By Mike White 🇺🇸 June 30, 2026

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1. Knicks draft pick Tyler Nickel fulfills Long Island dad’s lifelong dream

🏀 When Tyler Nickel heard his name called by the Knicks during the second round of the NBA Draft, it fulfilled a dream he had been chasing since the fifth grade. For his father from Kings Park, it fulfilled another one.

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2. Villa Roma opens, brings a taste of old Joe’s Pizza back to Bay Shore

🍕 Nearly two months after quietly opening its doors, Villa Roma in Bay Shore is preparing to make it official. The Italian restaurant and pizzeria at 73 Howells Road will celebrate its grand opening Friday, July 10.

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3. Nikola Tesla Expo returns to Shoreham with drone show, historic milestone

🔌 Tesla's spirit of innovation returns to Shoreham on July 11, as the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe for an evening celebration packed with interactive science, technology and family-friendly entertainment.

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Cops & Courts

🚔 A 100-mph Sunrise Highway crash has led to drug-impaired driving charges for a Shirley man. Mario Auer was behind the wheel of a BMW that flipped in Bayport in April, ejecting him and his passenger.

🚨 Nassau Police are asking for the public’s help in locating six defendants wanted on felony and misdemeanor charges, posting their photos Monday as part of the department’s ongoing #MugshotMonday campaign.

⚠️ The Suffolk DA says that a Bay Shore man held a woman captive in a Patchogue motel room for days before she got out and saved herself.

📰 A Port Jefferson Station man faces impaired driving and drug possession charges after his Dodge Challenger struck a Jeep on Sunrise Highway this weekend, injuring two young women, police said.

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More headlines to highlight

🚒 A Honda minivan burst into flames at a traffic light in front of Gallo restaurant in downtown Patchogue Saturday, spewing flames and smoke into the air and sending pedestrians scrambling from the scene.

🐋 A dead whale washed ashore at Ditch Plains beach in Montauk on Friday, drawing onlookers to one of the Island’s most celebrated surf spots and prompting a response from marine conservation officials.

🏥 Peconic Bay Medical Center’s long-planned women’s health expansion is starting to take shape. The center will become the first dedicated women’s and infants facility of its kind on the East End.

🏙️ GLI was on the ground in Lower Manhattan as millions of New York Knicks fans packed the Canyon of Heroes to celebrate the franchise’s first NBA championship in 53 years. Click to watch the video.

🏀 The Knicks’ historic run is also inspiring another comeback: Modell’s.

🇮🇹 This husband-and-wife team have just opened a specialty Italian grocer in the heart of Bellport Village, a place that had lost two IGA locations.

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GREAT CAREERS

Uncle Giuseppe’s seeks hundreds of workers as Greenvale debut nears

Before the first warm ball of fresh mozzarella hits the cheese basket, or the first customer walks through the door, Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace needs to build the team that will bring its new Greenvale store to life.

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