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"There is something about holding a book which commands you," said Parker at the Adelphi panel.

Sarah Jessica Parker, mother share passion for books at Adelphi festival 

The Stray Cats drummer's show at My Father's Place was scheduled for April 15.

Stray Cats' Slim Jim Phantom cancels LI show, citing medical issue

Rick Wakeman plays The Paramount, while Jon Anderson hits Westbury Music Fair.

Yes's Wakeman, Anderson continue prog rockers' LI legacy

The actors understand what the creator's hothouse Southern Gothic vision requires.

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Diversity remains an objective at the Hecksher, the Long Island Museum and other arts venues despite recent government changes.

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

The singer/songwriter takes to the Paramount stage on April 8.

Q-and-A: Melissa Etheridge opens up ahead of her LI show

Lemongello was the first artist to sell a million albums exclusively via TV.

Remember 1970s pop idol Peter Lemongello? He's playing LI show

The emo band will embark on its first tour since 2017.

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The driver, 71, died Thursday afternoon after a crash in Plainview involving seven vehicles along a major Long Island roadway, police said.

1 dead, 6 injured in multi-vehicle crash

The venue combines a coffee shop, full bar and three golf simulators.

You can play golf at this new coffee shop in Long Beach

Suffolk SPCA gave a tour of its mobile MASH unit that will be used to give medical treatment to animals in need of rescue from the Happy Cat Sanctuary fire in Medford.

Suffolk SPCA's mobile unit will treat cats rescued from the Happy Cat Sanctuary fire

St. Anthony's girls lacrosse is the top ranked team in the nation and is looking for its sixth consecutive state CHSAA title this season. NewsdayTV's Jolie Katzen reports.

St. Anthony's girls lacrosse ranked No. 1 in the nation as season gets underway

The Grove in East Patchogue is offering 38 apartments, with rents starting at $1,575 for a one-bedroom unit.

Affordable apartment lottery in Suffolk now open

Anthony Raio, Half Hollow Hills senior lacrosse player, is one of Newsday's Top 100 players for 2025 and spoke about his expectations for his team's success this year. NewsdayTV's Carissa Kellman reports.

Half Hollow Hills' Anthony Raio eyes an LI championship

Long Island lost at least 5,800 years of life to fatal crashes in 2023. Newsday examines LI's dangerous roads in a yearlong investigative series. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Newsday investigates years of death, injury and heartbreak 

Newsday food writer Andi Berlin learns all about one of Long Island's iconic foods: tidbits.

Ever heard of tidbits?

Get limber, develop muscle and get stronger. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland visits Monster Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Smithtown.

Fitness Fix: Monster Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Buster Bunny at Wyandanch Plaza. 

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The bird flu outbreak has been found in at least two household cats in New York City. Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky has more. 

Household cats test positive for bird flu 

Nassau police said they are investigating the fatal shooting of a man whose body was found near the Extended Stay hotel in Bethpage.

Gunshot victim found near hotel

Suffolk police fatally shot, Bruce Boyd, 54, after he allegedly charged officers with a knife at his Brentwood home. 

Police: Brentwood man lunged at responding officers 

Rescued cats were examined outside of Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford in a mobile veterinarian clinic by Paws of War animal support group. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

'It's very hard seeing the situation that they are in'

'The veterinarians can service the animals on an emergency basis'

The federal funding freeze is impacting nonprofits across the country. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

'You're talking about life and death situations'

The Department of Education announced it would be cutting its staff by nearly 50%. Newsday's Maura McDermott reports. 

What DOE cuts could mean for LI

Volunteers say that rescue efforts at the Happy Cat Sanctuary will take up to two weeks after Monday's fire. 

Rescue efforts at cat sanctuary will take up to two weeks 

Churches are a sanctuary for many, but now places of worship feel less safe for some immigrants living on Long Island, especially those living here illegally. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports. 

'Never know what's going to happen'

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday politics reporter Bahar Ostadan explain the new policy and examine how the partnership between Nassau police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will work.

'Remove criminals from our communities who are here illegally'

Christopher Miller, a Deer Park man accused of killing his father, a retired Suffolk detective, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to a murder charge. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'A history of mental health issues'

Daniel Soto's defense attorney, Katherine Fernandez, says her client is ready to go on trial and fight charges against him. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

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