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By Mike White · July 29, 2025

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☕ Good morning, Long Island!

☀️ Today will be sunny with a high near 94, but it'll feel more like 101 with the heat index.

🐶 BTW, Natural Hounds isn’t your average pet store. It’s a human-grade dog food kitchen where real people prepare fresh, healthy meals.

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OPEN HOUSES

Beechwood Homes is hosting a special 'Lifestyle Event' this Saturday in Yaphank, where Villas start at $665,000. Tap here for the details and to RSVP. (There's also a lot of gorgeous model home photos.)

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First, Mushroom coffee comes to L.I. with the grand opening of Mush Coffee

🍄 The mushroom coffee craze has officially arrived on Long Island — and now it’s easier than ever to get your hands on a cup. Mush Coffee, which is dedicated to the nutrient-packed brew, is now open in East Rockaway.

MORE FOOD & DRINK

🍔 Vinny Vaglica, a Bay Shore native, has revved up the local food scene with his Fatty T’s Burger Shack truck. With only 50 burgers made daily from scratch (including the buns), once they’re gone, that’s it.

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Second, Scott’s Pointe keeps growing with go-karts, new attractions in Calverton

🏁 Scott's Pointe in Calverton just dropped its newest attraction — a massive go-kart track with 22 turns and karts that zoom past 20 mph. And for serious speed demons, faster 40+ mph karts are coming soon.

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Third, Suffolk voters to decide on new county term lengths this November

🗳️ Republican leaders say the change is necessary to avoid chaos after a 2023 state law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul moved all local elections to even-numbered years to match state and federal races.

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More headlines to highlight

🐀 Rats are running wild in downtown Huntington, and residents are fed up. That's according to reaction to a video posted to Facebook that shows a pack of rodents scurrying about last week, while still daylight.

🧥 Burlington is now open for business in Islandia, joining Tractor Supply Co., which opened last month, both in a former Stop & Shop.

🌊 Two women were rescued Sunday night after their wave runners got stuck in marsh near the Woodsburgh Channel in East Atlantic Beach.

💤 A Brooklyn man was caught snoozing Sunday afternoon — in a stranger’s backyard in the Hamptons, next to an SUV that wasn’t even his, Southampton Town police said.

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From a Southold squad car to school bus star: Meet Tim McGowan

After more than 20 years with the Southold Police Department, Timothy McGowan wasn’t ready to sit still. So he traded in his sleek squad car for a big, yellow school bus. You can join him, because Sunrise is hiring.