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2026 Jones Beach summer concert schedule

Train, Evanescence and Chicago are among the performers coming to Wantagh this year.

Police: Man, 76, killed in 3-car crash in Woodmere

Police: Wyandanch woman charged in alleged fatal hit-and-run

Married NYPD cops from LI fired for refusing to answer questions about blaze at their home

Prosecutors: Elmont man, 23, charged with fatally stabbing 33-year-old roommate

First in Newsday$10M plan seeks tax breaks to redevelop vacant LI medical center

Meet Sophie Marino, a goalie for the Long Beach boys ice hockey team

Only in NewsdayWhole milk could soon return to school lunchrooms on LI

Only in NewsdayFamily foundation: McGrath siblings always there for each other

Friday, January 2

Only in NewsdayLI's biggest restaurant closings of the year

Only in Newsday21 best things we ate on LI this year

Only in NewsdayBaja-style steakhouse opens on LI

Carey High's James McGrath has siblings' support after losing parents

'Tis the season for the NewsdayTV Holiday Show!

Fires in Valley Stream, Plainview displace 6

LI man gets up to 4 years in prison for theft ring that targeted Home Depot

New Subaru dealership headed to LI village, with tax incentive help

LI village with history of pedestrian crashes gets $586G traffic safety grant

'I love this country'

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep.16: From Island to island, how football helped overcome tragedy

LI man gets 9 years in prison for trafficking girl, 16

WWII veteran Critelli, 104, to perform national anthem at UBS Arena

First in NewsdayHempstead Town OKs union pact, with raise scale to reach 4%

Newsday InvestigatesLIers accused of stealing nearly $350G in COVID-19 unemployment benefits

Electric menorah caused West Hempstead house fire, official says

Only in NewsdayAll-Long Island girls volleyball team 2025

'He's in a vulnerable condition'

Only in NewsdayLI family seeks answers after day laborer, 27, is arrested by ICE and disappears

LI pastor pleads guilty to tax evasion, used millions in church funds for personal items

LI man sentenced to 9 years in prison for attempting to bomb building in Nassau

Hempstead tenants protest after village rejects eviction protections

Only in NewsdayHow some young homebuyers are navigating LI's brutal housing market

Oden scores 26 in Uniondale's win

Photos: Uniondale vs. Syosset

Hempstead Village lands $15M grant for new community center in 'forgotten' park

Seaford man killed in 1-vehicle crash on Southern State

Only in Newsday2026 health insurance increases: How LI will be affected

Photos: First Nassau girls wrestling dual meet — Uniondale at MacArthur

First for girls wrestling! Dual meet in Nassau, pin by Syosset's Palumbo

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What to expect on Long Island in 2026

A potential LIRR strike, the trials of several high-profile cases, including Gilgo, and the return of horse racing to Belmont are among the notable developments slated for the new year.

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