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See inside the 2024 Fall/Winter Fun Book with guides to u-pick apple orchards, pumpkin farms, holiday festivals and more.

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Turkey trots have long been an annual holiday morning tradition in communities across Long Island. 

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Health officials say it's important to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the holidays when respiratory bugs tend to spread.

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Check out Long Island's latest restaurant openings.

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Roadtrip invites diners to eat their way through the United States with a menu devoted to state-by-state dishes.

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Several Long Island restaurants are offering special Thanksgiving menus for those dining out this year.

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These nostalgic markets were once staples of everyday life on Long Island.

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Where to dine out in one of Long Island's busiest villages.

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The revitalized South Shore town has restaurants, bars and shops lining its Main Street and wide, gracious avenues leading down to the Great South Bay — where you'll find even more.

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From fire pits to wine and oysters, fall dining experiences from FeedMe's food critics.

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You can walk into a restaurant on the spur of the moment, gesture toward the bar and, before you know it, you're in. No reservation, no fuss, no big deal.

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Spas in Brightwaters and Garden City offer pumpkin skin treatments for the fall season. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports. 

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano learns all about seasonal color analysis, a method used to determine the palette of colors that best complement your natural features.

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Feteness is a Caribbean-inspired fitness class in Elmont led by Allie Guilbaud, who said she started the class because she wanted a space where fitness felt fun.

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Rob Cervoni, owner of Taglio in Mineola, teaches Newsday food writer Erica Marcus how to make a pizza.

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When you're a restaurant critic, however, the chills come all year long, and every dinner has the potential to morph into fright night.

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Belmont Lake State Park in West Babylon.

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Halloween is soon upon us and fall festive pop-up experiences are appearing on Long Island.

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Emmy Winner: The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers are 6 indigenous women who work to re-seed the bay. But for them, while it's important to help rid the waters of toxins, it's also a way for them to stay connected with 10,000 years of their cultural heritage.

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Flip Circus highlights include Bubi the clown's acts and Priscilla Tangara's aerial performances.

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