By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/10/2025 2:03 PM
The man found dead in an East Shoreham backyard pool last month has been positively identified as murder … Continued
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On Tuesday, June 4, President Donald Trump issued a blanket travel ban on Haiti — a nation already facing profound humanitarian and economic crises - and in doing so is blocking Haitian nationals from entering the United States. ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislator Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) on Monday, June 9 led the Democratic Minority delegation in renewing its demand for equity in the delivery of Community Revitalization Program (CRP) grant resources to Democratic-led districts ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 6/10/2025 12:47 PM
More than 35 students from William Floyd Middle School gathered at Tiana Beach in Hampton Bays last month … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 6/10/2025 11:48 AM
The track at Smithtown High School West was buzzing with energy for 12 straight hours this past weekend … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Staff | 6/10/2025 10:50 AM
Pinelawn Memorial Park and Arboretum just made history — and Suffolk County took notice. The Farmingdale cemetery was … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/10/2025 10:32 AM
Long Island continues to cement its reputation as New York’s premier boating destination, with four local communities landing … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Ben Fiebert | 6/10/2025 9:50 AM
Panda Express is bringing its Original Orange Chicken back to Long Island. Sure, New Yorkers pride themselves on their … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/10/2025 7:52 AM
The state has pulled the plug on a prominent spinal surgeon’s ability to treat injured workers. Vadim Lerman, … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 6/9/2025 5:47 PM
The first-ever nonstop flight from New York to Puglia, Italy, officially took off on June 3. Neos Airlines, … Continued
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Democratic members of the Nassau County Legislature gathered today to demand an immediate FBI investigation into a series of highly suspicious events involving County Executive Bruce Blakeman tied to an ongoing federal probe. ... Read full Story
Democratic members of the Nassau County Legislature gathered today to demand an immediate FBI investigation into a series of highly suspicious events involving County Executive Bruce Blakeman tied to an ongoing federal probe. ... Read full Story
Democratic members of the Nassau County Legislature gathered today to demand an immediate FBI investigation into a series of highly suspicious events involving County Executive Bruce Blakeman tied to an ongoing federal probe. ... Read full Story
Democratic members of the Nassau County Legislature gathered today to demand an immediate FBI investigation into a series of highly suspicious events involving County Executive Bruce Blakeman tied to an ongoing federal probe. ... Read full Story
Democratic members of the Nassau County Legislature gathered today to demand an immediate FBI investigation into a series of highly suspicious events involving County Executive Bruce Blakeman tied to an ongoing federal probe. ... Read full Story
Democratic members of the Nassau County Legislature gathered today to demand an immediate FBI investigation into a series of highly suspicious events involving County Executive Bruce Blakeman tied to an ongoing federal probe. ... Read full Story
Democratic members of the Nassau County Legislature gathered today to demand an immediate FBI investigation into a series of highly suspicious events involving County Executive Bruce Blakeman tied to an ongoing federal probe. ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 6/9/2025 3:47 PM
50 Cent’s production company’s documentary series examining the case of Rex Heuermann, the Massapequa architect accused in the … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 6/9/2025 3:20 PM
Just six months after debuting in Huntington Station, Bubbakoo’s Burritos has expanded to a second spot on Long … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 6/9/2025 2:54 PM
Patchogue’s third annual Pride parade brought waves of color, music and celebration to Main Street on Sunday afternoon. … 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
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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.”