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For the first time, the event will be held on Long Island.

Sean Hannity to host Fox Nation's Patriot Awards at Tilles Center

Percolating and popping with energy, it's just about everything a movie musical should be.

'Wicked': Thrilling throwback to golden age of Hollywood musicals

 Arcy Drive will headline Mulcahy's on Nov. 21, a rare honor for an LI band playing original music.

LI indie rockers Arcy Drive poised for stardom

Arcy Drive, a rock band from Northport, rehearses one of its songs ahead of a performance at Mulcahy's Pub and Concert Hall.

Arcy Drive plays 'Oak Tree (Daydream)'

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This is the second announced concert for the summer at the Wantagh venue.

Goo Goo Dolls, Dashboard Confessional to play Jones Beach date next summer

Here's how these Long Island content creators use TikTok to build their careers.

Meet the Long Islanders making it big on TikTok 

With a sharp snare and a propulsive energy, Haynes was both a pioneer and a pillar of jazz across many eras.

Roy Haynes, versatile jazz drummer, dies at 99

The event, set for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, will feature music from LI bands, plus a lot more.

LIMEHOF sets 'Holiday Celebration' to mark 20th anniversary

Port Jefferson's Christopher McKittrick profiles the Massapequa band and their music.

Stray Cats: 'Howling' success story of how they rocked the world

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The family of accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann will be moving out of their Massapequa Park home. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Heuermann's wife 'no longer feels connected' to their family home

Darius Paduch, a former LI urologist, was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge for repeated sexual abuse of his male patients. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Former urologist gets life sentence 

Brian Cordovano, of Ronkonkoma, was sentenced by a Suffolk judge to 30 years for killing a friend and another man over a loan. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

LI man killed longtime friend and another person over a loan

A tipster says he told the state about buried drums at Bethpage Community Park nearly a decade ago. Newsday's Ken Buffa reports.

Uncovering the truth about the chemical drums

An NYPD officer shot and killed a robbery suspect Tuesday in Queens during a gunfight that left both the officer and a bystander wounded.

Gunfight leaves suspect dead; cop, bystander wounded

The mother of a man who died of a fentanyl overdose at the Nassau County jail alleges correction officers failed to provide adequate care for her son before he died.

Lawsuit alleges jail staff failed in overdose death

Southold Police Chief Steve Grattan said three people who were inside the house at the time of the fire made it out safely. Those residents reported that a fourth person who was on the second floor of the home may have been trapped inside.

One dead in Mattituck house fire

New York City officials said a homeless man allegedly went on an unprovoked stabbing spree across town in Manhattan Monday, killing two men and a woman.

NYC stabbing suspect arrested by cop who hails from LI

Brookville Village Police Chief Kenneth Lack says license plate readers are an essential tool for law enforcement. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

More eyes on the roads

Nassau and Suffolk police on Saturday night shut down illegal street takeovers at a Uniondale parking lot and the Ronkonkoma train station, where more than 40 cars had gathered. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'Crazy to do it in the train parking lot'

Newsday education reporter Dandan Zou talks about how some LI school districts are dealing with the financial strain of sex abuse settlements. 

'The taxpayers need to know what you are doing'

Clarke field hockey player Rebecca Palumbo was diagnosed with Stage 3 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. She has since beaten cancer and returned to the sport. NewsdayTV's Jolie Katzen reports.

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