Newsday's 2016 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge
More than 125 readers attended the 10th annual Great Long Island Tomato Challenge hosted by garden columnist Jessica Damiano at Newsday's Melville headquarters on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Janet Hart
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Janet Hart, of Lindenhurst, with her 1 pound, 11 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Evan Gottesman
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Evan Gottesman, 11, of Farmingville, with his 1 pound, 7 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Jack Maguire
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Jack Maguire, of Kings Park, with his 2 pound, 5.5 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Alayna Gottesman
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Alayna Gottesman, 7, of Farmingville, with her 1 pound, 4.5 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Peter Banfo
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Peter Banfo, of Brooklyn, with his ugly tomatoes entry at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Smallest tomato entry
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A tomato being measured at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Tomato entry
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A tomato entered in Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Sam Levy
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Sam Levy, of Levittown, with his ugly tomato entry at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Linda Levy
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Linda Levy, of Levittown, with her 2 pound, 5 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Tomato challengers
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A crowd of contestants at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Benny Petralito and Guido Scarapicchia
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Benny Petralito and Guido Scarapicchia, of Cormmack, with their 2 pound, 2 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
John Mari
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John Mari, 14, of Miller Place, with his ugly tomato entry at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Jonathan Mandell
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Jonathan Mandell, 5, of Melville, with his tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Giovanna Bruce
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Giovanna Bruce, of Huntington Station, with her 1 pound, 1.24 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Bill Jordan
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Bill Jordan, of Amityville, with his tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Maria Cicciarella
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Maria Cicciarella, of Deer Park, with her tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Florence Gatto
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Florence Gatto, of Bellmore, with her ugly tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Harry, William and Andrew Jos
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Harry, William and Andrew Jos, of Smithtown, with their 1 pound, 1 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Bruce Marcus
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Bruce Marcus, of Merrick, with his tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Steven Babill
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Steven Babill, of Amityville, with his tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Rosemary McMurray
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Rosemary McMurray, of Amityville, with her 2 pound tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Charles Kalinowski
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Charles Kalinowski, of East Islip, with his tiny tomato, which measured 25 points on the pica scale at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Ryan Boyd
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Ryan Boyd, 5, of Kings Park, with his 1 pound, 9 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Stephanie Kalinowski
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Stephanie Kalinowski, 5, of East Islip, with her 1 pound, 1 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Corinn Kraemer
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Corinn Kraemer, of Bohemia, wins smallest tomato, which measured 4 points on the pica scale at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Christina and Christian Boyd
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Christina and Christian Boyd, of Kings Park, with their 1 pound, 3 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Christina Kraemer
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Christina Kraemer, of Bohemia, with her 2 pound, 2 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Tyler Ferragamo
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Tyler Ferragamo, 12, of West Babylon, which measured 17 points on the pica scale at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, August 19, 2016.
Corinn Kraemer
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Corinn Kraemer, of Bohemia, with her tiny tomato, which measured 4 points on the pica scale at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Charles Kalinowski
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Charles Kalinowski, of East Islip, wins the 7-12 age category with his 1 pound, 8.6 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Tom Hanley
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Tom Hanley, of Valley Stream, with his 1 pound, 1.3 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Maria Papagiannakis
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Maria Papagiannakis, of College Point, with her 2 pound, 14.5 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Maria Papagiannakis
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Maria Papagiannakis, of College Point, with her 2 pound, 14.5 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Peter Notarnicola
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Peter Notarnicola, of Massapequa, wins the biggest tomato with his 3 pound, 6.5 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Charles Kalinowski
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Charles Kalinowski, East Islip, with his 1 pound, 8.6 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Harriet Levy
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Harriet Levy, of Levittown, wins "ugliest tomato" honors at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Harry, William and Andrew Jos
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Harry, William and Andrew Jos, of Smithtown, win the age 6 and under category with their 1 pound, 1 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Hank Schirmer
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Hank Schirmer, of Oceanside, with his 2-pound tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Terese Keogh
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Terese Keogh, of Massapequa, with her tomato, which measured 25 points on the pica scale at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Ennio Latini
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Ennio Latini, of Bethpage, with his 1 pound, 12 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Jean Goodwin
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Jean Goodwin, of South Hempstead, with her tomato, which measured 15 points on the pica scale at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Peter Notarnicola
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Peter Notarnicola, of Massapequa, with his 3 pound, 6.5 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Gary Schafter
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Gary Schafter, of Lindenhurst, with his 2 pound, 9 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Kathy Brunderman
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Kathy Brunderman, of Bay Shore, with her 1 pound, 14 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
Jack Kalinowski
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Jack Kalinowski, 9, of East Islip, with his 1 pound, 12 ounce tomato at Newsday's Great Long Island Tomato Challenge in Melville on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016.
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