By Mike White 🇺🇸 Sept. 1, 2026

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☕ Good morning, Long Island.

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🍁 And happy almost fall! I asked my buddy the other day how his summer was going. He responded, "Lousy." The honesty was refreshing.

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Today's weather: A chance of showers with thunderstorms also possible after 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy with a high near 81 in Smithtown.

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MEET OUR SUPPORTERS

GLI coverage is funded in part by GallettAir, Inc., residential and commercial HVAC professionals serving Long Island since 1983.

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1. Brooklyn pair sentenced to prison in viral Belt Parkway ‘cash-for-crash’ scheme

🚓 Two Brooklyn men who staged a series of dangerous highway crashes — including one that went viral after a victim’s dashcam captured the bizarre scene on the Belt Parkway — are headed off to prison.

One of their victims lives on Long Island.

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2. For a new generation on Poospatuck, dental care comes home

🦷 The hundreds of people living on the Poospatuck Reservation in Mastic have struggled for decades to access even basic dental care, from routine screenings to cleanings. That's about to change.

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3. Port Jefferson cancels varsity football season due to lack of players

🏈 The Port Jefferson High School varsity football season is already over — before the Royals even stepped on the field. Read the full report.

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More headlines to highlight

🦪 Towering baymen statue marks its first summer in Oyster Bay​

📚 Merrick Library opens full-service coffee bar with a local flavor

🏉 Massapequa eyes a four-peat with historic Garden City showdown looming​

🔔 New Taco Bell taking shape on Waverly Avenue in Patchogue​

📺 Nancy Grace weighs in on mysterious Montauk yacht club death

👜 Nordstrom Rack reopens at Bay Shore's Gardiner Manor plaza

⚾ Brewers promote Patchogue-Medford’s Josh Knoth to AA

⚕️ Peconic Bay Medical Center earns prestigious Magnet recognition​

🌯 Popular food truck Taquero Mucho goes brick-and-mortar in Dix Hills

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Newlyweds bring new life to beloved Deer Park dental office

The couple has meticulously redesigned the dental office at 163 Half Hollow Road, Suite 1, in Deer Park, crafting an environment focused entirely around patient comfort and care.

Greater Babylon coverage is funded in part by The Argyle Theatre, where Broadway comes to Babylon Village. Click here for tickets to On Your Feet.