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	From apple picking&nbsp;at&nbsp;Windy Acres to seeing sunflowers at&nbsp;Waterdrinker Family Farm and&nbsp;sipping cider&nbsp;at the Riverhead Ciderhouse, NewsdayTV&#39;s Elisa DiStefano has your look at fall fun on Long Island.
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Authorities across Long Island have cracked down on the booming illegal sex trade at foot spas, Islip Town officials have raided only three foot spas – two of them shortly after reporters began asking questions. Newsday investigative reporter Sandra Peddie and NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn have more.

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The Jennifer Schaefer Child Support Room was unveiled at the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center in Lake Success. It's a dedicated space named for Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer's mother, who died in February 2024 following a two-year fight with breast cancer.

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Olga Fuller, a licensed psychologist and founder of Authentic Insight Psychology, talks to NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland about the change in priorities after having a baby.

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The cost of living on Long Island is causing some Gen Zers to live at home with their parents. Newsday real estate reporter Rachel Weiss was more.

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