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The Greta South Bay forms a large natural harbor on the southern side of Long Island, New York. The bay is protected from the open ocean by Fire Island and the eastern end of the island of Jones Beach.
The Greta South Bay forms a large natural harbor on the southern side of Long Island, New York. The bay is protected from the open ocean by Fire Island and the eastern end of the island of Jones Beach.
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Brookhaven should focus on substance, not divisions
In contrast to Albany, the contentious Town of Brookhaven has seemed almost tranquil. The new supervisor, Mark Lesko, and the man he defeated in a March special election, Councilman Tim Mazzei, have mostly worked well together. But in this local...Tags: Local Elections, Government, Charity, National Government, Republican Party
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LI Comedy Festival has them rolling on the Isle
steve.parks@newsday.comThe fourth annual Long Island Comedy Festival opens Friday with the first of three shows at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson. Festival host, founder and impresario Paul Anthony of Massapequa - the burg that produced funnyman Jerry Seinfeld - says there'...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Comedy Central, Long Island, Manhattan (New York City)
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Suffolk health officials: Heavy rains close 62 beaches
andrew.strickler@newsday.comSuffolk health officials issued an advisory Thursday against bathing at 62 beaches after heavy rain hit Long Island. The Department of Health Services advisories cover some beaches on the northern shore of Great South Bay, as well as those in and next to...Tags: Long Island Sound, Natural Disasters, Disasters, New York, Long Island
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Coast Guard searching Great South Bay for possible jumper
john.valenti@newsday.comRescue watercraft have been requested for a search and rescue operation in the Great South Bay after the New York State Department of Transportation reported "a possible jumper" from the Robert Moses Causeway Bridge on Thursday. New York State Police...Tags: Robert Moses, West Islip, New York, Fires, Fire Island
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Three candidates face off in Brightwaters trustee race
jennifer.maloney@newsday.comIn Brightwaters, three candidates are competing for two village trustee seats in Tuesday's election, both with two-year terms. Incumbent Bob Fischer and Joseph R. Paliseno, members of the long-established Citizens Party, are running as a team against John...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Restaurants, Clubs and Associations, Real Estate Agents
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Engineers: Best fix for sewage pipe is $152M tunnel
jennifer.smith@newsday.comThe fastest - and potentially cheapest - way to replace the deteriorating outfall pipe at Suffolk's largest sewage treatment plant will likely be to dig a 2.6-mile tunnel beneath the Great South Bay, according to engineers hired by the county. Last...Tags: Emergency Planning, Steve Levy, Mark Smith, Emergency Incidents, Public Finance
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Shellfishing in Huntington Town bays banned due to toxin
jennifer.smith@newsday.comAbout 2,200 acres of shellfish harvest areas in Huntington Town waters have been temporarily closed after a potentially lethal toxin was found in mussels there, state environmental officials said Wednesday. It is the third time in four years that...Tags: Robert Moses State Park, Health Organizations, Mussels, Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Peace demonstrators march at Jones Beach air show
keith.herbert@newsday.comAbout 50 demonstrators from various Long Island peace groups marched, prayed and called out the names of troops killed during the war in Iraq Saturday at the Jones Beach air show. The participants said Memorial Day weekend wasn't the time for an air show...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Long Island, Wars and Interventions, Heads of State
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Fish on Long Island are huge and plentiful
Ladies and gentlemen, kids of all ages, grab your fishing rods and get out on the water. The lunker parade is under way and it's a three-ring circus of fishing fun for fluke, striped bass and weakfish. There comes a point every spring when the fishing...Tags: Charlie Taylor, Peconic Bay, Long Island Sound, Dining and Drinking, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Brookhaven supervisor campaign goes ghoulish
Spin CycleBrookhaven Democrats have launched their first negative direct mail broadside, depciting GOP supervisor candidate Timothy Mazzei with a ghoulish photo that looked like it came from horror film special effects, making his eyes look liek he's possessed....Tags: Democratic Party, Government, Patrick Henry, National Government, Republican Party
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Cops: Lessons to be learned from capsizing
BOAT SAFETY Make sure your life jacket is secure. Hold on to your capsized boat. Don't go out in a small sailboat or kayak in high winds or if a small-craft advisory is in effect, as it was in the Great South Bay and Long Island Sound Sunday....Tags: Long Island Sound, Weather Reports
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Top 10 summer events for kids on Long Island
beth.whitehouse@newsday.comSummer is no time for cocooning -- it's the time to flit around like a social butterfly. These 10 events are foolproof, shouldn't-be-missed entertainment for the family. 1. JONES BEACH AIR SHOW When: May 23, 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: Ocean Parkway,...Tags: Trips and Vacations, People, Demi Lovato, Calendars, Days, and Months, Veterans Affairs
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