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More than 150 vendors greeted a crowd of around 5,000 who traded the frigid winter air for the warmth of reptile heat lamps.

Thousands of snakes, geckos, turtles — and humans — slither around Nassau Reptile Expo

The Year of the Fire Horse begins Feb. 17, honoring strength and perseverance with vibrant celebrations.

Lunar New Year kicks off with festivities on LI

The series, which has been going since 2017, features live music performances across four different stages in the hamlet.

'Giant party' on Main Street sets summer dates

Indulge in a wine and cupcake pairing, or see a romantic double feature at a local movie theater.

Valentine's Day events under $50

Murder's afoot in "And Then There Were None," "Witness for the Prosecution" and "Orient Express."

Murder, she wrote: 3 Agatha Christie mysteries come to LI

Bundle up for these waterfront village festivals with ice carving, live music, food and fireworks.

3 free winter festivals on LI with ice carving, games and food

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Newsday's Doug Geed visits the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, where there is so much more to learn about than just ocean life.

Out East: Long Island Aquarium

More than 100 demonstrators protested recent ICE activity in Greenport, including Wednesday's arrests of three men. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Demonstrators protest ICE arrests in Greenport

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano learns all about junk journaling with the Scrappy Hour team at Village Vibes in Babylon.

Creating junk journals in Babylon

Students gather at Kramer Lane Elementary School to celebrate Long Beach native Charlie McAvoy.

Students celebrate Long Beach's Charlie McAvoy competing in the Winter Olympics

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano talked to celebrities and doctors on the red carpet of the American Heart Association's Red Dress Collection Concert in New York City.

Red dresses on the red carpet: Celebrities talk heart health

Los Angeles Angels starting catcher and Sayville native Logan O'Hoppe visited fifth-graders at McKenna Elementary School to support his mother, Angela, who wrote the children's book, "If You Choose to Believe Them."

MLB catcher Logan O’Hoppe visits Massapequa students 

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look back at the tale of Physty the Whale, who was rescued and revived near Robert Moses in 1981.

Picture This: That time Physty the Whale was rescued and revived

Following the death of her father, Long Beach's Mindi Dovberg began swimming in the ocean every day to help "shock the grief out of her system." NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

Rain or shine, warm or cold, she takes a dip in the ocean every day

Shop with Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez at Sprouts, which opened its first Long Island location in Centereach.

A foodie's guide to shopping at Sprouts

Municipalities like the Village of Great Neck Plaza are stepping up efforts to remove snow piles that haven't melted over a week after a storm hit the region. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Many LIers frustrated with slow snow removal

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