By Mike White 🇺🇸 Sept. 10, 2026

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☕ Good morning, Long Island!

🎃 The results are in, and fall walloped summer in our 'Which is the better season?" poll. Fall: 59.5%, Summer: 40.5%

Could be that fall people are that much more passionate and took the time to vote! 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Weather: We're looking at a 20 percent chance of showers before 11 a.m. today in Sayville. Otherwise mostly sunny with a high near 83.

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MEET OUR SPONSORS

GLI coverage is sponsored in part by Toresco & Simonelli of West Islip. After a tragic accident, work with a boutique firm that thrives on making connections and being accessible to you. A firm that cares.

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1. Yellowjackets are buzzing to the rescue in Long Island’s lanternfly fight

🐝 Videos and photos on social media are pouring in from Long Island and the Northeast — proving that aggressive yellowjackets have indeed been hunting down and then feasting on the invasive spotted lanternfly.

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2. Hicksville bachelor’s brutal year turned him into LI’s most wanted single guy

💪🏻 Job gone. Girlfriend gone. Dog gone. That was Michael Nicosia’s 2025 in Dallas. And it’s just the kind of streak that sends a guy straight back to his childhood bedroom on Long Island. Things took a turn for the better.

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3. Babylon Village ranch hits the market at a rare $615,000 price point

🏡 It’s not often you’ll find a three-bed, two-bathroom house for sale in Babylon Village for much less than $700,000 these days.

Especially one with what’s described as a “lower level.” But that’s what we’re looking at with this new listing at 407 W. Main Street.

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More headlines to highlight

⚠️ Thomas Lobianco indicted for aggravated vehicular homicide in fatal Nesconset road crew crash​

🙏🏻 Family of dad who drowned off Shelter Island receives massive support: GoFundMe tops $379K

🛬 Small plane makes emergency landing in Robert Moses parking lot

🍌 Sobol’s Miller Place açaí bowl shop opens today, Sept. 10, with free bowls, yearlong raffle prizes

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GREAT DAYS

Beer, bites and fall fun descend on Greenport Harbor Brewing Oct. 4

With farm stands overflowing, vineyards in harvest mode and the North Fork settling its best season, We Are Live is adding yet another reason to head out East this October. Click here for all the details.

Greater Babylon coverage is funded in part by The Argyle Theatre, where Broadway comes to Babylon Village. Click here for On Your Feet! tickets.