By Mike White 🎃 Oct. 29, 2026

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☕ Good morning, Long Island.

🍕 Uncle Giuseppe’s is serving up a monster pizza deal for Halloween!

🗞️ I don't throw the term "must read" around, but GLI contributor Alan Krawitz's feature on Beverly Munter — a 92-year-old comic from Plainview — is a must read.

Keep scrolling to find her story. She's going to be famous. At 92!

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Weather: Today will be sunny and breezy with a high near 68 in Levittown.

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1. Ditch’s vision for former Relish space in Kings Park comes into focus

🏄‍♂️ Ditch owner Tracy Smith is bringing his vision for the former Relish diner in Kings Park into focus, with plans for weekend brunch and a coastal-inspired look illustrated in the courtesy image above. Keep reading.

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2. 92-year-old Plainview grandma is the foul-mouthed comic you didn’t see coming

🎤 Beverly Munter is not your ordinary 92-year-old woman. She’s not playing Bingo at the local Knights of Columbus or knitting sweaters in a rocking chair. She’s telling dirty jokes to a room full of strangers, and she’s loving every minute of it. Read her absolutely remarkable story.

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3. Levittown’s Vincenzo’s Pizzeria announces Halloween closure

🍕 After eight years of serving pizza and becoming part of the community, Vincenzo’s Pizzeria in Levittown is preparing to close its doors.

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More headlines to highlight

🏀 Hoop Lab opens 10,000-square-foot basketball training center in Commack

👮‍♂️👮‍♂️ Nassau cops honored for saving ref who collapsed during soccer game

🛻 Manorville man’s mobile cocktail bar hits the road on Long Island

🌳 Brookhaven secures $1.4M grant to preserve 9 wooded acres in Medford

🛞 Mount Sinai Tire hits the road for good after more than 50 years in Miller Place

🍻 The Cheesecake Factory sets Dec. 15 opening at Green Acres​

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GREAT DAYS

Island Symphony invites Long Islanders to an ‘Afternoon in Vienna’

​An Afternoon in Vienna, set for Sunday, Nov. 1, at Bay Shore Middle School, will pair some of classical music’s most beloved works with a Viennese dessert reception after the performance.

Greater Babylon coverage is funded in part by The Argyle Theatre, where Broadway comes to Babylon Village. Click here for Mary Poppins tickets!