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	From the grandstand to the boutique market, NewsdayTV&#39;s Elisa DiStefano checks out the activities at the&nbsp;48th annual Hampton Classic Horse Show, which runs&nbsp;Aug. 27-Sept. 3 in Bridgehampton.
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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano joins Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez at Hometown Bakeshop in Centerport to try customizable bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches.

Bacon, egg and cheese with a twist at this LI bakery

Each semifinalist will receive $2,000 and their school will receive a matching amount. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

33 LI students named Regeneron Science Talent Search semifinalists 

Gov. Kathy Hochul said she is preparing a legal fight. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Trump administration freezes funding for NYS child care 

I.FLY opens its first Indoor trapeze school at Samanea in Westbury. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports.

Flying high: New indoor trapeze school opens

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us to the Custer Institute and Observatory in Southold for an up close look at the stars.

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Newsday Washington reporter Billy House describes the chaos of the Jan. 6 insurrection from inside the U.S. Capitol, and how he sheltered in the House chamber.

Newsday reporter recounts being inside Capitol during Jan. 6 insurrection

After 44 years, the Oak Chalet Restaurant in Bellmore closed its doors. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed talked to Gisela Wedel and her family about their restaurant.

One of LI's oldest German restaurants closes

Traffic fatalities in Nassau County rose from 67 to 78 from 2024-25, according to data from Newsday's fatality tracker. Newsday investigative reporter Peter Gill explains.

Nassau road deaths up last year, Newsday data shows

Brooke Stern, of Northport, is a volunteer with America's VetDogs and the Guide Dog Foundation. She says helping these dogs eventually change somebody's life for the better is a "very special thing."

Volunteers of Long Island: America's VetDogs

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