By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/14/2025 2:19 PM
Sure, it’s raining — again. But someone’s betting on starry nights this summer. The Town of Islip is … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/14/2025 11:18 AM
Family and friends gathered this morning in Rocky Point to say goodbye to Matthew Zoll, the 23-year-old Sound … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/13/2025 6:56 PM
Tropical murals, no-sugar-added bowls and even puppy treats are drawing steady crowds to Port Jefferson Station’s newest health-focused … Continued
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As the leader of the Democratic caucus in the Nassau County Legislature, I’ve always believed that public service is about one thing: delivering results for the people who elected us... ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/13/2025 4:41 PM
Culpers 1778, a new high-end steakhouse inspired by Long Island’s Revolutionary War heritage, officially opens in East Setauket … Continued
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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman recently stated that “having the President of the United States as a friend of Nassau County is a very good thing.” If that’s true, then where is the proof? ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/13/2025 2:15 PM
The Dutchman Bar and Grill is opening with a bang this weekend — and Abella Danger’s bringing the … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 6/13/2025 1:56 PM
Dennis Smith, a true champion for Patchogue, and a man who played a vital role in the village’s … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 6/13/2025 12:43 PM
This tractor is pulling into the barn right on time. Back in December, representatives for Tractor Supply Co. … Continued
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Nassau County Department of Health has closed Biltmore Beach Club in Massapequa to bathing due to elevated bacterial levels, effective today, June 13, 2025. This beach will remain closed until testing indicates that samples are within acceptable limits. ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton recently welcomed Plant a Row for the Hungry to the Legislature to complete paperwork for the first half of a $50,000 American Rescue Plan Act the Minority leader secured last winter. ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Guest | 6/12/2025 2:29 PM
By Sam Desmond The movie magic is back at the newly renovated, restored and renamed Sunset Theater in … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/12/2025 12:39 PM
Rick Beesley was the kind of dude you never forgot. Whether you knew him as the 6-foot-4 towering … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 6/12/2025 12:09 PM
Babylon Social officially opened its doors Wednesday with a grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Deer Park … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Staff | 6/12/2025 10:16 AM
The Applebee’s in Lindenhurst just got a glow-up. Doherty Enterprises, Inc., the local operator, has wrapped up a … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 6/12/2025 9:52 AM
The Pizzeria is expanding again — this time to one of Long Island’s fastest-developing neighborhoods. Cliff Weinstein, co-owner … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 6/12/2025 8:49 AM
Wonder — a new food hall concept that brings together top chefs and restaurants from around the country … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 6/11/2025 6:45 PM
Check out these new eateries that opened on Long Island last month: Jade Eatery | Port Washington Asian … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/11/2025 6:34 PM
Online predators catch the attention of children typically by operating from the same playbook: They run a decoy, … Continued
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 15, 2025 is:
progeny \PRAH-juh-nee\ noun
Progeny refers to the child or descendant of a particular parent or family. Progeny can also refer to the offspring of an animal or plant, or broadly to something that is the product of something else. The plural of progeny is progeny.
// Many Americans are the progeny of immigrants.
// The champion thoroughbred passed on his speed, endurance, and calm temperament to his progeny, many of whom became successful racehorses themselves.
// This landmark study is the progeny of many earlier efforts to explore the phenomenon.
“‘I am (We are) our ancestors’ wildest dreams.’ The phrase originated from New Orleans visual artist, activist, and filmmaker Brandan Odums, and was popularized by influential Black figures like Ava Duvernay, who used the phrase in tribute to the ancestors of First Lady Michelle Obama. Melvinia Shields, who was born a slave in 1844, would be survived by five generations of progeny, ultimately leading to her great-great-great granddaughter—Michelle Obama ...” — Christopher J. Schell, “Hope for the Wild in Afrofuturism,” 2024
Did you know?
Progeny is the progeny of the Latin verb prōgignere, meaning “to beget.” That Latin word is itself an offspring of the prefix prō-, meaning “forth,” and gignere, which can mean “to beget” or “to bring forth.” Gignere has produced a large family of English descendants, including benign, engine, genius, germ, indigenous, and genuine. Gignere even paired up with prō- again to produce a close relative of progeny: the noun progenitor can mean “an ancestor in the direct line,” “a biologically ancestral form,” or “a precursor or originator.”