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Your weekly roundups of Long Island's biggest stories By Mike White ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Aug. 26, 2026 If you like our content, please forward this email to friends. SIGN UP โ˜• Good morning, Long Island. ๐ŸŒ… I'm out of the office this week so just sending out this one email. Enjoy the rest of your summers, wherever you are. โœ๐Ÿผ Feel free to respond to this email with feedback. ๐ŸชงAlso, click here if you're looking to promote an event or a great local business! ๐ŸŽค And rest in peace, Dolly Parton. What a remarkable...

Your weekly roundups of Long Island's biggest stories By Mike White ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Aug. 20, 2026 If you like our content, please forward this email to friends. SIGN UP โ˜• Good morning, Long Island. ๐ŸŸ Nassau Police have released surveillance images of a suspect wanted in connection with the burglary at All American in Massapequa. โœ๐Ÿผ Feel free to respond to this email with feedback. ๐ŸชงAlso, click here if you're looking to promote an event or a great local business! Weather: We're looking at a chance of...

Your weekly roundups of Long Island's biggest stories By Mike White ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Aug. 18, 2026 If you like our content, please forward this email to friends. SIGN UP โ˜• Good morning, Long Island. ๐ŸŒญ Let's end this summer with a bang. We're looking forward to the Long Island Hop Festival on Aug. 29-30, with the Nesconset Day Street Fair Aug. 30. Circle those calendars! โœ๐Ÿผ Feel free to respond to this email with feedback. ๐Ÿชง Click here if you're looking to promote an event or a great local business....

Your weekly roundups of Long Island's biggest stories By Mike White ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Aug. 13, 2026 If you like our content, please forward this email to friends. SIGN UP โ˜• Good morning, Long Island! โœ๐Ÿผ Feel free to respond to this email with feedback. ๐ŸชงAlso, click here if you're looking to promote an event or a great local business! Today's weather: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny with a high near 86 in...

Your weekly roundups of Long Island's biggest stories By Mike White ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Aug. 11, 2026 If you like our content, please forward this email to friends. SIGN UP โ˜€๏ธ Good morning, Long Island! ๐Ÿ‚ I don't know about you guys, but I'm sick of this heat. It looks like things might cool down this weekend. ๐ŸŽฃ Considering an evening fishing trip? Hereโ€™s what to expect if you head out of Captree State Park. Brought to you by the Island Princess. โœ๐Ÿผ Feel free to respond to this email with feedback. ๐ŸชงAlso,...

Your weekly roundups of Long Island's biggest stories By Mike White ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Aug. 6, 2026 If you like our content, please forward this email to friends. SIGN UP โ˜€๏ธ Good morning, Long Island! ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Here are five reasons to love Long Island Sound beaches: 1. Rocks aren't as bad as you think, if you know where to go (i.e., Sunken Meadow State Park). 2. No dangerous riptides to worry about, especially if you have small children. 3. The water is warmer than the ocean. 4. Cool views of Connecticut. 5. The...

Your weekly roundups of Long Island's biggest stories By Mike White ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Aug. 4, 2026 If you like our content, please forward this email to friends. SIGN UP โ˜• Good morning, Long Island! ๐ŸŒง๏ธ I enjoyed the rain yesterday. It's nice if you work from home. Waiting for a train is a different story. ๐Ÿš† One LIRR train actually struck a downed tree in Smithtown early Monday. The storms were intense at times. ๐Ÿฅ‚ Looking to meet up with friends this week? The GLI Happy Hour Guide now has a whopping 79...

Your weekly roundups of Long Island's biggest stories By Mike White ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ July 30, 2026 If you like our content, please forward this email to friends. SIGN UP โ˜• Good morning, Long Island! ๐Ÿ† Greater Long Island just got nominated for a New York Emmy award. This is our fourth nominated video. So far we've come home empty handed. Wish us luck! The gala is Oct. 10. โœ๐Ÿผ Feel free to respond to this email with feedback. ๐ŸชงAlso, click here if you're looking to promote an event or a great local business!...

Your weekly roundups of Long Island's biggest stories By Mike White ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ July 28, 2026 If you like our content, please forward this email to friends. SIGN UP โ˜• Good morning, Long Island! ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿผ Moth-balled since 2009, the East Bathhouse at Jones Beach finally reopened to bathers this past weekend after a $100 million transformation. ๐Ÿš— And here's a column I wrote about clueless drivers. ๐Ÿ˜† โœ๐Ÿผ Feel free to respond to this email with feedback. ๐ŸชงAlso, click here if you're looking to promote an event or...

Your weekly roundups of Long Island's biggest stories By Mike White ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ July 23, 2026 If you like our content, please forward this email to friends. SIGN UP โ˜• Good morning, Long Island! โ˜€๏ธ It's absolutely gorgeous outside, a good day to touch some grass if you haven't already. Or maybe get out fishing on the bay. ๐Ÿ“ท We've been running our first-ever summer photos contest. Nearly 400 entries poured in, with Final Four voting taking place on the GLI Instagram feed now. โ˜‘๏ธ Voting closes tomorrow,...