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By Mike White 🇺🇸 Sept. 16, 2025

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☕ Good morning, Long Island. We've got another fatal e-bike accident to report this week. When will these things be taken off the road?

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First, Miller Place alum fired from NFL job over ‘insensitive’ Charlie Kirk post

A Long Island native has been fired from the Carolina Panthers’ communications department following an “insensitive social media post” in the wake of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

RELATED

A candlelight vigil Saturday night for Charlie Kirk drew what appeared to be thousands of people to Seaford. Click here to read, and watch.

Second, Islip’s first Irish Day Parade will honor fallen FDNY firefighter Jesse Gerhard

🇮🇪 The very first Islip Irish Day Parade will step off on Sept. 21, bringing a new tradition to downtown that celebrates the town’s Irish heritage

Third, scenes from the first-ever Long Island Pizza Festival in Huntington

🍕 It was a party with the paisans in Huntington on Saturday — and everyone was invited. Pizza fans from across Long Island heeded the call.

🇬🇷 We've also got lots of photos from St. Paraskevi Greek Fest in Greenlawn, where lines stretched for souvlaki, gyros, and trays of baklava.

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More headlines to highlight

🚓 Police have arrested one of the drivers who tore up a Port Jeff intersection with donuts and burnouts during a street takeover incident last month.

🚨 A 35-year-old Queens man riding an e-bike was killed in a collision with a pickup truck early Friday in Medford, Suffolk police said.

🛒 Suffolk’s newest Old Navy has opened in the Rocky Point Plaza, occupying the corner storefront previously filled by Famous Footwear.
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Police roll into Centereach for Teddies for Happiness toy drive

OCTOBER 4

Hosted by Teddies for Happiness, the free community event invites families to donate a new toy, which will benefit children in hospitals, women’s shelters and families who rely on food pantries.

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