A Lock of Hair, a 200-Year-Old Mystery and an Answer That Lives in Greenport
DNA from Thomas Jefferson's own hair confirms what her family always said. Greenport's Dorothy Westerinen tells the story Oct. 3 at North Fork Arts Center.
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After 23 Years of Asking, Carle Place Watches the Westbury Avenue Rebuild Begin
by Long Island Wave ·New sidewalks, LED streetlights, catch basins and 48 trees: the $4 million Westbury Avenue rebuild is underway in Carle Place, due to finish by May 2027.
Farmingdale's Vincent's Pizzeria Just Opened a Second Home in West Babylon
by Long Island Wave ·The Marino family behind Farmingdale's Vincent's Pizzeria opened a second location at 751 Route 109 in West Babylon, free specialty crusts included.
Lola Spent Five Days Inside a Wall. The Whole World Watched a Bellmore Man Get Her Out.
by Long Island Wave ·Bellmore cat rescuer John DeBacker freed Lola from inside a Franklin Square wall, then pulled three newborn kittens from a shredder near Oyster Bay.
Long Island’s Biggest Car Show Gets Its Beach Day Back Saturday at TOBAY
by Long Island Wave ·Car Show Long Island’s TOBAY Beach Fall Classic, pushed back a week by the nor’easter, runs Saturday, October 3 from 11 to 4 with free admission, hundreds of cars and a shuttle from Jones Beach.
Massapequa 21, Garden City 14: the Longest Winning Streak in America Ends at 68
by Long Island Wave ·Massapequa beat Garden City 21 to 14 at Hofstra on Monday night, ending the longest active high school football winning streak in America on a touchdown with 30 seconds left.
Adventureland's Foundation Gave 13 Long Island Students $65,000 for College
by Long Island Wave ·Adventureland's Helping Hands Foundation awarded $5,000 scholarships to 13 Long Island students, and its first foundation-led Pumpkin Park lands Oct. 31.
Talking Heads, The Cure, the B-52's: The Names Behind Patchogue's Own Record Label
by Long Island Wave ·The music veteran who worked with The Cure and the Ramones runs her label from Patchogue, and a limited-edition vinyl release is coming to Record Stop.
A Hidden Martini Lounge Is Pouring Above Jetty in Long Beach's West End
by Long Island Wave ·Beacon, a 30-plus cocktail lounge above Jetty Bar & Grill at 832 W. Beech St. in Long Beach, pours build-your-own dirty martinis Wednesday through Sunday.
A Mother and Her Daughters Opened Bellmore's Newest Boutique
by Long Island Wave ·Apricot Lane is open at 2437 Merrick Rd. in Bellmore, a locally owned women's boutique from Merrick's Regina Piscazzi, with styling help from her daughters.
Emilio's Ballato Meets Matteo's at the Old ITA Kitchen in Garden City South
by Long Island Wave ·The chef from Manhattan's Emilio's Ballato and a son of the Matteo's family are turning the old ITA Kitchen on Nassau Boulevard into Vitolo & Sorrentino.
Souvlaki, Moussaka and a Full Greek Table: Mythos Kitchen Is Open in Roslyn
by Long Island Wave ·Mythos Kitchen is open daily at Roslyn's old Shish Kebab Grill corner, serving souvlaki, moussaka, pastitsio and Greek spreads from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Garden City Has Won 68 Straight, Massapequa 25. Monday at Hofstra, Something Has to Give.
by Long Island Wave ·The nor'easter pushed Nassau's most anticipated football game in years to Monday at 5 p.m. at Hofstra: unbeaten Garden City, unbeaten Massapequa, 93 straight wins between them.
Oyster Fest Returns October 17 and 18, and This Year Your Empty Shells Go Back Into the Harbor
by Long Island Wave ·The East Coast's largest waterfront festival returns to Oyster Bay October 17-18, and a town shell recycling push turns the weekend's empties into new reef.
Dylan, Cash and Baez at Newport: The Film Built From a Greenport Archive Screens in Stony Brook Tonight
by Long Island Wave ·Produced by Greenport archivist Joe Lauro from unseen 1960s Newport Folk Festival reels, the award-touring documentary closes LIMEHOF's film festival at 5:15 tonight.
The Pop-Up Club Where Long Island Women Show Up Alone and Leave With Friends
by Long Island Wave ·Self Love Social Club runs sculpt classes, craft nights and bingo socials across Long Island for women who want new friends in real life, no membership required.
The Building That Outlasted Kings Park Psychiatric Center Is Gone, and Smithtown's Sewers Are Why
by Long Island Wave ·Suffolk County demolished Building 1 at the old Kings Park Psychiatric Center, clearing 17 acres for the fields that make downtown Smithtown's sewers possible.
Whiskey Down Diner Opens Monday on Babylon's East Main Street
by Long Island Wave ·Whiskey Down Diner opens its second location Monday, September 28 at 175 E. Main St. in Babylon Village, after a week of soft openings in the old Gemelli building.
The Problem Men Don't Talk About: A Bay Shore Surgeon Earns a First for Downstate New York
by Long Island Wave ·South Shore University Hospital's Dr. Roger Khouri is the first physician in downstate New York recognized for the gold-standard fix for leakage after prostate surgery.
Commack's Mike Catuosco Is Cooking for Gordon Ramsay on Hell's Kitchen's All-Under-25 Season
by Long Island Wave ·Mike Catuosco, a 24-year-old private chef from Commack, is one of 18 chefs on Hell's Kitchen's first all-under-25 season, Thursdays at 8 p.m. on FOX.
A Candy Grilled Cheese, a Two-Foot StromboLI and Huntington Egg Rolls: UBS Arena's New Menu Is Here
by Long Island Wave ·UBS Arena's new season menu piles on a Nerds grilled cheese, a two-foot StromboLI and a rotating stand for Long Island restaurants, starting with Tap Room and Wok N' Roll.
The Ducks Are Champions Again, and They Never Lost a Playoff Game
by Long Island Wave ·The Ducks beat Southern Maryland 7-2 Friday night in Central Islip to sweep the series and take their fifth Atlantic League championship, their first since 2019.
What the Nor'easter Canceled, Moved and Left Alone on Long Island This Weekend
by Long Island Wave ·The Long Island Fair went dark Saturday, Belmont called off both race days and Syosset's street fair jumped to November. The weekend, redrawn.
Long Island Is Under a State of Emergency as a Weekend Nor'easter Moves In
by Long Island Wave ·A state of emergency covers Nassau and Suffolk through the weekend, with flooding expected at every high tide, gusts to 60 mph and the worst arriving Saturday morning.
Rockaway's Sayra's Wine Bar Is Crossing the Bay to Long Beach's Old Starbucks Corner
by Long Island Wave ·The Rockaway Beach wine bar and bier garden known for its backyard, live music and late kitchen is preparing a second home at 101 West Park Avenue in Long Beach.
After a Decade in Dubai, an Ex-Nobu Chef Opens Oku on Huntington's Main Street
by Long Island Wave ·Jeff Lee trained at Nobu and ran Dubai hotel kitchens. Now his own restaurant, Oku, is open at 255 Main St. in Huntington village, omakase included.
One More Win: The Ducks Can Clinch a Championship in Central Islip Tonight
by Long Island Wave ·Up 2-0 on Southern Maryland, the Ducks can take their first Atlantic League title since 2019 tonight at 6:35 p.m. at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
PopUp Bagels Is Open in Garden City, Cannoli Schmear and All
by Long Island Wave ·PopUp Bagels opened its third Long Island shop Friday at the Gallery at Westbury Plaza, with a DJ, giveaways and an exclusive chocolate chip cannoli schmear.
Island Park's Old Kickboxing Gym Will Reopen as a Yoga Studio Built for Everybody
by Long Island Wave ·A Long Beach yoga teacher is turning the former Spartan Kickboxing space on Austin Boulevard into an inclusive studio committed to employing adults with developmental disabilities.
Toys R Us Is Coming Back to Long Island, and It Picked Deer Park
by Long Island Wave ·The toy chain's comeback lands on Long Island this holiday season with a store at Tanger Outlets Deer Park, its first standalone on the Island since 2018.
The School in a 1910 St. James Estate Just Opened a Three-Story Wing Its Own Families Paid For
by Long Island Wave ·Harbor Country Day School cut the ribbon on a three-story academic wing in St. James, the centerpiece of an 8.5 million dollar campus renovation.
East Islip's New Day Program Has No Walls, and That Is the Point
by Long Island Wave ·People's Arc of Suffolk opened its fifth Program Without Walls site at 59 Garfield Avenue in East Islip, with a sixth location coming to Lake Grove in October.
Zara, a Golf Lounge and an Outdoor Plaza: Smith Haven Mall's Makeover Enters Its Final Stretch
by Long Island Wave ·Smith Haven Mall's multimillion-dollar makeover is nearly done: Zara's first eastern Long Island store, Sur la Table, Golf Lounge 18 and an outdoor plaza are coming to Lake Grove.
Six Weekend Plans That Can Take the Rain, From a Film Marathon in Stony Brook to a Title Chase in Central Islip
by Long Island Wave ·A storm is headed for the weekend, so here are six Long Island plans that can handle it: a music film festival, the Ducks at home, the 184-year-old Long Island Fair and more.
A Huntington Therapist and a Hempstead Barber School Each Answered the Door to a $20,000 Surprise
by Long Island Wave ·Optimum Business and the LIA Foundation surprised two Long Island grand prize winners this week: a Huntington counseling practice and a Hempstead barber school, each winning $20,000.
Massapequa's John Torra, 23, Is the New Voice of Quiet Riot
by Long Island Wave ·Quiet Riot chose 23-year-old John Torra of Massapequa as its new lead singer from more than 700 open-call submissions. His first tour opens in October.
Four Capybara Pups Were Born at the Long Island Game Farm, and You Can Help Name Them
by Long Island Wave ·The Long Island Game Farm in Manorville welcomed four capybara pups on September 18, and a public naming contest is open now with a meet-the-pups prize.
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