By Mike White 🇺🇸 Aug. 26, 2026

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1. An American mink just surfaced on Long Island. Researchers are stunned

🦦 An American mink has been captured on camera in Northport, giving Long Island wildlife researchers something they’ve spent decades searching for — and hoping for. (Yes, that's an otter emoji.)

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Whales have returned to Long Island waters. Albany is responding

🐋 Whales have made such a comeback off Long Island that lawmakers are taking steps to better educate the public on how we can safely share the water with them. It’s an extraordinary conservation success story.

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2. Del Fuego closes in Patchogue, bids farewell to longtime supporters

🌮 The Tex-Mex restaurant announced the closure on Instagram Tuesday, thanking the Patchogue community for years of family dinners, first dates, birthdays and other memories made at 25 W. Main St.

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3. Ross Dress for Less coming soon to the Shops at Sunvet in Holbrook

👖 The off-price retailer’s arrival at the busy Sunrise Highway shopping center adds to a growing list of Ross locations that have popped up across Long Island over the past year.

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More headlines to highlight

🏈 Amityville football legend John Niland, Cowboys Super Bowl champion, dies at 82

🚆 LIRR announces Montauk branch upgrades, year-round train from Manhattan to East End

📰 Selden and Lake Grove families sue Sea-Doo maker over fatal Maine capsizing​

⭐ Bethpage senior earns prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award for creating free robotics program

🍃 Verde’s long-awaited Bay Shore move takes shape as opening nears

🖌️ After devastating fire, Hammer & Stain readies reimagined Sayville studio

🌯 Side Door Social debuts in Middle Island with globally inspired menu

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Mom creates postpartum support center she wishes she’d had herself

Bay Shore resident Lisa Lackner has created a new center designed to help local mothers navigate the postpartum journey together.

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