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Here are spots to visit and excursions to try that offer fun for everyone this season.
Long read11m readHere are more than 20 ways to get started this holiday weekend.
4m read4m readThe couple work and craft together.
1m read1m readIf you're looking for a getaway this holiday weekend, a staycation is the perfect escape.
4m read4m readGrab a towel and some sunblock, and follow the sound of the waves.
5m read5m readScenes from a Suffolk Division II girls lacrosse semifinal playoff game between Port Jefferson and host Mattituck/Greenport/Southold on Monday.
They've got all you need to go fishing — bait, tackle — and they'll clean your catch, too.
3m read3m readSince 2016, ultra-marathoner Eva Casale has run a series of marathons to benefit local VFWs and other military service organizations, as well as veterans and their families.
3m read3m readJoin a mystery book club or learn about the archaeological process and more.
3m read3m readWhere you can drive balls by the bucket.
5m read5m readThe Greenport landmark will get $4 million in upgrades, the new owner said in court filings.
3m read3m readThe Historic Business Preservation Registry was created to honor and promote shops that are at least 50 years old and have made significant contributions to their communities.
2m read2m readBookstores are neighborhood mainstays.
3m read3m readA Suffolk judge dismissed those charges against an alleged drug dealer in connection with fatal overdoses on the East End.
1m read1m readVinski hurls shutout as Killer Bees field varsity baseball team for first time in 43 years.
2m read2m readSee the scenes from Tuesday's Suffolk baseball matchup.
After several years of negotiations, the home is set to be built on a 0.1-acre parcel on Johnson Court, said the CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk.
1m read1m readSee photos Newsday readers have sent to us.
"This was a big morale booster after a couple of years that have been challenging," said the team's coach Wendy Way.
3m read3m read"There are circumstances where we need specifically a female officer to be involved in, and she enables us to do a better job at delivering a better service to our community," said Chief James Read.
2m read2m readThe former Woolworth mansion, built in 1915, had been used in Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" video and HBO dramas "Boardwalk Empire and "Mildred Pierce."
2m read2m readStephen Kiely, a Mattituck lawyer who previously served as an assistant town attorney in Southold, has been hired as the new Shelter Island Town attorney.
1m read1m readOfficials in Oyster Bay, Smithtown, Islip, East Hampton and Shelter Island towns have also decided to prohibit sales and consumption sites, creating bans in nearly half of Long Island's 13 towns.
1m read1m readThe house, in Dering Harbor overlooking Peconic Bay, is on the site where a 350-room hotel burned down in 1910.
1m read1m readIn Nassau County, where registered Democrats heavily outnumber registered Republicans, GOP candidates appeared to win the top jobs in every town and city except Long Beach.
3m read3m readEdmund Smyth handily defeated his two challengers in a closely watched race for supervisor. Jorge Guadron was poised to become the first Hispanic councilman in Islip Town.
1m read1m readIf you're looking for a local getaway, explore the East End or Shelter Island this season.
4m read4m readThe only one of the five East End towns where no high-density affordable housing developments have been built is working on two new projects to address the need, but there is opposition from those who say "people aren't entitled to live where they want to live."
5m read5m readThe tax on real estate sales would be used to fund affordable housing programs in the five East End towns.
2m read2m readFrom Splish Splash to Shelter Island, Long Island is a cool place if you want to delve into a Polar Plunge.
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Here are more than 20 ways to get started this holiday weekend.
3m read3m readStudents of color have gone from being the minority to the majority in 32 Long Island districts over the past 20 years, a Newsday analysis found.
Operation "Long Island Wave" was the first of its kind on Long Island in 15 years and was carried out ahead of what authorities said is a typical increase in crime during summer months and because of an uptick in shootings, officials said.
3m read3m readAre gas stations benefiting from rising prices? Is it price-gouging? Is it worth it to buy premium grade, or turn off the A/C? Here are some answers.
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