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Taking Back Sunday is a band known all around the world, but the members have never forgotten their Long Island roots. At The Cup Coffeehouse in Wantagh, frontman Adam Lazarra and bassist Shaun Cooper sit down with Newsday's Marissa Sarbak to reminisce about how the band members went from singing at open mic nights there, to now selling out shows at venues across the country, including two this week at Mulcahy's. 


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World War II veterans Bill Kaltsas and Loretta Paskor, who currently reside at The Bristal Assisted Living at Massapequa, spoke Monday about their experiences 80 years ago at Pearl Harbor. Newsday's Marissa Sarbak reports.


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COVID-19 cases are on the rise on Long Island, and a Suffolk County woman was diagnosed this week with the new omicron variant. Long Islanders weigh in on the variant, vaccines and boosters. Newsday's Marissa Sarbak reports.


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The Paramount is a staple in the Long Island entertainment world, and now the venue celebrates its 10th anniversary. Newsday's Marissa Sarbak reports. 


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Joe Cuomo and Mike Tricarico have been playing football together since they went to Oceanside High School. Now, 40 years later, they returned to their old stomping grounds with their friends and family to continue their annual Turkey Bowl tradition. Newsday's Marissa Sarbak reports. 


40 years later, Oceanside High friends return for a Turkey Bowl game

Long Islanders head to the shops to cash in on Black Friday deals. Newsday's Marissa Sarbak reports. 


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Long Islanders back out for Black Friday shopping

Billy Joel is back at the Garden, since his last show in February of 2020 and one Long Island family wasn't going to miss it. Newsday's Marissa Sarbak reports.


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Mike DelGuidice, frontman of Big Shot as well as a musician in Billy Joel's band, held a benefit concert for veterans at The Paramount in Huntington on Oct. 30. Newsday's Marissa Sarbak was backstage and has more on the story.


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Republican Bruce Blakeman, who declared victory in the Nassau County executive's race, talks to Newsday's Marissa Sarbak about his party's big night.


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When the Pandemic caused a shutdown within the world of theatre, children who were auditioning for roles, lost their chance, Newsday's Marissa Sarbak reports.


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Northport's John W. Engeman Theater reopened this month with its first mainstage musical since being shut down by the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, with an encore presentation of "Smokey Joe's Café," which was performed in 2007 when the theater first opened. Marissa Sarbak reports.

Northport's John W. Engeman Theater reopens with 'Smokey Joe's Cafe'

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Dr. Tomas Infernuso says his Animal Surgical Center's mission is to save as many animals as possible and that his center will turn away none in need of care. Marissa Sarbak reports.


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The Fire Island Film Festival held its first in-person event on Saturday, Aug. 28. Jesse Sheps, 16, from Plainview, founded the festival, which drew celebrities from both film and TV. Newsday's Marissa Sarbak reports.


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Hundreds attended the funeral for Edeedson Cine Jr., 23, in Dix Hills on Friday.

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Port Washington's Rapid Response Network aims to prevent or stop federal officials from making arrests by warning immigrants of ICE sightings. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie has more.

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John Pilaccio pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges in the fatal stabbing of CVS employee Edeedson Cine Jr. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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The deposed Venezuelan leader made his first court appearance on Monday in Manhattan as large crowds gathered outside the courthouse. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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The congressman said conditions appeared to be improving in the holding rooms that ICE uses for detainees. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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A Three Kings Day event took place at the Knights of Columbus in Brentwood on Sunday. The celebration provided a warm, welcoming environment in a time of uncertainty, according to some attendees. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Authorities are looking for a thief who stole a statue of baby Jesus from a Nativity scene displayed outside the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge last week. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Composer Stephen Schwartz, who grew up in Roslyn Heights, says he will not perform at the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump's name was added to the building.

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