Long Island Life
Get up-to-date news and events on Long Island. Newsday has all the top stories, video and photos.
No GPS? No problem! LI Orienteers explore the woods with just a map and a compass
Orienteering is an activity that puts traditional map-reading skills back on the map.
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High voltage color: A look at the iconic neon signs of LI
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The joints are jumpin': LI man bounces back after implants, and others do too
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They're men and they knit. A Northport meetup brings them together.
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88 keys to longevity: Learning piano, or any instrument, in later years seen as a benefit
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This Roslyn teacher has helped more than 80 students become Regeneron scholars
Wesely joined Roslyn High School in 1989, developing the school's AP Psychology class in the early 1990s.
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Teacher Spotlight: Mineola choir teacher explores the human experience through song
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Teacher Spotlight: Islip teacher's pupusa cookoff beats other tests, hands down
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Travel & Experiences
The Little Apple: Viral model of NYC on display at city museum
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How to commission an artist's portrait on LI
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How to assist monarch butterflies on their epic treks
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Be one with the drum: Where to learn Taiko on Long Island
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Daniel Tiger and friends are coming to the Bronx Zoo this summer
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Where to find big roles onstage and off in LI community theater
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Love
I Do!: Bouquet toss? This LI couple opted for a T-shirt giveaway instead
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I Do!: Seaford groom declared his love with more than 700 notes
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I Do!: He thought his new neighbor was 'so pretty' but wouldn't want 'anything to do with' him. He was wrong.
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Two high schoolers shared gelato in Northport. More than a decade later, they said "I Do!"
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I Do!: He wore a mariachi suit, and they all did the Hora at this Mexican/Jewish wedding
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I Do!: 10 years later, they reconnected on Hinge and gave love a chance
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Retirement
In-home talk therapy for seniors on the rise on Long Island
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He's 105, he survived WWII, but he still plays a mean sax
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Skydiving in assisted living: How LI senior communities are using virtual reality
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Stony Brook professor unveils secret life inside the CIA
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Three LI men bike 3,900 miles for the puppies
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Read all about it! Former LI paperboys (and girl) reflect on their routes
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Hometown Heroes
Deer Park woman honored for crocheting for cancer patients
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Huntington mom raises $380G for suicide prevention in daughter's memory
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Wantagh teen brightens seniors' day with therapy dogs
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Manorville teen makes a rest stop for butterflies at the LI Game Farm
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This Mount Sinai volunteer is the 'type of person who restores ... faith in humanity'
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Suffolk's 'Senior Citizen of the Year' just couldn't quit teaching in retirement
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More Long Island Life
She helps girls undergoing chemo feel 'like a princess'
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No longer 'at the mercy of insurance': LI nonprofit empowers special needs kids with adaptive gear
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Women on the Water: These LI yacht clubs offer programs that let female sailors build confidence
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6 Suffolk school superintendents share thoughts on AI in the 2026-27 school year
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Nassau school superintendents share thoughts on AI
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These LI anglers say the best fishing is on the graveyard shift
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