Ocean Bay Park

Not known for changing often, there are new things to try on Fire Island.

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Buoyed by the falling case numbers across Long Island, senior centers are reopening, in-person meetings are making a comeback and some are planning traditional Fourth of July celebrations.

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Some experts believe the population of ticks, which carry diseases, has increased through the pandemic year, and Long Island residents and visitors are urged to take special care this summer to avoid those suckers.

Bellport's Gateway Playhouse will reopen with a new season of musicals, starting with "Songs for a New World" on July 14.

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Miller Place musician Michael DelGuidice, who's performed with Billy Joel and created Big Shot, gets behind the drums with his From the Cans Band.

A Brookhaven team's discovery nearly 40 years ago, the so-called T7 expression system, was incorporated into the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines that have been used in more than 250 million injections in the U.S.

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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, calling the slowing pace of COVID-19 vaccinations "troubling news," announced the shot at the $5 million grand prize. Suffolk County officials offered their own incentive, too.

Long Islanders weighed in on proposed budgets often featuring tax breaks and spending totaling nearly $14 billion regionwide.

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Many Long Island school districts holding budget votes on Tuesday are asking for small tax increases, while at the same time calling for expanded spending on staffing and student services.