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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits three restaurants where dining al fresco is the way to go.

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SailAhead, an organization that works to end veteran suicide by introducing former servicemen and women to sailing, took 100 veterans on the water Sunday. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

SailAhead takes 100 veterans sailing

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa stops by Smokin' Al's in Massapequa to try their oversized nachos, known as Macho Nachos.

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From a surf lesson to eating along the boardwalk, Newsday travel writer Carissa Kellman explores Rockaway Beach.

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The consequences depend less on the alleged crime than on the county where police make the arrest. Newsday political reporter Bahar Ostadan has the story.

Women arrested at illicit spas in Nassau risk deportation, but not in Suffolk

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits Macchiato Espresso Bar in Mattituck to learn the art of the latte.

LI Works: Whole latte love goes into this art

Stretches of forest are turning into lifeless tree trunks, known as ghost forests, as salt water intrusion destroys the soil. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie has more.

Climate change creating ‘ghost forests’ on Long Island 

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano tries a Hyrox fitness class at Black Bear Athletics in West Babylon.

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From pizza to clams, Newsday food writer Andi Berlin visits two restaurants that are on the way to Northwell at Jones Beach Theater.

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The settlement agreement was on the verge of collapse after disagreements between Thomas' mother, Justyna Zubko-Valva, and Suffolk and the other defendants in the case. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Judge approves $9M settlement in Thomas Valva death

The plane was built more than 100 years ago at the Curtiss aircraft factory in Garden City. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Suffolk police charged three people following a street takeover involving at least 200 ATV's, dirtbikes and motorcycles that began in Hauppauge.

Street takeover prompts police response

A pop-up at Robert Moses State Park called "Shark Shack" teaches about marine life and shark safety.

'Kids love this stuff'

Seth Kurpiel, who suffered a broken neck in 2025, reconnected with the medical professionals who helped him get back on his feet. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger has more.

'The impossible is possible'

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The developer opened the lottery for One Carleton Green, a mixed-use development in Central Islip, on July 16, with applications due by Sept. 14.

Lottery opens for affordable apartments in Suffolk

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Stefanie Rock, 29, was an associate, brokerage, for commercial real estate broker Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.

Jogger, 29, struck and killed in Hamptons, a rising real estate associate in Manhattan

The bill to provide blue-colored seat belt sleeves and envelopes to neurodivergent drivers passed unanimously on Monday.

Nassau approves Blue Envelope Program, serving as de-escalation tool for police

The plane was shipped from Long Island to Argentina in the 1920s to conduct some of the first known aerial mapping of South America.

Historic biplane, built locally more than 100 years ago, to be restored by LI aviation museum

There is potential for showers and thunderstorms each day this week, the National Weather Service said.

Unsettled weather expected this week on LI

A 2-year-old girl from Mastic Beach died after being found unresponsive in a pool.

Toddler's fatal pool drowning is second on LI in a week

The lane near Exit 40W was closed at about 3:45 p.m.

LIE westbound lane reopened after flooding in Jericho

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The population rose by 13.4% compared with 2024, even as statewide figures dropped. NewsdayTV spoke to the executive director of the LI Coalition for the Homeless.

'The cost of housing ... just continues to go up'

The end of the program could send thousands back to Haiti, which has been severely afflicted with gang violence, political instability and displacement. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has more.

'They can't survive'

Wednesday commemmorated the 100th anniversary of Babe Ruth catching a baseball dropped from a plane at Mitchel Field in Uniondale. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa has more.

'I wish I was around here to see it'

Bay Shore residents voice concern over plan to turn former Monfort Missionaries seminary into an Islamic boarding school. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'You're in the middle of a residential area'

Matthew Smith sentenced to up to 22 years in prison for drunken-driving crash that killed Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie has more.

'Nothing is going to bring my wife back'

There is a new push to look into the effect of screen time in classrooms. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn spoke to Newsday state reporter Keshia Clukey and other experts on the topic.

'I don't advocate for one blanket policy'

Two months into the state's "bell-to-bell" ban on electronic devices in schools, some districts are reporting positive changes in the classroom. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'Students are much more talkative to one another'

NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson and Newsday education reporter Dandan Zou talk to Long Island school administrators about how the school cellphone ban is going so far.

'Kids are outside. They're playing. They're laughing together.'

Homeowners say their taxes make it almost unaffordable to live on Long Island. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa sat down with Newsday towns reporter Sam Kmack to learn more about residents who are taking action.

'Homeowners are under real financial pressure'

Following two days of hazy skies from the Canadian wildfire smoke, NewsdayTV meteorologist Geoff Bansen has a look at what the weekend weather will look like.

Long Island weather: Expect bluer skies this afternoon

An arbitrator detailed ex-officer George Trimigliozzi's poor job performance before his high-profile criminal case. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach has more.

'He really wasn't being a police officer'

NewsdayTV goes behind the scenes of the day Rex Heuermann was sentenced for the Gilgo killings.

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