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Despite heavy rain, Half Hollow Hills advances to Final Four in lacrosse

Bryan Frascogna, Aidan Russo and Kevin Rorke embrace new jobs with enthusiasm. 

These young high school umpires stepped up to plate

Garden City (24-5) got within a run in the bottom of the seventh but lost, 4-3, to Fox Lane (Section I).

Garden City falls short in Class AA baseball state regional final

Three winners instead of two to celebrate 25th year of Butch Dellecave Awards. 

Dellecave Awards: And the winners are . . . 

From no varsity team two years ago to two wins away from a state championship. 

Smithtown Christian baseball advances to state semis

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Long Island high school student-athletes thank their dads this Father's Day.

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Newsday food writer Erica Marcus tries the 3-foot-long lobster roll at 317 Main in Farmingdale.

This lobster roll is 3 feet long

On their second day of mandatory minicamp, the Jets are pleased with the progression of the team.

Jets minicamp is moving in 'the right direction'

Babylon Mercantile's executive chef Christopher LaMagna talks about running from Lake George to Montauk, an event that raised money for mental health awareness.

Chef brings cooking lessons and inspiration to Babylon

Fifteen sets of twins are getting ready to graduate from Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School.

15 sets of twins, 1 high school

Victoria Heuermann, daughter of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann, says her father "most likely" committed the killings in a new Peacock documentary, "Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets."

Suspected Gilgo Beach killer's daughter says father 'most likely' committed killings in new documentary

When people bring baby animals into rehab centers, many times the animals don't actually need help. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland visited Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown to learn more.

Find a baby animal in the wild? Here's what you should do

Games, rides and food: NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits Adventureland in this week's LI Works.

LI Works: Taking a spin at Adventureland

Barkgata in Farmingdale is the latest canine-friendly spot on the Island offering luxury dog services, from boarding to recreation.

New dog hotel Barkgata joins Long Island pet businesses designed to pamper pooches

Organizers said the annual event was the biggest one yet, with 135 groups marching and about 20,000 people lining the parade route in Huntington. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Long Island Pride Parade draws thousands to Huntington

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An ID is required to ride the Long Island Rail Road

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