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The three-day event will feature stars from the TV series, cosplay and more.

Trekkies will head boldly to Trek Long Island

Neil Young, Halsey, Cyndi Lauper are among the performers coming to Wantagh this summer.

Jones Beach summer concerts are returning for the 2025 season. Get tickets now.

Find live music, fabulous food, rides, fun, games and more at these fairs and fests.

All's fairs and festivals on LI this summer

Luke Bryan, Mosaic Festival and more can't-miss events to fill your weekend

Enjoy live music, food trucks and outdoor dining at these summer happenings. 

Patchogue's Alive After Five and more live music events returning this summer

All Nassau and Suffolk donations will benefit Island Harvest Food Bank and its network of community-based food pantries and feeding programs.

Nationwide food drive Saturday to benefit hungry

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The beach was swarmed with visitors on Sunday, a state parks official said.

Jones Beach air show: What an estimated crowd of 187,000 people saw on Sunday

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez check out Mill Pond Steak & Seafood in Centerport, which has recently been renovated. 

Summer dining: What's new on the East End

Billy Joel announced he has been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa talks to pediatric neurosurgeon Michael Egnor about the disorder. 

What to know about Billy Joel's brain disorder

The Farrell twins were named valedictorian and salutatorian at Mount Sinai High School and they're also both attending the same university in the fall. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

Top honors for twins at Mount Sinai High School

After overcoming obstacles to become the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Nancy Leftenant-Colon returned to LI to serve as the school nurse at Amityville Memorial High School. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

LI nurse broke barriers to serve her country

NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie shares the emotional story of Nicholas Faraone, an Islip man who has spent his life seeking information about his father who died during World War II. 

LI man's lifelong search to learn more about his fallen father

A single bite of its shatteringly crisp, golden-brown fabulousness will make an instant taste memory.

Crunch time: Where to find the best Korean fried chicken on LI 

After euthanizing 99,000 ducks in January because of an avian flu outbreak, ducks have returned to the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Quarantine lifted at LI duck farm after avian flu outbreak

Bay Shore school district alumnus Joe La Puma surprised players of the high school's first unified basketball team with new sneakers. 

Bay Shore school district alum gifts new sneakers

Four beaches on Long Island scored an A+ in the latest beach report put out by Save the Sound. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

LI Sound quality report grades cleanliness of local waters

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