By Mike White 🇮🇹 Oct. 13, 2026

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☕ Good morning, Long Island!

Hope everyone enjoyed a nice, relaxing Columbus Day weekend.

🎀 Here 10 Long Island women fighting breast cancer, and how you can help this October.

🏈 We've also got some happy and sad news from the gridiron.

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Weather: It'll be Mostly sunny with a high near 69 today in Bay Shore. But Thursday will climb to 78 degrees, if you're into that sort of thing.

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Greater Moriches coverage is funded in part by Peconic Bay Medical Center, a place that is here for life’s most defining moments.

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1. Westhampton Beach’s Dylan Laube scores first regular-season NFL touchdown

When the Westhampton Beach native finally reached the end zone against the Patriots on Sunday, it was a moment he could share with family, friends and former teammates who took the trip to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. to see him. Click here to watch.

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Farmingdale native Tom Kennedy will miss the remainder of the Detroit Lions’ regular season after suffering a significant knee injury during Sunday’s 45-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals.

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2. Oyster Fest returns this weekend with Savannah Bananas, seafood and more

🦪 Oyster Bay’s biggest weekend of the year is almost here.

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3. Massapequa girl cracks top 10 in contest to become real comic book superhero

🦸🏻‍♀️ Taylor Clark, a third-grader, has advanced to the top 10 in a nationwide competition to become the next Stan Lee’s Super Kid, with a chance to star in her own comic book and win $25,000.

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4. A pinch of fun, a dash of learning at new Smithtown cooking studio

🍣 From handmade pasta and sushi rolls to Spanish tapas and French cuisine, a new cooking studio in downtown Smithtown is inviting residents to roll up their sleeves and get creative in the kitchen.

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More headlines to highlight

🔔 Taco Bell celebrates in Bohemia Today with free Crunchwraps for early birds

🎨 Spanish, Brooklyn artists bring massive new murals to Station Yards​

🧀 Say cheese! New charcuterie shop coming to downtown Northport

🏉 William Floyd to name football field after legendary coach Paul Longo

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GREAT STORIES

Blue Point ballroom dancer Kristen Kopf shows what’s possible

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The music starts, and Kristen Kopf knows exactly what to do. Step. Turn. Smile. Repeat. On the ballroom floor, the Blue Point native, 37, moves with the confidence of someone who has spent years perfecting her craft.

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