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A bottle of red? A bottle of white? Maybe you drank rosé those nights — back in the 1970s and '80s — the heyday of Long Island's wine and cheese bars.

LI's nostalgic wine-and-cheese cafes

Raised on LI? Put your memory to the test with these interactive questions on locations, pop culture, pastimes and more.

Quiz: Growing up on LI

Halsey, Luke Bryan, Dave Matthews Band and the Goo Goo Dolls are among the performers coming to Wantagh this summer. 

Jones Beach summer concerts

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Canadian indie-pop band Alvvays and British singer-songwriter Hope Tala to open.

Halsey sets Jones Beach show for June 1

Few roless more perfectly match actor and character.

'Bridget Jones': Mad About the Boy' review: Welcome back!

"Ratings are plummeting in Long Island" joked Ken Jennings when contestants didn't know the Piano Man's songs.

'Celebrity Jeopardy!' players clueless about Billy Joel

This season, the action moves from Italy to Thailand.

'The White Lotus': Season 3 hugely enjoyable, but someone is missing

Four great shows to kindle that romantic flame.

 LI Valentine's Day concerts: Sal Valentinetti, Shaggy, 2 more

From Theresa Caputo to Amy and Joey and our unmistakable accent, Long Island has been the source of innumerable "SNL" gags over the show's 50-year history.

No kidding, 'SNL' loves (to mock) LI

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The Pulitzer Prize winner will be the opening night guest on May 16 at Long Island University in Greenvale.

Ron Chernow to kick off Gold Coast Book Fair

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Tripp Whetsell talks about "All in the Family," "Maude" and even the Great Neck-set sitcom "Sunday Dinner."

'Norman Lear': Westhampton Beach writer looks at TV legend's hits and misses

He'll be at East Meadow Public Library on Feb. 3 and Locust Valley Bookstore on Feb. 8.

'Blue Bloods' producer Kevin Wade has 2 LI events for his novel, 'Johnny Careless'

Friends of the Center Moriches Library will have more than 1,500 books for sale Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.

'Lincoln,' 'International Circus' among the treasures at Center Moriches vintage book sale

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The writer's third novel is a futuristic tale of murder, mystery, romance and sci-fi.

AI plays a key role in Erika Swyler's 'We Lived on the Horizon'

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Kendrick Carmouche is one of the few African-American jockeys

An appeals court has reversed two counts in the former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's corruption conviction. The charges include bribery and conspiracy charges. 

2 counts reversed in Mangano corruption case 

The nine defendants were arraigned on a 75-count indictment charging them with child sex trafficking, kidnapping and rape.

Defendants plead not guilty at arraignment

The new project, announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul, will link Ronkonkoma Station with the proposed $40 million North Terminal at MacArthur Airport. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'Happy to see infrastructure develop'

Forecasters said Long Islanders can expect a little bit of rain Thursday morning and a windy Valentine's Day.

Warmer temps and rain on the way

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday politics reporter Bahar Ostadan explain the new policy and examine how the partnership between Nassau police and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will work. 

'Remove criminals from our communities who are here illegally' 

A "double punch," though not a tremendous amount of snow, is coming to Long Island starting Tuesday evening. NewsdayTV meteorologist Rich Von Ohlen has the forecast.

Up to 3 inches of snow heading to LI

The worker was responsible for five children between 4 and 18 months old, police said.

Babylon day care employee intoxicated at work

The indictment includes allegations of child sex trafficking, kidnapping and rape in connection with the 25-day disappearance of the girl, who was found on a boat last month. Newsday courts reporter Grant Parpan has details.

75-count grand jury indictment in case of missing girl

Kevin McDonald, 20, of Medford, is the eighth person to have been charged in the case involving the missing 14-year-old East Patchogue girl. 

LI man the eighth arrest made in missing 14-year-old girl case

Jacquelyn Comiskey, 52, and Elizabeth Hunter, 34, were arrested Monday and charged with multiple counts in the case of the East Patchogue teen who had been missing for 25 days. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

2 LI women charged with sex trafficking in missing girl case

Suffolk police have arrested and charged Daniel Burke, 63, of Bohemia, and Robert Eccleston, 61, of Islip, in connection with the alleged rape and kidnapping of a 14-year-old East Patchogue girl who disappeared last month, court records show.

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