Classic
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Photos: Suffolk wrestling — Rocky Gilmore Tournament
Upcoming Events
Advance Guitar Workshop
Jan6
Guitar program for veterans and active military, register
Intermediate Guitar Workshop
Jan6
Guitar program for veterans and active military, held weekly on Tuesdays, register
American Legion Post 1738 meeting
Jan12
Post 1738, new members welcome, no meetings July-Aug.
Where
American Legion Post 1738 - West Islip
340 Union Blvd.
West Islip, NY
11795
Phone
631-422-1738
LI missing girl: What to know as criminal case winds through court system
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Keep scrutiny on 'injustice' in Central Islip ICE holding cells, immigration groups say
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'They were holding folks incorrectly here'
Vigil kept by family of man critically hurt by alleged DWI driver
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Craft brewery in Bay Shore closing, owner says
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21 best things we ate on LI this year
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Pie-centric cafe coming to LI
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Photos: Suffolk boys basketball — West Islip at Copiague

Lemoine scores 15 of 20 points in first half for Copiague boys basketball
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State Sen. Alexis Weik won't seek 4th term
$2 million Bayport house something out of a 'storybook'
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'We have to say it's not okay'
Protesters rally against 'inhumane' immigrant detainee conditions at Central Islip courthouse
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Book a staycation: LI hotels with indoor pools
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Database: COVID-19 unemployment fraud cases on LI

With a little help, holiday lights rise on cue at cancer patients' homes
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Newsday's top 15 boys fencers for 2025-26
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'These are conditions that no person should be held under'

Top 20 boys bowlers for 2025-26
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Top 20 girls bowlers for 2025-26
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LI girl whose battle with epilepsy inspired others has died at age 9
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Judge makes key ruling on former Bay Shore students' testimony at ex-teacher's sexual abuse trial
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Islip keeps ban on town officials serving in party leadership posts
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Corcoran earns one of seven pins for East Islip girls wrestling in dual meet victory
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Photos: Girls wrestling — Copiague vs. East Islip

Newsday's top 50 girls wrestlers on LI
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Julien, Richter help Whitman girls basketball stymie Bay Shore
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Photos: Suffolk girls basketball — Bay Shore at Whitman
Prosecutors: Dozens of alleged victims may testify at sex abuse trial of ex-LI teacher
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'I'm not as shocked anymore'

When a potential juror reveals a shocking secret

'It's very upsetting'

Sex crimes stop with her: Meet the judge who decides some of LI's most disturbing cases
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'These are extremely serious crimes'
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LI missing girl: What to know as criminal case winds through court system
Attorneys anticipate there will be a single trial for all the defendants charged in her alleged kidnapping and sexual assault during her 25-day disappearance.
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MORE ON THIS TOPIC59 hotels on LI were hot spots of prostitution and sex trafficking, including some with minorsBefore an LI girl went missing, her family sent her to Minnesota for help. She was abused there too.LI leaders want inquiry into whether agencies failed missing girl who was allegedly sex trafficked

Fewer LI students get top scores on English Regents exam. What's driving the decline?
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Here's a look at what to expect in LI towns, cities in 2026
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President Donald Trump's impact on Long Island



