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Which restaurant chain would you bring to Long Island? Vote!

It’s election time, and we’ve got one more race to call. If you could bring one restaurant chain to Long Island, which would get your vote?. Maybe you’d go with an In-N-Out Double-Double, hash browns scattered and smothered at Waffle House, or a plate of chicken and dumplings at Cracker Barrel. Zaxby’s, Whataburger and Cook Out are on the ballot, too.

Long Island, NY · 3d
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Long Island home struck by lightning amid downpours over NY

BAY SHORE, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Long Island homeowner managed to survive a direct lightning strike on his home on Friday, according to fire officials in Bay Shore. The owner of the home on Burnett Avenue called 911 just before 7:30 a.m., saying that it had been struck by lightning, the Bay Shore fire chief […]

Bay Shore, NY · 8h

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Powerful storms rock the Jersey Shore Friday morning

Asbury Park, NJ · 2h

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Bellport Center proposal at Montauk Highway intersection heads to hearing

Greater Patchogue coverage is funded in part by New Village at Patchogue, offering open-concept rental residences with contemporary design in the heart of downtown Patchogue. Brookhaven will hold a public hearing Nov. 19 on Bellport Center, a proposed two-story commercial building at the southwest corner of Montauk Highway and Station Road in North Bellport.

Bellport, NY · 1d
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Terminated Municipal Worker Claims Discrimination in Complaint Against Town

Town officials last week received notice that a former municipal employee filed a complaint with a state civil rights agency claiming discrimination. The worker, Beth Straubel had already filed an earlier complaint with the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities last fall, and was fired from her job as senior accountant in the Finance Department about one month later in December, according to a complaint filed on her behalf by Trumbull-based attorney Daniel Angelone.

Trumbull, CT · 3d

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Historic St. Johnland Property in Kings Park May Become Parkland

A nearly 50-acre wooded property in Kings Park with roots in a 160-year-old charitable community is under contract to be purchased by Suffolk County for […] The post Historic St. Johnland Property in Kings Park May Become Parkland first appeared on SciFisland.com .

Kings Park, NY · 2h

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Marker at Aquebogue Cemetery recognizes life of formerly enslaved Brister Youngs

A historic marker honoring Brister Youngs, a man born into slavery in the 18th century who later lived as a free man in Aquebogue, was dedicated Thursday at Aquebogue Cemetery. The Riverhead Town Board, the Riverhead Landmarks Preservation Commission, Town Historian Georgette Case, and representatives of Old Steeple Church dedicated...

Riverhead, NY · 1d

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TRAVEL ADVISORY: Weekend Closures on the Westbound Long Island Expressway and the Southbound Meadowbrook State Parkway in Nassau County

The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists of the following upcoming full closures to facilitate two projects in Nassau County:. Westbound Long Island Expressway will be closed between Exit 43A (Robbins Lane) and Exit 42 (Northern State Parkway) in the Town of Oyster Bay beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday, November 6, until 5 a.m. on Monday, November 9, to facilitate bridge deck maintenance. Robbins Lane will also be closed in both directions between the North Service Road and South Service Road. Motorists will be detoured onto the North Service Road for approximately two miles to access the LIE. Passenger vehicles are advised to use the westbound Northern State Parkway as an alternative route. Commercial traffic is advised to use Exit 44N for the northbound Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway (State Route 135) to Exit 14W towards westbound Jericho Turnpike (State Route 25) for approximately four miles for access to the westbound LIE.

Nassau County, NY · 2d

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Long Island turns purple: Hochul nips Blakeman in Suffolk, Nassau; LaLota, Garbarino hold narrow leads

Greater Long Island coverage is funded in part by Toresco & Simonelli, a boutique injury and family law firm in West Islip. They fight for their clients. Click here to get in touch. Democrats flip Hempstead Town Hall and lead in an East End state Senate race held by Republicans...

Long Island, NY · 2d

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Santa, a Puppet Procession and a Tree Lighting: Stony Brook Village Sets Its 47th Holiday Festival

Stony Brook Village will light its holiday tree for the 47th time this year. The Ward Melville Heritage Organization holds its 47th Annual Holiday Festival on Sunday, December 6, from noon to 6 p.m., at the Stony Brook Village Center, 111 Main Street. Admission is free. The afternoon, hour by...

Stony Brook, NY · 1d

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3 Connecticut Cheesecake Factory restaurants have 'most loved' status

The Cheesecake Factory, which has been the focus of recent sparring by two presidents, is one of the most popular restaurant chains in Connecticut.

Connecticut · 3d

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Blakeman unloads on ‘selfish’ Rep. Elise Stefanik as NY GOP points fingers after election drubbing

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman unloaded on outgoing Rep. Elise Stefanik Thursday – one day after the upstate congresswoman called his failed gubernatorial campaign “low energy.” Blakeman tore into his fellow Republican Party member for not doing more to help GOP candidates win and called her career lackluster in the aftermath of his Election Day drubbing at the hands of incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul. “Elise Stefanik is a selfish, do nothing politician that didn’t lift a finger to help Republican candidates in New York this year,” Blakeman wrote on X. Failed NY GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is firing back at Elise Stefanik after the outgoing congresswoman criticized his campaign. Dennis A. Clark for NY Post “She had one moment of glory in what was otherwise an unremarkable career,” he added without elaborating. Stefanik then fired off a subtle burn back at her almost-primary opponent Blakeman by noting she had never lost an election. “I know feelings are raw in the aftermath of Tuesday’s result so I will cut some slack because while I don’t know from experience, as I have never lost any of my seven elections, I know that this is a tough loss in NY and I

New York · 1d

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A mixed election night for Huntington Republicans

Voters returned Mario Mattera (R, C) to the state Senate and elected Democrats to the state Assembly in two Huntington districts in what was a mixed election night for Huntington Republicans, who gathered at American Legion Post 360 in Halesite on Nov. 3 to watch the results. In the race...

Huntington, NY · 1d

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Nassau County Trans Sports Ban Struck Down By Appeals Court

Nassau County’s ban on transgender women and girls participating in sports teams at public venues was struck down Wednesday, Nov. 4 by an appeals court. Colloquially known as the county’s “trans sports ban,” the law was passed by the Nassau County Legislature in June 2024 with support from County Ex…

Nassau County, NY · 2d

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Contractor who hired Kosta Diamantis’ daughter gets probation

Antonietta DiBenedetto Roy was sentenced to two years' probation on Wednesday after admitting to bribing Kosta Diamantis.

Bridgeport, CT · 2d

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The Babylon Village Farmers Market Is Spending the Winter Inside Great South Bay Brewery in Bay Shore

The Sunday farmers market that fills the gazebo lawn on Main Street in Babylon Village has found a way to keep going after the cold sets in. For the fall and winter, the Babylon Village Farmers Market is moving indoors to Great South Bay Brewery in Bay Shore, with its first indoor market on Sunday, November 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bay Shore, NY · 2d

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A Student Push at Patchogue-Medford High School Helped Win $1.9 Million for Sidewalks on Buffalo Avenue

Students at Patchogue-Medford High School wanted a safer way to walk to school. Now there is money to build one. The Town of Brookhaven has been awarded $1.9 million to install sidewalks and pedestrian safety improvements along Buffalo Avenue in Medford, the road the high school sits on, and the Patchogue-Medford School District says the project grew out of a student-led initiative at the school.

Brookhaven, NY · 2d

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Seniors in Maricopa County, Ariz., Blount County, Tenn., Collier County, Fla. and Huntington, N.Y. can freeze or cut property taxes, with income caps from $38,686 to $63,470

In three counties and one town, homeowners 65 and older can lower the property-tax charge on a primary residence, but the programs work in different ways and cap income at figures from $38,686 in Collier County, Florida, to $63,470 in Blount County, Tennessee. Maricopa County, Arizona, sets its limits at $47,712 for one owner and […] The post Seniors in Maricopa County, Ariz., Blount County, Tenn., Collier County, Fla. and Huntington, N.Y. can freeze or cut property taxes, with income caps from $38,686 to $63,470 appeared first on The Money Overview .

Blount County, TN · 1d

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Thousands gather at Steppingstone Park for Great Neck Park District’s Harvest Festival

Steppingstone Park came alive on Sunday as the Great Neck Park District welcomed an estimated 6,000-plus visitors throughout the afternoon and evening for its Harvest Festival and Family Fireworks Celebration, bringing together families, friends, and neighbors for one of the community’s most memorable celebrations of the season. This year’s festivities held special significance as the spectacular fireworks display commemorated the Great Neck Park District’s 110th anniversary, marking more than a century of service, recreation, and community connection.

Great Neck, NY · 8h

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Seatuck wins grants to remove barriers for fish in Patchogue and Mattituck

Greater Patchogue coverage is funded in part by New Village at Patchogue, offering open-concept rental residences with contemporary design in the heart of downtown Patchogue. Migratory fish blocked by a dam and culvert in Patchogue could get a new route to their spawning grounds under a restoration project awarded state funding.

Patchogue, NY · 1d