On Monday, March 9, the Nassau County Legislature unanimously passed legislation to strengthen a ban on inhumane pet tethering – a proposal which was first introduced in 2019 by Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislator Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) proudly joined the officers and members of the Franklin Square and Munson Fire District at the Sand Castle in Franklin Square for the Department’s 102nd annual installation dinner on Saturday, March 7. ... Read full Story
Following a successful event in Rockville Centre on Feb. 18, Nassau County Legislator Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) is continuing his district’s mobile office hour series with upcoming events in Hempstead Village and Roosevelt. ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislators Carrié Solages (D – Valley Stream) and Cynthia Nuñez (D – Valley Stream) are partnering with the Long Island Board of Realtors (LIBOR), the State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) and the Long Island Housing Partnership to ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) and Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined the Hempstead community and their colleagues in government for the Village of Hempstead’s Women’s History Month community conversation at Kennedy ... Read full Story
On Sunday, March 8, Nassau County Legislator Cynthia Nuñez (D – Valley Stream) hosted, and Legislator Carrié Solages (D – Valley Stream) proudly attended NYS Assembly Member Michaelle Solages’ annual Women of Distinction Luncheon. ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislators Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale), Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) and Cynthia Nuñez (D – Valley Stream) attended Nassau County’s Black History Month celebration at Nassau Community College on Friday, March 6. ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 3/11/2026 4:08 PM
Coyle’s Ice Cream is going from a single scoop to a triple scoop as it prepares for a … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 3/11/2026 3:17 PM
The lineup is set for this year’s Great South Bay Music Festival. The event’s organizer announced the full … Continued
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For most of her life, Sea Cliff’s Amy McGorry has battled two rare diseases that have slowly damaged … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 3/11/2026 1:15 PM
North Bay Shore man who works as a school bus driver and at a Brentwood Catholic church has been arrested on charges he sexually abused two children, according to Suffolk County Police.
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Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton proudly joined her colleagues in a unanimous Monday, March 9 vote to appoint William P. Bodkin to serve as Judge of the District Court of the County of Nassau for the Third Judicial District. ... Read full Story
Prior to the Monday, March 9 meeting of the Nassau County Legislature, Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages commemorated International Women’s Day by recognizing Elvia J. Cruz for her tireless and multifaceted efforts to uplift the community. ... Read full Story
In honor of Black History Month, Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Legislator Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) led the Democratic Minority Caucus in honoring Roosevelt educator, longtime Board ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 3/11/2026 11:21 AM
This Long Islander just scored his first NHL goal — and it was a beauty. Smithtown native Ryan … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 3/10/2026 8:42 PM
A Sound Beach man was convicted of second-degree murder Friday for his role in the predawn shooting death of a Bohemia father who had no connection to the crime — and was killed on his own back deck.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 3/10/2026 6:02 PM
Hummus Fit will open its newest Long Island location in Miller Place this week, marking the healthy meal-prep brand’s 14th store and creating an even split between Suffolk and Nassau counties.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 3/10/2026 4:28 PM
Smithtown has a new elegant dining option. The Chas. opens Tuesday, March 10, inside the former Carrabba’s Italian … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 3/10/2026 3:38 PM
A new two-story medical office building is rising at 60 Lake St. in Patchogue on a lot that's sat empty since the 2021 demolition of the historic Bargain Bilge Marine Supply building. The 12,000-square-foot multi-tenant development was designed by JM2 Architecture and approved by the village's Zoning Board of Appeals.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Staff | 3/10/2026 1:54 PM
Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace is getting ready to celebrate a major milestone — 25 years of serving Long Islanders … Continued
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“Dressed in full Irish regalia, Fitzgerald rode his horse, Jack, through the streets of Clinton every St. Patrick’s Day. Jack was also dressed for the occasion, with green ribbons on his mane and a green blanket with gold lettering, ‘Erin Go Bragh.’” — Craig S. Semon, The Worcester (Massachusetts) Telegram & Gazette, 22 Dec. 2025
Did you know?
March 17th is the feast day of the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick. In the United States, it is also the day of shamrocks, leprechauns, and green beer (and green everything else). Blue was once the color traditionally associated with St. Patrick, but the color green has several links to Ireland, including its use on Ireland’s flag in the form of a stripe, its symbolism of Irish nationalism and the country’s religious history, and its connection to Ireland’s nickname, The Emerald Isle. On St. Patrick’s Day, people turn to their dictionary to look up Erin go bragh, which means “Ireland forever.” The original Irish phrase was Erin go brách (or go bráth), which translates literally as “Ireland till doomsday.” It’s an expression of loyalty and devotion that first appeared in English during the late 18th-century Irish rebellion against the British.