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UFC bantamweight champ gave Uniondale High School students his message of perseverance and self-determination.

The only winner statewide had all five midday draw numbers correct.

Here are spots to visit and excursions to try that offer fun for everyone this season. 

Scenes from a Nassau Class A baseball quarterfinal between Plainedge and host Calhoun on Sunday.

Alec Edwards' homer backs Colts starter in Nassau Class A quarterfinal win.

The vehicle was heading east near the exit for the Wantagh State Parkway when the driver struck the tree, a State Police spokesman said.

Jessy Panzer, one of the few female aerobatic air show performers and air racers active in the United States, will perform at the Jones Beach show on Memorial Day weekend.

Here are more than 20 ways to get started this holiday weekend.

Mike Cavanaugh takes his kayak out into the waters near his East Rockaway and Gilgo Beach homes in search of the bottles. He then researches the history of the bottles to compile stories for a website he created.

Paxlovid dramatically reduces the chances of hospitalization or death for those at high risk of severe COVID-19. But many Long Islanders are still unaware of it, and some are nervous about taking it.

Rams host Mepham Sunday and if Clarke wins, they'll play a doubleheader.

The graffiti was found at an Urgent Care on Hempstead Turnpike, police said.

"Six Million Dollar Man" and "Bionic Woman" will be at Hofstra July 2 and 3.

Tim McCabe, of North Bellmore, said doctors found two cancerous tumors while he was undergoing a liver transplant. He gave himself a day to be angry about it, then moved on to face his latest health challenge.

'The William Floyd Youth & Government program continues to be the gold standard.'

The State Division of Human Rights said the online retailing giant failed to comply with law requiring reasonable accommodations for such physical conditions.

Proceeds from bag sales benefit the John Theissen Children's Foundation.

The elections marked widespread victories for candidates endorsed by local teacher unions, and numerous losses for those groups that backed candidates critical of the ways race, gender and history are taught.

The Nassau police department's annual memorial ceremony honors officers killed in the line of duty, officers who died from COVID-19 or a Sept. 11-related cancer, and police department retirees who died in the past 12 months.

Mineola Middle School students see what it takes to be a bridge engineer at an event with the Long Island Rail Road Expansion Project Management Team.

Erinn Hayes will make a guest appearance on AMC series.

The NJ Symphony plays as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is screened.

Check out the exhibits at Wang Center, Hecksher Museum and Westbury Arts.

"People like to stand out in a crowd" ... and custom flourishes are ways to do that.