By Mike White 🇺🇸 April 9, 2026

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☕ Good morning, Long Island!

🗞️ We've got a little bit of everything in today's edition.,

🍸 The GLI Happy Hour Guide now has a search-by-town function.

🍣 There's 17 days until Spring Long Island Restaurant Week.

🏖️ And here’s when Long Island’s favorite summer hangouts open for 2026.

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Today's weather: Patchy frost before 9 a.m. Otherwise it'll be sunny with a high near 51. ☀️ Source: NWS

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1. Rex Heuermann admits to killing eight people in Gilgo Beach case

_{A daughter of the one of Rex Heuermann’s murder victims announces that she accepts his guilty pleas (YouTube still/Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office).}

By Brian Harmon

The case lingered as one of Long Island’s darkest mysteries — until a trail of digital clues and newfound evidence finally led investigators to Massapequa Park. Now, with a stunning courtroom admission, the full scope of what happened is coming into focus, bringing long-awaited answers to families who never stopped searching.

BEHIND THE INVESTIGATION Rex Heuermann was a ‘sadistic, soulless monster’ hiding in plain sight CLICK TO READ

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2. Hofstra standout, Deer Park native Preston Edmead enters transfer portal

🏀 The 6-foot-1 guard averaged 16.1 points and 4.4 assists per game last season and played a key role in leading Hofstra to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 25 years.

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3. Meet the Hauppauge family behind Smithtown’s new restaurant

📰 The Nyholm family members who previously owned Port Bistro and Pub in Port Jefferson have opened Smithtown Bistro and Pub — a new neighborhood spot built around something simple: family.

More foodie headlines to highlight

🍸 Members-only cocktail lounge Bull Moose opens in Oyster Bay. A new private bar concept is bringing an exclusive, speakeasy-style experience to the North Shore.

🍔 Shake Shack opens April 15 in Holbrook with tote bag giveaway. The fast-casual giant is marking its latest LI debut with free merch for early guests.

🐔 Raising Cane’s targets fall construction start in Farmingdale. The fast-growing chicken chain is moving forward with plans for its Route 110 location.

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GREAT STORIES

How Drew Patrick Spa became a cornerstone of Bay Shore’s revival

A devastating crash led Drew Allt to rethink healing—and ultimately build Drew Patrick Spa, a Bay Shore wellness destination blending fitness, massage and medical aesthetics into a deeply personal approach to recovery that became a key component to the downtown’s revival.

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Greater Babylon coverage is funded in part by The Argyle Theatre, where Broadway comes to Babylon Village. Click here for tickets to The Prince of Egypt, starting April 16 and running through June 7.