By Mike White 🇺🇸 April 16, 2026

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1. We got a first look at Tejanos Tex-Mex Cantina ahead of Babylon opening

NOW OPEN: Tejanos Tex-Mex Cantina officially opened its doors in Babylon Village on Wednesday, giving diners their first taste of the anticipated concept, and GLI got the first look on Monday. Now welcoming guests for lunch and dinner, the Texas-leaning spot brings tacos, fajitas and margaritas into a reimagined space at 117 Deer Park Ave.

2. Before ‘The Chosen,’ Jonathan Roumie walked the halls at Plainedge

✝️ Before he was portraying Jesus in "The Chosen," Jonathan Roumie was just another Long Island kid — captured in a newly uncovered (by GLI) Plainedge High School yearbook photo. The throwback offers a glimpse at the local roots behind what has become a very recognizable face today.

More headlines to highlight

🕊️ A missing Oyster Bay woman has been identified, bringing a heartbreaking end to weeks of searching for Brittany Kritis-Garip.

🎣 A former Port Jefferson McDonald’s gets a new life as Port Tackle, now open for local anglers.

🕊️ A Holbrook NYPD officer dies after a long battle with 9/11-related cancer and family and friends need to raise money.

🥊 Mike Tyson is set to headline a 4/20 event at a Farmingville dispensary.

💔 Long Island rallies around a young man left in a coma after a devastating car crash.

🧠 Investigators continue digging into the mind of Gilgo killer Rex Heuermann.

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.