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By Mike White · May 6, 2025

☕ Good morning, Long Island!

🌸 Mother's Day is coming, so don't forget to order that gift card from Drew Patrick Spa.

⛈️ More showers today and possible thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. High near 62.

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First, Ross Dress for Less opening new stores in Farmingville, Hempstead

🛒 Ross Dress for Less, a discount retail favorite across much of the country, is at last setting up shop on Long Island.
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Second, Black Pearl Seafood set for Mother’s Day debut at Danfords

🍤 Operated by Top Flight Hospitality, Black Pearl is taking over the hotel's ground-floor dining space, replacing the former Ferryman’s Grille.

MORE LI FOODIE NEWS

🚫 🐄 On May 1, the popular chicken sandwich chain Chick-fil-A opened a new restaurant in East Meadow, directly across from Eisenhower Park.

Third, 50 cats rescued from Bohemia home; SCPA seeks emergency help

🚨 Authorities removed the animals from the residence and are currently housing and treating them at the SPCA’s MASH Unit in Islip.

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MORE HEADLINES TO HIGHLIGHT

📹 A female tenant’s horrifying discovery inside the bathroom of her Water Mill rental home has led to the arrest of a N.J man on felony charges.

👮🏼‍♂️ A street corner in Roslyn has been renamed in memory of a Nassau police officer who died in 2016 from cancer linked to his rescue work at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terror attacks. Brian Abbondandelo was 53.

🧑🏼‍🎤 Industry Lounge & Gallery, the moody, art-filled hangout that’s become a haven for creatives in downtown Huntington, is preparing to leave.

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