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I Do!: Brianne Miller & Seamus Wharton, of Baiting Hollow
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (363+ words) Brianne Miller and Seamus Wharton made it official April 26, 2025, formalizing a romance that began when they were high school juniors in Riverhead. Miller and Wharton, both 25, got engaged on July 17, 2023, while vacationing in Aruba with extended family. It was Miller's…...
Collar cams offer a bear's eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska's desolate North Slope
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (830+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska " The life of one of the most remote grizzly bear populations in the world is being documented by the animals themselves, with collar cameras that provide a rare glimpse of how they survive on Alaska's rugged and desolate…...
Out East: Albert Einstein's time in Southold
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (28+ words) Out East: Albert Einstein's time in Southold'newsday.com NewsdayTV's Doug Geed sits down with former LI Congressman Steve Israel to talk about Israel's new book about Albert Einstein....
Scenes from Disco's heydey on Long Island
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (354+ words) 1985 At Scarletts in Westhampton Beach, clubgoers move to the disco beat on the main dance floor. Credit: Newsday/Tom Alvarez Did you used to feel like hot stuff wearing your best leisure suit and partying hard at Uncle Sam's in…...
Photographer Gordon Grant, of East Hampton, dies at 53
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (706+ words) His picture of a Santa Claus frolicking in icy waters captured the shivering humor of a polar plunge. "He was so insightful, and he was so good at putting people at ease," said longtime friend Kammy Wolf. "He captured the…...
ICE agents arrest at least three in Riverhead sweep, advocates say
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (380+ words) The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweep happened on Monday morning, advocates said. Credit: AP/Erin Hooley At least three'people were arrested by federal immigration agents in Riverhead on Monday morning, according to eyewitnesses and volunteers with the nonprofit OLA of…...
Quogue Wildlife Refuge lands $1.2 million state grant for upgrades
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (427+ words) These are renderings of the renovated Charles Banks Belt Nature Center at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Courtesy of the Quogue Wildlife Refuge A fundraising campaign to expand and upgrade educational facilities at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge has gotten a…...
Bolivian Indigenous women carry history and pride in the traditional 'pollera' skirt
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (654+ words) Fernanda Romero wrestles during a ticketed wrestling show in El Alto, Bolivia, Saturday, May 3, 2025. Credit: AP/Juan Karita LA PAZ, Bolivia " Before setting out for the wide, white mountain, Ana Lia Gonz'lez Magui'a took stock of her gear: A chunky…...
PHOTO ESSAY: Seeing the invisible - how AP photographers captured infrared technology
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (410+ words) When you unlock a phone, step into view of a security camera or drive past a license plate reader at night, beams of infrared light - invisible to the naked eye " shine onto the unique contours of your face, your body,…...
2026 is right around the corner. What are you hoping for?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (111+ words) Let us know here. A glimpse of the crowd on New Year, 2017. Credit: AP/Craig Ruttle This is the time when many of us consider the year ahead and reflect on the one that is ending -- the challenges faced, the…...