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By Mike White 🇺🇸 Oct. 21, 2025

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First, Long Island couple hunts child predators, one sting at a time

🗞️ Mike Villiani and Emily Hoenscheid both work undercover, posing as children online and confronting adults they say seek to exploit minors. “These guys are more scared of me than I am of them,” Villiani says of the couple's risky confrontations. They do take necessary precautions.

Here's an inside look at how they operate.

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Second, Babylon man builds one of the Island's wildest Halloween displays

🎃 Every October, a quiet street in Babylon transforms into one of Long Island’s most spectacular Halloween destinations — thanks to one man’s passion, thousands of lights, and more than a few good scares.

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Third, a new brewery quietly opens in Bay Shore — then makes some noise

🍺 Tucked inside a small industrial complex on N. Clinton Avenue, Rites Brewery opened its doors last month and is already turning heads with bold flavors and rare brewing techniques.

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More headlines to highlight

🛶 Three rescued after canoe capsizes in Port Jefferson Harbor

🏇🏼 Belmont’s comeback includes swanky luxury suites, private balconies

🍡 German Doner Kebab brings its global flavor to Long Island

🍔 Brothers behind Slappin Chick fire up new burger joint in Hicksville

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GREAT SHOWS

Island Symphony Orchestra announces 2025-26 ‘Season of Stars’ in Bay Shore

Why go to NYC when you can hear some of the world’s most accomplished artists perform in your own backyard? Click here for details.

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A woman hiding in a convent helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she rediscovers her own. This feel-good comedy smash is based on the hit film. Buy tickets now to see Sister Act at The Argyle Theatre in Babylon.