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New York officials warn of health risk to unknown person who may have transported a rabid raccoon

The viral illness attacks the central nervous system and is fatal.

Suffolk County, NY · 1d

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Theater: When We Were Gentler, In Response to Tragedy

On Sept. 11, 2001, 38 planes carrying around 7,000 people were diverted to the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, where residents of the island opened their doors to the world. Playwrights Irene Sankoff and David Hein visited Gander in 2011 for a 10th anniversary reunion of the townspeople and people...

Riverhead, NY · 1d
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Famous NYC deli David’s Brisket House to open location on Long Island

Greater Huntington coverage is funded in part by The Farm Italy, a striking neighborhood restaurant and cocktail bar bringing the simplicity, beauty and seasonal freshness of Italian dining to Huntington. Huntington resident Riyad Gazali spent 16 years commuting to Brooklyn to run one of New York City’s most beloved delis....

Huntington, NY · 1d
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Two Weekends Left at the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Before It Closes for Winter

The Oyster Bay Railroad Museum closes for the winter after Sunday, November 22, 2026, which leaves two weekends to see Theodore Roosevelt's home train station, ride the only operating locomotive turntable on Long Island, and stand next to the last steam engine that ran here. That same weekend the museum holds its annual model train show fundraiser a few miles south in Hicksville, and on December 12 the Santa Express pulls out of the Oyster Bay station.

Oyster Bay, NY · 2d
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Photographer Jess Paul Opens Landfall Studios in Southold

Photographer Jess Paul recently opened Landfall Studios on Beckwith Ave. in Southold. (Photo credit: Alexandra Leinweber) For photographer Jess Paul, the search for the right studio space on the North Fork took a few years. She was looking for a space with good natural light and room to work year-round (and hopefully a reasonable rental price). When she stepped into the upstairs rooms of the H.M. Hawkins building on Beckwith Ave. in Southold, she knew she had found it.

Southold, NY · 19h

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Sagtikos Manor, Where Washington Spent a Night in 1790, Opens for Holiday Tours Dec. 5 and 6

Sagtikos Manor, the West Bay Shore estate that shares its name with the Sagtikos State Parkway, closes for regular tours until May but opens three more times this year for the holidays: a gift shop weekend after Thanksgiving, photos with Santa on November 28, and two days of decorated house tours on December 5 and 6 built around the founders of the American Revolution.

West Bay Shore, NY · 2d

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After 15 years in Seattle, she’s opening Kraken Coffee in St. James

Elaine Secilmis spent 15 years in Seattle, starting a family and developing an appreciation for the city’s coffee culture. When she returned to Long Island, she missed having that familiar neighborhood stop. “Coffee gets embedded in your day-to-day,” she said. “We just never found that same spark here.”...

St James, NY · 1d

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Trimona Plain Kefir Replaces Drinkable Yogurt at Whole Foods Nationwide; Vanilla Kefir Now at Costco in the Southeast

Trimona Plain Kefir Replaces Drinkable Yogurt at Whole Foods Nationwide in November; Vanilla Kefir Now at Costco in the Southeast. Bulgarian-style yogurt maker launches its first kefir; thick, creamy, tangy made with organic A2A2 milk and fermented with 11 live cultures. PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. (Nov. 10, 2026) — Trimona Foods,...

Port Jefferson, NY · 17h

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Enology Wine Bar & Bistro in Saint James Welcomes Chef Franco Pollini and a New Menu

Enology Wine Bar & Bistro in Saint James has a new chef and a new menu. Franco Pollini, a Long Island native who has spent 25 years cooking in New York kitchens, now leads the kitchen at the North Country Road wine bar, and his first fall menu is on now.

St James, NY · 3d

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Chick-fil-A sets opening date for new Lake Ronkonkoma location

Greater Ronkonkoma coverage is funded in part by The Core at Station Yards, now leasing brand-new apartment homes in the heart of Ronkonkoma. Chick-fil-A has set an opening date for its new Lake Ronkonkoma restaurant. The drive-thru and dining room will open at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, the company announced.

Lake Ronkonkoma, NY · 11h

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Remembering David Bernacchi: A Life Devoted to Helping Others

For David Bernacchi, founder of Pets4Luv, helping others was never about recognition or praise; it was simply who he was. Whether rescuing an abandoned animal or lending a hand to someone in need, Bernacchi always put others first. His sudden passing in late October has left a void in the animal rescue community and in the lives of those who knew him.

Massapequa, NY · 15h

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Smithtown's Cipher Room Pours Spy Trail Spirits in a Lounge Built Around the Culper Ring

North Country Road in Smithtown is part of the route George Washington's spies used to move messages across Long Island during the Revolution. A new tasting room and cocktail lounge at 52 N. Country Road has taken that history as its theme. The Cipher Room pours the spirits of Spy Trail Distillery, a small-batch distiller based in Ronkonkoma, in a room designed as a modern version of an 18th-century spy tavern.

Smithtown, NY · 3d

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Catch Air Is Open on Carmans Road in Massapequa, and One Ticket Covers the Whole Day

Massapequa families have a new place to spend a rainy afternoon. Catch Air, a chain of indoor playgrounds built for children 10 and under, is now open at 931 Carmans Road, with slides, climbing structures, a separate zone for toddlers, a cafe and private rooms for birthday parties. Catch Air's...

Massapequa, NY · 3d

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Bayard Cutting Arboretum Decorates Its Great River Manor House, With Tours From $20 and a Tree Lighting Dec. 4

The Manor House at Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River is decorated for the holidays again this year, and the arboretum has published its December schedule: an annual tree lighting on Friday, Dec. 4, daytime and evening tours of the decorated house, two after-hours evenings with appetizers and drinks, and hands-on workshops for centerpieces and wreaths built from material gathered on the grounds.

Great River, NY · 2d

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Islandia resident to celebrate 100th birthday

Alfredo Leone has spent a century witnessing history, building a career in the film industry and rubbing elbows with some of entertainment’s biggest names. On Nov. 30, the Islandia resident will celebrate his 100th birthday. Born in Brooklyn on Nov. 30, 1926, Leone made his mark as a film...

Islandia, NY · 1d

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Restaurant owner began illegal construction on ‘paper street’ after village issued building permit in error

The Village of Westbury renewed the cabaret license for Italian restaurant Cena 081 following some tense exchanges between the village board and the eatery’s owners over a request for a building permit. The back-and-froth came during the village’s Nov. 5 board meeting following a continuation of a public hearing...

Westbury, NY · 2d

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Patton Oswalt set to bring the laughs to Huntington

Patton Oswalt, with his quick wit, started as a stand-up comedian in 1988. His career took off after getting a break as a sketch comedy writer for MADtv and starring in his own 1996 comedy special for HBO. He has released ten stand-up specials and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for his Netflix special Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016). Now, on Nov. 19, 2026, Oswalt brings his award-winning stand-up to The Paramount in Huntington. When he was asked what’s in store for fans at that show, he said, “Brand-new material that I’m working on. Whatever is going on in my life, I will be talking about it as clumsily and honestly as I can.”

Huntington, NY · 15h

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Old Westbury Gardens' Service Wing Tour Now Walks Visitors Through the Westbury House Dining Room

For years, visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what lay past the door at the end of the first-floor corridor. The Secrets of the Service Wing Tour takes them through it, and the tour now adds something the gardens marks as new: a walk through the house's formal Dining Room itself, seen up close rather than from behind a rope and stanchions.

Old Westbury, NY · 2d

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Ray Romano and Executive Producer Rory Rosegarten inducted into the LIMEHOF

Actor and Comedian Ray Romano (star of Everybody Loves Raymond) and his long-time manager and show Executive Producer Rory Rosegarten were recently inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) in Stony Brook. The two have the distinct honor of being the first entertainment (non-music related)...

Stony Brook, NY · 1d