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By Mike White · Sept. 9, 2025

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First, The Farm Italy sets opening date for new Westbury restaurant

🇮🇹 The Farm Italy, which debuted two years ago in Huntington, has just announced that its Westbury location will be opening Sept. 20.

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🧋Kismet Coffee Company has just opened for business at sparkling new digs in downtown Bay Shore. Tap here for the photo tour.

🧁 Dortoni Bakery officially opened its sixth location FRiday inside the newly built Heritage Westminster luxury apartment complex in W. Hempstead, its sixth Long Island location.

🍳 Morning Rose Cafe, the popular breakfast and brunch spot on Bedford Avenue in Bellmore, is closing after 12 years.

🍸 The team behind the Great South Bay Brewery is shaking things up in downtown Bay Shore with its newest venture, called Magnolias.

🇬🇷 Neraki Greek Mediterranean Grill, a beloved fixture in downtown Huntington, will serve its very last moussaka and gyros later this month.

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RYDER CUP

Second, ‘What’ll it be, boss?’ ‘Just 4,000 bagels’ as LI shops feed the Ryder Cup

🥯 Four thousand bagels and at least 5,500 cups of coffee. That’s the order The Bagel Hut in Farmingdale received for Ryder Cup Week at Bethpage Black. And it's not the only business feeling the boon.

🏨 Meanwhile, a brand-new Hampton Inn hotel has officially opened its doors in Farmingdale, bringing 101 guest rooms and a full slate of amenities to the area just in time for the Ryder Cup to arrive.

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Third, East End football hit again as combined North Fork team axes season

📰 The Greenport/Southold/Mattituck varsity team has canceled its 2025 season because of a lack of players, school officials confirmed. It marks the second football program out east to fold this fall.

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🏈 The Long Island University football team pulled off the biggest win in program history Saturday with a 28-23 stunner over Eastern Michigan.

🥅 The Islanders’ preseason doesn’t start until Sept. 21, but for captain Anders Lee, the unofficial kickoff comes a week earlier — and it’s all for a good cause.

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GREAT DAYS

The St. Paraskevi Greek Festival returns to Greenlawn this weekend

The St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church is bringing back its beloved annual Greek Festival from Friday through Sunday, Sept. 12-14.