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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez met up at Farm Country Kitchen in Riverhead to talk about Long Island's hidden restaurants.  Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas; Yvonne Albinowski, Linda Rosier

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GILGO BEACH KILLINGS

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Gilgo Beach killings: Rex Heuermann's arrest one year later
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Rex Heuermann's family denies claims they participated in alleged crimes
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Stony Brook University rescinds some housing offers 
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Quick check: LIRR examining tickets before boarding
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MTA votes to shelve congestion pricing 
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LIRR officials invite commuters to show them how gross some station bathrooms are
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Not paying the LIRR fare can come with serious consequences
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LIRR crime rate hits 18-year high, though violent incidents rare
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Congestion pricing indefinitely delayed
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$5.5M endowment for breast cancer research at Stony Brook
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More working families need help from local food pantries
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LI school cafeteria inspections lag 
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Urologist allegedly sexually abused hundreds of patients
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Cold Spring Hills nursing home could see additional penalties
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State DOH: Sexually transmitted infections are rising on Long Island
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Dozens of students at Half Hollow Hills High School West sick with stomach-related illness
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Biden administration imposes drinking water limits on 'forever chemicals'
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The Safe Center LI in Bethpage marks 10th anniversary 
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Long Island's soaring home prices
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LI's unemployment rate ticks up to 3.3%
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LI home prices hit record high in June 
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Consumer sentiment up on LI, still not great 
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State approves real estate license for banned agent in 'clerical error'
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Residents protest 3rd housing plan for an old golf course in Sayville
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LI hairstylist turned to living in her car after rent increase 
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Long Island median home prices continue to spike
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Long Island's jobless rate rises for third straight month
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Nassau Candy opening third factory
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Long Island home prices break records again in May
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61 townhouses proposed on site of Oceanside Jewish Center
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LI woman sues Cold Stone Creamery over missing pistachio in her ice cream
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