Top photos from around LI from June 2022

Mac Oliner 7 of Lawrence rides a wave on his boogie board at New York Beach Club on Ocean Boulevard in Atlantic Beach, Sunday, June 26, 2022.

Sergeant Lilibeth Contreras,has been stationed in South Korea, surprises her daughter Meadow Elementary School second grader Nikole Carvajal as she returns home from the military on Thursday, June 22, 2022 in Baldwin.

North Shore Animal League America kennel manager Michael Spiotta, supervises dogs cooling off in a pool during a “puppy playdate,” on the first official day of summer, Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in Port Washington.

Sergeant Lilibeth Contreras,has been stationed in South Korea, surprises her daughter Meadow Elementary School second grader Nikole Carvajal as she returns home from the military on Thursday, June 22, 2022 in Baldwin.

Nassau County Police Officer Nikolaos J. LaTorre gets a hug from his 3 year old son Jack as he waits in line with fellow recruits to receive his graduation certificate from the police academy during their Graduation Ceremony on the afternoon of June 22, 2022. at the Nassau County Police Department, David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City.

Nassau County Police Department recruits participate in their Police academy Graduation Ceremony on the afternoon of June 22, 2022. at the Nassau County Police Department, David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City.

#DayInTheLifeLI - Northport 1:08pm , June 21, 2022 — Amy Fligstein, of Northport, teaches her 6 year old son George how to ride his bicycle in Northport Park on the afternoon of June 21, 2022

Mary McKenna, of Bellmore, reacts to a speaker during a rally in front of the Nassau County courthouse in Mineola, Friday, June 24, 2022.

The crowd reacts to a speaker during a rally in front of the Nassau County courthouse in Mineola, Friday, June 24, 2022.

Two workers, one from a cherry picker on the side of a new building and the other inside the building just off the Meadowbrook Pkwy, working in Westbury Tuesday June 21, 2022.

Dogs cool off in a pool during a “puppy playdate,” supervised by North Shore Animal League America kennel manager Michael Spiotta, on the first official day of summer, Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in Port Washington.

Jones Beach is shown June 21, 2022.

A woman runs on the beach at Ditch Plain Beach in Montauk, June 21, 2022.

Anjali Gordon, left, Abby Kantt, Baladine Pierce, all from Orient and Peter Treiber Jr. harvest straw flowers at Treiber Farms in Peconic, Tuesday.

A turtle crosses the road in East Marion, Tuesday.

Baymen net fishing on Southold Bay in Southold, Tuesday. Newsday photographers capture sights and sounds for Day in the Life LI on June 21, 2022.

Oyster farmer Ben Gonzalalez of Southold Bay Oysters drops an oyster cage in Southold Bay in Southold, Tuesday. Newsday photographers capture sights and sounds for Day in the Life LI on June 21, 2022.

Six year old Elif Akca hugs her uncle Nassau County Police Officer Suleman Malik as he waits in line with fellow recruits to receive his graduation certificate from the police academy during their Graduation Ceremony on the afternoon of June 22, 2022. at the Nassau County Police Department, David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City.

Northport 1:07pm , June 21, 2022 — Amy Fligstein, of Northport, teaches her 6 year old son George how to ride his bicycle in Northport Park, while her 9 year old daughter Bella and dog “Sheltie” join in.

The Pride Parade along Main Street in Farmingdale on Sunday, June. 12, 2022.

The Pride Parade along Main Street in Farmingdale on Sunday, June. 12, 2022.

The Pride Parade along Main Street in Farmingdale on Sunday, June. 12, 2022.

Hope Hicks, a midshipman at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, at Kings Point, is shown outside the academy’s gate on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Hicks and a second female midshipman have filed lawsuits against Maersk, a shipping company. They claim they were either sexually harassed or assaulted during their Sea Year program. Hicks, who is in her final year at the academy, will be graduating on June 18.

Commuters on the platform at the LIRR station on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in Syosset.

Simon Reyes makes bagels at the Bagel Boss on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in Hicksville.

South Oyster Bay is shown June 21, 2022.

South Oyster Bay is shown June 21, 2022.

Baymen net fishing on Southold Bay in Southold, Tuesday. Newsday photographers capture sights and sounds for Day in the Life LI on June 21, 2022.

Oyster farmers Ben Gonzalez and David Daly of Southold Bay Oysters drop an oyster cage in Southold Bay in Southold, Tuesday. Newsday photographers capture sights and sounds for Day in the Life LI on June 21, 2022.

A man photographs the sunrise at Robert Moses State Park in West Islip on Tuesday, June. 21, 2022

Family members from the Hoffer family in Islip, do yoga at Robert Moses on Field 5 at Robert Moses State Park in West Islip on Tuesday, June. 21, 2022

Brad Ortiz, Jr reacts to the crowd after winning the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont on Saturday June 11, 2022.

The start of the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont Saturday June 11, 2022.

Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. celebrates after corssing the finishline on Mo Donegal during the running of the 154th Belmont Stakes, Saturday, June 11, 2022.

Jockey, Irad Ortiz Jr. riding Mo Donegal celebrates as he wins the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont. June 11, 2022.

Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont June 7, 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont June 7, 2022

Just as the sunrises the Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts begin at Belmont Park in Elmont Thursday June 10, 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont June 10, 2022

Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. celebrates after corssing the finishline on Mo Donegal during the running of the 154th Belmont Stakes, Saturday, June 11, 2022.

Just as the sunrises the Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts begin at Belmont Park in Elmont Thursday June 10, 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont June 10, 2022

Rich Strike waiting for a bath after a workout at the Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont Wednesday June , 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont Wednesday June , 2022

Greeting the sunrises Skippylongstocking during the Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts begin at Belmont Park in Elmont Thursday June 10, 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont Thursday June 10, 2022

Heather Portelli, of East Meadow shows off her hat during the day of running of the 154th Belmont Stakes, Saturday, June 11, 2022.

Race fans gather at Belmont Park in Elmont for the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes on the afternoon of June 11, 2022.

Tiffany, her daughter Chloe and her mother Stefanie prepare to help with the construction of the new Huntington Station home they will share, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, through an opportunity provided by Habitat for Humanity. The family will fulfill 300 hours of “Sweat equity” helping to build their home and homes for others in the program.

Greeting the sunrises Skippylongstocking during the Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts begin at Belmont Park in Elmont Thursday June 10, 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont Thursday June 10, 2022

Portrait of Northwell Health Labs, Executive Director Dwayne Breining in the covid testing area of Northwell’s core laboratory in Lake Success on the afternoon of June 7, 2022. He is viewed through the window of their Roche Diagnostics Cobas 8800 testing machine.

Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. celebrates after corssing the finishline on Mo Donegal during the of running of the 154th Belmont Stakes, Saturday, June 11, 2022.

Rich Strike is held in place for a bath by Jerry Dixon, Sr while son Jerry Dixon, Jr. plays with the horse after a bath at their barn at Belmont Park in Elmont Wednesday June , 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont Wednesday June , 2022

Just as the sunrises the Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts begin at Belmont Park in Elmont Thursday June 10, 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont June 10, 2022

Diane Griffin of Virginia watches horses in the paddock before the races start at Belmont Park on the day of the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes in Elmont. June 11, 2022.

Stefanie, left, and daughter, Tiffany, participate in the construction of the new Huntington Station home they will share with Tiffany’s daughter Chloe, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, through an opportunity provided by Habitat for Humanity. The family will fulfill 300 hours of “Sweat equity” helping to build their home and homes for others in the program.

Brad Ortiz, Jr raising his whip to the crowd as her wins the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont Saturday June 11, 2022.

Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont June 7, 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont June 7, 2022

Students outside John F. Kennedy High School in Plainview on Wednesday, June. 1, 2022, where students had a planned walkout to honor the children and teachers killed in school shooting last week.

Emme Alverz and her daughter Nicolle Alverz, 4, enjoy some playtime in the swings at Heckscher State Park in Islip during ÒHomeschool Field DayÓ, where parents and their home schooled children meet to give their kids a field day experience.

In recognition of Flag Day, Richard Mach, front, and other members of American Legion Post 1888, located at Leisure Knoll, in Ridge, take part in a ceremonial flag burning on Wednesday, June 14, 2022, in which they respectfully destroyed old and unserviceable American Flags in the proper manner. This is an annual event started last year by the newly established American Legion Post at Leisure Knoll. The event was held in conjunction with the postÕs Ladies Auxiliary Flag Day Picnic, which took place immediately after the Ceremony. The Ridge Volunteer Fire Department was on hand to get the fire going and make sure that everything was safe.

While it wasn't quite the dog days of summer, Marc Templonuevo, of Sound Beach, brought his 6-month-old German Shepard, Shadow, to Centennial Park in Port Jefferson on Wednesday, June 8, 2021, where Shadow enjoyed getting splashed by his owner or chasing a ball along the shore of Port Jefferson Harbor.

(L/R) Luc Orenzo, 7, Sawyer McGrath and his brother James, 8, having fun in a playground at Heckscher State Park in Islip during ÒHomeschool Field DayÓ, where parents and their home schooled children meet to give their kids a field day experience.

Just as the sunrises the Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts begin at Belmont Park in Elmont Thursday June 10, 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont June 10, 2022

Vietnam veteran Gary O’Rourke of Bay Shore, with his dog Lucy who is in training with Paws of War to be his service dog and a therapy dog at the Massapequa High School Dog Rescue Club Walk-A-Thon at the Massapequa High School Track to raise money for their War-Torn Pups and Cats Program , June 5, 2022 in Massapequa, NY.

Jockey, Irad Ortiz Jr. celebrates as he crosses the finish line riding Mo Donegal to win the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont on Saturday, June 11, 2022.

Just as the sunrises the Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts begin at Belmont Park in Elmont Thursday June 10, 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont Thursday June 10, 2022

Brad Ortiz, Jr kissing the trophy after winning the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont Saturday June 11, 2022.

Skippylongstocking shaking off the water while being washed after his Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts by groomer Angel Urena, left while hot walker Juan Pichardo hold the horse at Belmont Park in Elmont June 7, 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont June 7, 2022

Belmont Features: horses out on a wet track to workout at Belmont Park in Elmont Thursday June 9, 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont Thursday June 9, 2022

Baymen net fishing on Southold Bay in Southold, Tuesday. Newsday photographers capture sights and sounds for Day in the Life LI on June 21, 2022.

Rich Strike being lead around the barn to cool down by Jerry Dixon after bath at their barn Belmont Park in Elmont Wednesday June , 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont Wednesday June , 2022

Rich Strike is held in place for a bath by Jerry Dixon, Sr while son Jerry Dixon, Jr. plays with the horse after a bath at their barn at Belmont Park in Elmont Wednesday June , 2022Pre-Belmont Stakes early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont Wednesday June , 2022

Jockey, Irad Ortiz Jr. riding Mo Donegal celebrates in the winners circle after winning the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont. June 11, 2022.

Simon Reyes makes bagels at the Bagel Boss on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in Hicksville.