Name: What's up on LI: Harborfrost, Ricardo Arjona performs and more
Uploaded: 2026-01-08T12:53:06.932Z
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Description: From Harborfrost in Sag Harbor to Ricardo Arjona at UBS Arena, check out all the fun things to do and explore this weekend.

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On the latest episode of &quot;Sarra Sounds Off,&quot; Newsday&#39;s Gregg Sarra talks about&nbsp;Massapequa and&nbsp;Miller Place wrestling teams winning state dual meet championships and Jonathan Ruban takes a look at the undefeated Northport girls basketball team.

Sports

High School

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Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 21: Long Island's dual meet state championships

Northport

Miller Place

Massapequa

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Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 21 Massapequa, Miller Place wrestling champs

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Newsday's Gregg Sarra talks about Massapequa and Miller Place wrestling teams winning state dual meet championships and Jonathan Ruban takes a look at the undefeated Northport girls basketball team.

Long Island

Politics

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2026 NYS Republican convention

Garden City

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State Replubicans are set to converge on LI and nominate their candidates for this coming election. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa is joined by NewsdayTV political analyst Joye Brown and political consultant Mike Dawidziak about what to expect.

The 20-year-old Suffolk&nbsp;man accused of kiling&nbsp;NCPD Officer Patricia Espinosa&nbsp;was driving with more than twice the legal blood alcohol content,&nbsp;Suffolk prosecutors say. NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa reports.

Crime

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DA: Suspect in crash that killed LI cop had more than twice the legal BAC

long island

Suffolk

Central Islip

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'This is a bunch of bad decisions'

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The 20-year-old Suffolk man accused of kiling NCPD Officer Patricia Espinosa was driving with more than twice the legal blood alcohol content, Suffolk prosecutors say. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Democrats across the state are converging on Syracuse to decide who will get the party&#39;s nomination to run this November. Doug Geed is joined by NewsdayTV&#39;s Joye Brown&nbsp;and expert Larry Levy about what to expect from the convention.

News

Region/State

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2026 NYS Democratic Convention

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'Make sure there isn't some huge political food fight'

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Democrats across the state are converging on Syracuse to decide who will get the party's nomination to run this November. Doug Geed is joined by NewsdayTV's Joye Brown and expert Larry Levy about what to expect out of the convention.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Doug Geed takes us &quot;Out East,&quot; and shows us the Long Island Aquarium, a comfort food restaurant in Baiting Hollow, a Riverhead greenhouse and Albert Einstein&#39;s connections to the East End.

Things to Do

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Out East show: LI Aquarium, Cooperage Inn/Pot Pies, Bianchi Davis Orchids, and Einstein in Southold

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'It's definitely a destination'

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us "Out East," and shows us the Long Island Aquarium, a comfort food restaurant in Baiting Hollow, a Riverhead greenhouse and Albert Einstein's connections to the East End.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Elisa DiStefano talked to celebrities and doctors on the red carpet of the American Heart Association&#39;s Red Dress Collection&nbsp;Concert in New York City.&nbsp;

Health

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Red dresses on the red carpet: Celebrities talk heart health

Manhattan

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'We don't know to look out for the symptoms'

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano talked to celebrities and doctors on the red carpet of the American Heart Association's Red Dress Collection Concert in New York City.

Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa&nbsp;was remembered Thursday as an exceptional cop and &quot;beautiful human being.&quot; NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports.

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Funeral for NCPD Officer Patricia Espinosa

Smithtown

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'She's gonna live in our hearts, always'

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Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa was remembered Thursday as an exceptional cop and "beautiful human being." NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

With no criminal records, Josue and Jose Trejo Lopez went for a routine check-in. Sent to El Salvador, they&rsquo;re desperate to return to their American lives.

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LI brothers who came to the U.S. as kids deported to a place they hardly know

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'I miss my family, miss my little brother'

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With no criminal records, Josue and Jose Trejo Lopez went for a routine check-in. Sent to El Salvador, they're desperate to return to their American lives.

Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman spent 24 hours exploring Boston, which is just a train ride away.

Travel

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24 hours in Boston: Heritage, food scene and city staples

New York City

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History, food scene and more things to add to your Boston to-do list

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Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman spent 24 hours exploring Boston, which is just a train ride away.

Surging utility costs this winter amid cold conditions are fueling frustration among many Long Islanders. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Virginia Huie reports.

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LIers upset over spiking energy costs

Nassau

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'It really hurts the middle class people'

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Surging utility costs this winter amid cold conditions are fueling frustration among many Long Islanders. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

A federal lawsuit claims a vast network of&nbsp;Long Islanders is responsible for over 70 lawsuits linked to allegedly staged accidents. Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky has more.

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Lawsuit: More than 70 alleged staged accident cases filed by LI network

Freeport

New York State

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'Connected either by a shared address, by family, by job'

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A federal lawsuit claims a vast network of Long Islanders is responsible for over 70 lawsuits linked to allegedly staged accidents. Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky has more.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Elisa DiStefano learns all about junk journaling with the Scrappy Hour team at Village Vibes in Babylon.

Fashion and Shopping

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Creating junk journals in Babylon

Babylon

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'This allows people to brain dump, but creatively and artistically'

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano learns all about junk journaling with the Scrappy Hour team at Village Vibes in Babylon.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Macy Egeland takes a look back at the tale of Physty the Whale, who was rescued and revived near Robert Moses in 1981.

Long Island Nostalgia

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Picture This: That time Physty the Whale was rescued and revived

Oak Beach

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'People brought chicken soup to try to feed the sick whale'

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look back at the tale of Physty the Whale, who was rescued and revived near Robert Moses in 1981.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is setting up a program to have legal observers monitor immigration enforcement across the state. Newsday Nassau County Politics Reporter Bahar Ostadan has more.&nbsp;

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Letitia James deploying legal observers to monitor ICE

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NYS AG deploying legal observers to monitor ICE

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New York Attorney General Letitia James is setting up a program to have legal monitor immigration enforcement across the state. Newsday Nassau County Politics Reporter Bahar Ostadan has more.

Energy charges are going up 13% for electric customers and 29% for natural gas customers.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa has more.&nbsp;

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Electric, natural gas bills expected to rise again this month

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LI heating bills expected to rise again this month

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Energy charges are going up 13% for electric customers and 29% for natural gas customers. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa has more.

Nearly 690 pounds of cocaine were seized in what is being called&nbsp;one of the largest narcotics busts in Nassau County&#39;s history. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

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One of the largest narcotics busts in LI history

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'This is over $20 million dollars of street value'

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Nearly 690 pounds of cocaine were seized in what is being called one of the largest narcotics busts in Nassau County's history. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Municipalities like the&nbsp;Village of Great Neck Plaza are stepping up efforts to remove&nbsp;snow piles that haven&#39;t melted over a week after a storm hit the region.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

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Many Long Islanders frustrated with slow snow removal

Great Neck Plaza

Great Neck

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'It's been challenging'

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Municipalities like the Village of Great Neck Plaza are stepping up efforts to remove snow piles that haven't melted over a week after a storm hit the region. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Following the death of her father, Long Beach&#39;s Mindi Dovberg began swimming in the ocean every day to help &quot;shock the grief out of her system.&quot;&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Jamie Stuart reports.

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Rain or shine, warm or cold, she takes a dip in the ocean every day

Long Beach

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'It's really a meditative experience for me once I get out of my head.'

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Following the death of her father, Long Beach's Mindi Dovberg began swimming in the ocean every day to help "shock the grief out of her system." NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Doug Geed visits a longtime Baiting Hollow restaurant that&rsquo;s been serving the community for decades &mdash; and is now offering homemade pot pies to go.

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Out East: A visit to the Cooperage Inn

Baiting Hollow

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits a longtime Baiting Hollow restaurant that's been serving the community for decades — and is now offering homemade pot pies to go.

The Islamic Center of Long Island&nbsp;on Sunday held its 22nd annual Black History Month celebration.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Black History Month celebrated in Westbury

Westbury

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'Black history is not a side story'

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The Islamic Center of Long Island on Sunday held its 22nd annual Black History Month celebration. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Investigations

Five years after a Newsday investigation into police hiring, neither county has diversified ranks to reflect the communities they serve.&nbsp;Newsday&#39;s Virginia Huie and Jim Baumbach reports.&nbsp;

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Despite 30% increase in Hispanic officers, LI police forces still overwhelmingly white

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'Could we do better? Absolutely'

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Five years after a Newsday investigation into police hiring, neither county has diversified ranks to reflect the communities they serve. Newsday's Virginia Huie and Jim Baumbach reports.

The rooms &mdash; which one judge described as &ldquo;putrid&quot; and &quot;cramped&rdquo; &mdash; have been packed with multiple detainees at same time. NewsdayTV&#39;s Andrew Ehinger reports.&nbsp;

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ICE has detained dozens on LI in 'putrid, cramped' conditions for prolonged periods

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'These are conditions that no person should be held under'

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The rooms — which one judge described as "putrid" and "cramped" — have been packed with multiple detainees at same time. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

From small mom-and-pop motels to high-end national brands, the problem is rampant on Long Island, experts say, with victims as young as 11 years old. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Macy Egeland.

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59 hotels on LI where prostitution, sex trafficking occurred, including some with minors

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'A case in almost every major hotel here'

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From small mom-and-pop motels to high-end national brands, the problem is rampant on Long Island, experts say, with victims as young as 11 years old. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland.