Paul Longo has traded in his green for some gold. The former William Floyd High School head football … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 1/28/2026 11:27 AM
A WARN notice obtained by Greater Long Island shows Amazon plans to permanently lay off roughly 150 workers at its East Setauket Amazon Fresh store as part of the nationwide closure of its brick-and-mortar grocery locations.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 1/27/2026 7:32 PM
Funeral services have been set for Roger McGovern, 60, a retired NYPD sergeant who died after suffering a heart attack while shoveling snow outside his Floral Park church during Sunday’s blizzard.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 1/27/2026 6:50 PM
A new retail shopping center could soon be coming to Farmingville as the Brookhaven Town Board prepares to review The Shoppes at Triangle Park project. The proposal would bring four retail buildings totaling 14,850 square feet to a site on Horseblock Road near Woodycrest Drive, with a public hearing scheduled for Jan. 29
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 1/27/2026 2:33 PM
Amazon announced it will shut down all Amazon Fresh supermarkets nationwide, a move that will close its remaining Long Island locations.
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The ants will be marching again this summer in Wantagh. Dave Matthews Band has announced its 2026 summer … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Andrew Rappaport | 1/27/2026 12:58 PM
A big change has taken flight for the busiest airline at Long Island MacArthur Airport. Southwest Airlines has … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 1/27/2026 10:26 AM
Movers & Shakers McIntyre, Donohue, Accardi, Salmonson & Riordan, LLP has announced the promotion of Timothy Finnegan to … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Andrew Rappaport | 1/27/2026 10:12 AM
The wait for Dom’s Famous Chicken Fingers in Plainview is almost over. The brand’s first standalone location, opening … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Julianne Mosher | 1/26/2026 2:16 PM
A nationally acclaimed California ramen chain has chosen Lake Grove for its New York debut. JINYA Ramen Bar … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 1/26/2026 1:36 PM
Community raises nearly $20K for families of Alexa Duryea and Lindsey Parke, both 19, killed in Friday's Hicksville crash. Funeral arrangements announced.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 1/26/2026 11:09 AM
Roger McGovern, 60, a retired NYPD sergeant and longtime Floral Park parishioner, died Sunday after suffering a heart attack while shoveling snow at Our Lady of Victory Church.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 1/25/2026 6:17 PM
Mineola neighbors, friends and classmates are rallying around the family of a 16-year-old Mineola High School student who … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 1/25/2026 5:05 PM
Suffolk County Police have issued a Silver Alert for 75-year-old Jeffrey Jarmel of Coram, who suffers from dementia and was reported missing after leaving an assisted living facility early Sunday morning.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Staff | 1/25/2026 4:47 PM
Emergency crews rescued a father and son who fell through the ice at Gibbs Pond in Nesconset on … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 1/25/2026 3:48 PM
A powerful winter storm swept across Long Island Sunday, and our cameras captured the snow-covered streets, neighborhoods and coastlines from Nassau to Suffolk.
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Forget the eggs, bread and milk. Ahead of the approaching winter storm, some Long Islanders were stocking up … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Peter Schwartz | 1/24/2026 10:50 AM
Prior to the 2001–02 season, the New York Islanders cycled through a series of minor league affiliates without … Continued
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With a major winter storm already locked in for Sunday, Greater Long Island Meteorologist Samantha Augeri says the … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 1/23/2026 4:09 PM
Police say a Hampton Bays man assaulted officers and grabbed an officer’s holstered gun while they responded to a late-night domestic disturbance.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 31, 2026 is:
short shrift \SHORT-SHRIFT\ noun
Short shrift means “little or no attention or thought” or “quick work.” In religious use it refers to barely adequate time for confession before execution.
// Certain neighborhoods have received short shrift from the city government.
“[Charlie] Caplinger echoed the concerns of many speakers at the meeting, with charter captains saying the recreational fishing industry’s economic contributions were being given short shrift.” — Mike Smith, NOLA.com (New Orleans, Louisiana), 6 Nov. 2025
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We’ve got a confession to make, but we’ll keep it brief: while it’s technically possible to make “long shrift” of something, you’re unlikely to find long shrift in our dictionary anytime soon. Short shrift, on the other hand, has been keeping it real—real terse, that is—for centuries. The earliest known use of the phrase comes from Shakespeare’s play Richard III, in which Lord Hastings, who has been condemned by King Richard to be beheaded, is told by Sir Richard Ratcliffe to “Make a short shrift” as the king “longs to see your head.” Although now archaic, the noun shrift was understood in Shakespeare’s time to refer to the confession or absolution of sins, so “make a short shrift” meant, quite literally, “keep your confession short.” However, since at least the 19th century the phrase has been used figuratively to refer to a small or inadequate amount of time or attention given to something.