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By Mike White · Jan. 23, 2025

☕ Happy Thursday, Long Island!

☀️ Today will be mostly sunny with a high near 31, though the wind chill will make it feel more like 10 to 20 degrees at times.

❄️ The 6th Annual Port Jefferson Ice Festival has been moved to this weekend in the village. Click here for details, a map and schedule.

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A message from Argyle Theatre

Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, takes the stage tonight in Babylon. The show runs through April 6. Click here for tickets.

First, a change of plans for the Midway Crossing project

🏢 Suffolk County has ditched its master developer at the Midway Crossing project in Ronkonkoma after seven years. County Executive Ed Romaine said there's been too little progress on moving the plans forward. The county is now looking for new, would-be private partners.

Second, bird flu forces Long Island farm to euthanize 99,000 ducks

🚜 Long Island’s largest duck farm is grappling with a devastating bird flu outbreak that has forced the facility to euthanize its entire flock.

Third, services set for military trailblazer who broke color barrier

🇺🇸 Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25, for Nancy Leftenant-Colon, a groundbreaking figure in American military and nursing history, who died on Jan. 8 at the age of 104. She was from Amityville.

Third, more headlines to highlight

🏈 Arena football is returning to Long Island at Nassau Coliseum.

📖 The Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library recently celebrated the grand reopening of its renovated main building in Shirley.

🍷 Otherside Wine Bar opened last year in Glen Cove; it has since evolved.

🛥️ Check out our guide to Long Island's East End.

Long Island is hiring!

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