By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 6/9/2025 2:33 PM
Pita Bowl is getting ready to triple down on Long Island. The family-owned Greek fast-casual restaurant that opened … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Alan Krawitz | 6/9/2025 1:57 PM
Brunch lovers, get ready for a collaboration of delicious proportions. Later this month, Jam of Massapequa Park is merging with … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 6/9/2025 1:41 PM
The streets of downtown Riverhead were filled with cheers, posters, and powerful messages last week as the community … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 6/9/2025 1:08 PM
Things looked a little hairy Saturday with the weather. But the sun ended up shining brightly on Bay … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/9/2025 12:57 PM
While Hooters shuttered dozens of locations nationwide last week, the chain’s Farmingdale outpost is holding up just fine. … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 6/9/2025 9:53 AM
Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace is expanding its Long Island footprint with a brand-new location in Levittown, set to open … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/7/2025 11:16 PM
Friends and family will come together in Center Moriches this weekend to honor and remember Brenda Ingraham, the … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/7/2025 12:18 PM
A Ridge man was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in Moriches a day … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Ben Fiebert | 6/7/2025 6:06 AM
Seahorses on the East End are about to start living large, thanks to a group of students on … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Ben Fiebert | 6/7/2025 5:41 AM
In a quiet flight toward the future, four passengers boarded a fully electric aircraft in East Hampton Tuesday … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 6/6/2025 3:38 PM
Blue Point’s new Dunkin’ is here. Dunkin’ has officially opened its doors in the heart of Blue Point, … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Julianne Mosher | 6/6/2025 2:06 PM
A bold new eatery is getting ready to make some noise in Miller Place. It’s called The BlackSheep, … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/6/2025 12:33 PM
The newborn whose family says nearly died after a botched circumcision at a Manhattan hospital is now facing … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 6/6/2025 12:12 PM
Bay Shore’s South Shore Mall appears to be getting a spicy new tenant. A new Chick-fil-A restaurant is … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/6/2025 11:32 AM
It won’t be long before the coffee cups are clinking and the conversations are flowing at Peter Pan … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Julianne Mosher | 6/6/2025 11:03 AM
After more than three decades in Port Jefferson Station, a beloved local diner is making a move up … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/6/2025 7:35 AM
Police are asking the public to help them weed out the man who plastered cannabis dispensary stickers throughout … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 6/6/2025 7:25 AM
A beloved Italian restaurant at Mohegan Sun has reopened with a bold new twist — and some strong … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/5/2025 3:05 PM
Two Long Island breweries have earned statewide recognition in MyBartender.com’s newly released 2025 Top 30 Breweries in New … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 6/5/2025 2:23 PM
Kristine Murillo, the owner of Fedora Boutique Salon in Port Jefferson Village, is expanding her brand in a … 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.”