By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 8/29/2025 1:35 PM
“Just unthinkable.” That’s how Lake Ronkonkoma mom Jen Wertovitch described the alleged actions of the woman accused in … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 8/29/2025 1:22 PM
German Doner Kebab, the international fast-casual chain known for its elevated take on the classic doner, has officially … Continued
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Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) is joining forces with Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF) Northeast Board Chairman John Carrion and DRIF Northeast Board of Directors member Bob Parant ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé is once again proudly co-sponsoring Sanitary District No. 2’s autumn Operation Shed-The-Meds, document shredding, and E-Cycling drop-off day – an event presented with key support from ... Read full Story
To help local students have a strong start to the 2025-26 school year, Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages (D – Valley Stream) is teaming up with the Green Acres Mall and community partners to host a back-to-school giveaway at ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 8/29/2025 12:06 PM
Anthony Kaisser, 28, was arrested after a head-on crash in North Bellport Thursday night. His passenger suffered serious injuries, and both vehicles were impounded.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Andrew Rappaport | 8/29/2025 11:42 AM
A Levittown teen is facing multiple charges after police say he intentionally pulled a fire alarm inside the … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 8/29/2025 11:04 AM
A Farmingville man slammed into a police car and tore off in a chase that left three Suffolk … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 8/29/2025 10:56 AM
After nearly two years of drawing record crowds, the Billy Joel exhibit at the Long Island Music and … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Julianne Mosher | 8/29/2025 10:02 AM
| At 23, she’s opening a music studio in Port Jefferson Station — right below dad’s design firm … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 8/29/2025 9:58 AM
Slappin’ Chick, the Nashville hot chicken joint that made waves in Hicksville and Astoria, just landed in Selden. … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Julianne Mosher | 8/29/2025 9:47 AM
A Babylon favorite is back — and this time, it’s run by a chemist and a pharmacist. Commack … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 8/28/2025 6:33 PM
Demolition is underway at the future site of the Carriage House apartment complex on Patchogue’s West Main Street. … Continued
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Maddy Bender is cooking up something big. And the 23-year-old Rocky Point native will do it from one … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 8/28/2025 6:21 PM
Suffolk police confirmed Thursday that an afternoon multiple vehicle crash in Manorville has forced the closure of all … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 8/28/2025 4:10 PM
La Bottega Italian Gourmet officially opened its doors Thursday, Aug. 28, in the heart of Babylon Village. The … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Dawn Allcot | 8/28/2025 4:08 PM
Egg creams and pretzel sticks aren’t what you expect when you walk into a pharmacy. At least, not … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 8/28/2025 3:58 PM
Two Long Island men have been indicted on drug charges in connection with a fatal fentanyl overdose that left a 4-year-old girl to discover her father's body. Steven Pesantez, 29, of Brentwood, and Isaiah Skees Pierre Louis, 27, of Bay Shore, face multiple felony charges for allegedly selling the controlled substances, including the fentanyl that prosecutors say killed Pesantez's former high school acquaintance.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Dawn Allcot | 8/28/2025 3:53 PM
Craft cocktails and upscale brunch menu aim to revive former Don Ricardo’s spot Brunch is coming to Babylon … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 8/28/2025 2:26 PM
Police arrested a Lake Ronkonkoma in connection with Tuesday night’s hit-and-run crash that left a teenage e-bike rider … Continued
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 29, 2025 is:
incisive \in-SYE-siv\ adjective
Incisive means "impressively direct and decisive." It is generally applied to either something communicated in a way that is very clear and direct, or to a person who is able to explain difficult ideas clearly and confidently.
// The columnist is known for her incisive commentary on local politics.
"'Death Becomes Her' might be a combination of an uproarious camp sensibility and the grotesquely macabre, but it also contains incisive social critiques—of impossible beauty standards for women, the difficulties of aging, and the lengths people will go to maintain their youthful looks." — Christopher Wallenberg, The Boston Globe, 1 June 2025
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An incisive person doesn’t hem and haw—they get straight to the point. The original meaning of incisive, from around 1600, was "having a cutting edge or piercing point"; the modern meaning of "impressively direct and decisive" has been part of English since the mid-1800s. Incisive is a close relative of incisor, which refers to a front tooth typically adapted for cutting, so it's no surprise that incisive has a specific meaning in dentistry, describing that which is of, relating to, or situated near the incisors. Both incisive and incisor come from the Latin verb caedere, meaning "to cut." English is rich in cuttings from the fruitful stem of caedere: some examples to sink your teeth into are scissors, chisel, incise ("to cut into or engrave"), excise ("to remove by cutting"), incision ("cut" or "gash"), precise ("minutely exact"), and concise ("brief").