Top photos from around LI from October 2021

Grace Ann Conroy, 3, of North Bellmore, paints a pumpkin in at the Milleridge Inn Haunted Village in Jericho on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021.

Kashia Corley, of Bay Shore, sings during a karaoke night at the Brickhouse Brewery in Patchogue on Oct. 29, 2021.

Pedestrians pass a house decorated for Halloween in Smithtown on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021.

Kristen Quintana, of Patchogue, sings during a karaoke night at the Brickhouse Brewery in Patchogue on Oct. 29, 2021.

Live wires down across Gilette Avenue in Bayport due to strong winds on Oct. 27, 2021.

Ducks swim in flood waters by the Peconic Riverwalk in Riverhead on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021.

A man attempts to take pictures of windswept waves from Gardiners Bay in Montauk on Oct. 27, 2021.

A man dashes across Main Street in Patchogue as a nor'easter drops rain across Long Island on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021.

A woman rides her bike through heavy rainfall and flooding in Riverhead on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021.

Joan Gonzalez, of Centereach, left, and Carl Woo, of Stony Brook, head back to shore following a fishing trip in Port Jefferson on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021.

Congressman Tom Suozzi (D) talks about relocation of unaccompanied minors to Long Island during a press conference outside the facility of MercyFirst in Syosset Tuesday Oct. 19, 2021.

Erin O'Brien, of Huntington, waits at the bus stop with her daughters, Olivia, 11, left, Ava, 12, back right, and Genevieve, 12, back left, at Flower Hill Primary School in Huntington on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.

Paddleboarders take to the waters off of Stony Brook on the afternoon of October 21, 2021.

Photos of the NYC Winter Lantern Festival's drive-through experience titled "A Bugs Night: A Drive-Thru Adventure" at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn on October 20, 2021.

Chloe Lee, 9, of Woodside, climbs a rock wall in the playground at the new visitor center in Hempstead Lake State Park on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021.

Mila Vonnwieding, 5, going down the slide at the Marjorie R. Post Community Park playground in Massapequa Park on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021.

Goal for Lauren Black, of Floral Park, to get things started giving Floral Park their first goal of the game putting them in the lead 1-0 over Lynbrook during a Nassau Class A second round playoff game on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 in Floral Park.

Hempstead resident Kevin Thomas gets his third COVID-19 vaccine at Kennedy Memorial Park in Hempstead on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.

Gov. Kathy Hochul addresses attendees at the Nassau County Democratic Party's Annual Fall Dinner on Oct. 14, 2021 at the Crest Hollow Country Club.

Left to right, Mike Beccaris and Giovanni Calderon, both of North Babylon, and Alassandra Marino and Megan Tepley, both of West Islip, all compete in a Trivia Tuesday event at ÒLocalÓ in Babylon on Oct. 12, 2021.

Carla Simpson, running for the 10th district legislative seat, hands out a flyer at a demonstration in Sayville opposing a zoning change in the town on Oct. 12, 2021.

Locals at a demonstration in Sayville opposing a zoning change in the town on Oct. 12, 2021.

Blydenburgh County Park walking trail in Smithtown on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021.

Sophia Duran, 6, and mom Laura ride the Spooky Train at the Milleridge Inn Haunted Village in Jericho, on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021.

Father Robert Joerger, right, performs communion during his last Mass at St. Therese of Lisieux Church in Montauk on Oct. 17, 2021.

A man takes a stroll at Belmont Lake State Park on a sunny but windy afternoon on Oct. 18, 2021.

A surfer rides the waves at Ponquogue Beach in Hampton Bays on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.

Father Robert Joerger, center, during the closing moments of his last Mass at St. Therese of Lisieux Church in Montauk on Oct. 17, 2021.

Donna M. Douglas, of Hempstead, prays during Calvary Tabernacle 30th anniversary church service outdoors in Hempstead on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021.

Brenda Roman, of Mineola, places stickers in the names of her two aunts who died from breast cancer on the Kiss Cancer Goodbye wall at The American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk on Oct. 17, 2021 at Jones Beach.

The American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk on Oct. 17, 2021 at Jones Beach.

Danielle Magiera, of Bethpage, left, with her mom Linda Magiera, of Levittown, a 13 year breast cancer survivor, at The American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk on Oct. 17, 2021 at Jones Beach.

The dry weather made it a perfect day for Scarlin Velasquez, of Coram, a worker at the Port Jefferson Free Library, to stain the picket fence in front of the historic Thomas Bayles House on East Broadway in Port Jefferson on Oct. 13, 2021.

Anthony Capozzi, 4, of Lloyd Neck, plays with mom Elizabeth on an overcast but mild day at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2021.

Tom Collings, left, of Bellmore, heads from the bay near near Billy Joel Park in Cold Spring Harbor on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, as his friend David Komatsu, of Huntington, keeps him company on a kayak. Collings left shortly after 9 a.m. for a K-9 Mile swim to Llloyd Neck Beach, which he says will help promote animal adoptions and the importance of staying healthy.

Brendan Rogers, of Sayville, holds a sign at a demonstration in Sayville opposing a zoning change in the town on Oct. 12, 2021.

Huntington Town Clerk Andrew Raia poses inside the town's archives as he gets ready to offer guided tours exploring Huntington's haunted history this month.

Smithtown East High School sophomore Charlene Chen, 15, logs information after measuring a fish from the Nissequogue River during a day in the life looking for samples of fish, seaweed and other marine life at Short Beach in Smithtown on Oct. 8, 2021.

Smithtown East High School students Elisa Kong, 16, and Jessica Penna, 15, dragging the Nissequogue River while exploring how the river and estuary fit into the ecosystem at Short Beach in Smithtown on Oct. 8, 2021.

Father Robert Joerger, center, speaks with parishioners following his last Mass at St. Therese of Lisieux Church in Montauk on Oct. 17, 2021.

Meghan Asha, of Westhampton Beach, and her dog Bodhi go for a run on Rogers Beach in Westhampton Beach on Oct. 19, 2021.

Members of the Uniondale High School Marching Band at the Unity in the Community Parade on Oct. 11, 2021 in Uniondale.

Members of the Uniondale High School Marching Band in the Unity in the Community Parade on Oct. 11, 2021 in Uniondale.

The Martin family of Bay Shore -- Erin, Michael, Evelyn and Elias with their dog Judah -- at Benjamin's Beach in Bay Shore on Oct. 11, 2021.

Rough waves in Long Beach on Oct. 10, 2021.

Sunset on Long Beach on Oct. 10, 2021.

A surfer calls it a day at sunset in Long Beach on Oct. 10, 2021.

Ten FDNY members who have died in the past year where honored at the 114th Annual FDNY Memorial Service at The Firemen's Memorial at West 100th Street in Manhattan on Oct. 6, 2021.

Larry Johnson remembers his friend, EMT Azzedin Ahmed, one of 10 FDNY members who died in the past year and were honored at the 114th Annual FDNY Memorial Service at The Firemen's Memorial at West 100th Street in Manhattan on Oct. 6, 2021.

Ten FDNY members who have died in the past year where honored at the 114th Annual FDNY Memorial Service at The Firemen's Memorial at West 100th Street in Manhattan on Oct. 6, 2021.

The family of EMT Evelyn Ford is emotional while honoring her during the 114th Annual FDNY Memorial Service at The Firemen's Memorial at West 100th Street in Manhattan on Oct. 6, 2021.

Valentina Ferrugia, 8, of Floral Park, surrounded by other members of the Ferrugia family, honors her uncle, Firefighter Joseph Ferrugia, at the 114th Annual FDNY Memorial Service at The Firemen's Memorial at West 100th Street in Manhattan on Oct. 6, 2021.

The Ferrugia family walks together while honoring Firefighter Joseph Ferrugia at the 114th Annual FDNY Memorial Service at The Firemen's Memorial at West 100th Street in Manhattan on Oct. 6, 2021.

Firefighter Justin O'Grady is emotional while hugging Mustafa Ahmed, father of EMT Azzedin Ahmed, who died this past year. Ahmed was one of 10 FDNY members honored at the 114th Annual FDNY Memorial Service at The Firemen's Memorial at West 100th Street in Manhattan on Oct. 6, 2021.

Mustafa Ahmed, father of EMT Azzedin Ahmed, is emotional while hugging Firefighter Justin O'Grady, a childhood friend of his son since age 10. Ahmed was one of 10 FDNY members who died in the past year, honored at the 114th Annual FDNY Memorial Service at The Firemen's Memorial at West 100th Street in Manhattan on Oct. 6, 2021.

Queen, a 380-lb loggerhead turtle rescued in July by the NY Marine Rescue Center, is released back to the sea after treatment in the waters off of Hampton Bays on Oct. 7, 2021.

Queen, a 380-lb loggerhead turtle rescued in July by the NY Marine Rescue Center, is released back to the sea after treatment in the waters off of Hampton Bays on Oct. 7, 2021.

Shari Slepian, of Dix Hills, enjoys time outside at Sweet Hollow Park in Melville on Oct. 5, 2021.

Charlotte Demetriades, 1, and her dad Teo Demetriades, of Syosset, enjoy seeing exotic animals such as this close encounter with a giraffe at White Post Farms on Oct. 6, 2021 in Melville.

Mary Bakel, right, of Baltimore, hugs her sister Arlene Giagrande, of Riverdale. Their father Murry Bakel, a WWII Merchant Marine, is one of 365 Huntington World War II veterans being honored at Veterans Plaza in Huntington on Oct. 3, 2021.

Chen Zhou, of Plainview, enjoys time outside at Sweet Hollow Park in Melville on Oct. 5, 2021.

World War II Army nurse Eleanor Rizutto is escorted to the gate for the veteran's honorary flight to Washington D.C. at Macarthur Airport in Ronkonkoma on Oct. 3, 2021.

The afternoon sun descending from the sky while people walk, jog and bike up and down the Long Beach boardwalk on Oct. 1, 2021.

Tiffany Kian, 8, looks for a pumpkin at the Waterdrinker Family Farm in Manorville on Oct. 3, 2021.

A member of Team Hype performs before the Brooklyn Nets practice at Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn on Oct. 9, 2021.

Army veteran John Davis, of Patchogue, strums a guitar and sings while sitting along the edge of Mascot Dock in Patchogue on Oct. 8, 2021.