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Halloween is about to hit; therefore it’s time to get some last-minute scares in as the calendar reaches Oct. 31. Follow our Spooky Trail to help guide you through 13 eerie experiences ranging from Sands Point to Wading River. But be careful: These activities are not for the timid. Link in bio for the full list. (Photo credit: Alejandra Villa Loarca) . . . #longisland #nassaucounty #suffolkcounty #longislandny #halloween #spookytrail #hauntedhouse #halloweenhouse #sandspoint #wadingriver

Good morning Long Island! 🌅🍁 Today we want to share your photos of a perfect fall day on Long Island. So be sure to share your photos and videos to your Instagram story tagging @newsday and using #perfectdayli for a chance to be featured! . . . #longisland #liny #nassau #suffolk #nassaucounty #suffolkcounty #nyc #newyork #fall #fallonlongisland #perfectfalldayli

The shopping mall known as Broadway Commons will go back to its open-air roots, if all goes as planned under a $100 million redevelopment. A real estate partnership that bought the Hicksville shopping mall is planning a redevelopment that will convert the property to an open-air “lifestyle center” that focuses on retail, dining and entertainment options, said an attorney who represents the mall’s ownership. Read more on this story: https://www.nwsd.li/b57722 (Photo: Jeff Bachner)

Students wrapped up the last day of classes at Our Lady of Mercy Academy with tears in their eyes and yearbooks in hand as the all-girls Catholic high school ended its nearly 100-year run. The doors won’t officially close until after finals and Regents exams, but days of formal instruction are over at the historic building that some students said felt more like a second home. Read more: https://www.nwsd.li/5d867a

A hearty and good-natured group of fans, some pulling for India, others hoping Pakistan emerged on top, watched together on giant screens as the on-field rivalry between the bordering countries played out a few miles north at the T20 Cricket World Cup. Officials with the World Cup had predicted capacity crowds for the match and they were proved right, as spectators packed the 34,000-seat stadium. Read more: https://www.nwsd.li/61588d (Photos: Morgan Campbell) T20WorldCup2024

Firefighters from seven Suffolk departments battled an early morning fire Tuesday that ripped through and destroyed a house in Mastic Beach, officials said. Suffolk police and fire officials said the fire was reported at 5:29 a.m. It was not immediately clear how many residents were in the home. More information: https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/fire-mastic-beach-blaze-brookhaven-hnakoot3?utm_source=ig_nd (Photo credit: Tom Lambui)

Suffolk homicide detectives are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found floating near the shore of Shirley Beach, police said. The woman, who has not been identified, was found near the high tide line, not far from the public bathrooms at the Shirley park. Visit the link here for more: https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/body-found-shirley-beach-e4tep4dn?utm_source=ig_nd (Photo credit: Tom Lambui) - #longisland #longislandny #liny #longislandnewyork

If the charges against him and the word of clients and neighbors prove true, Rex Heuermann, the accused Gilgo Beach killer, had a phenomenal ability to compartmentalize, according to the paradoxical portraits drawn by people who have crossed his path over the past two decades. For more on Rex Heuermann, visit the link here: https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach-ma3d6669?utm_source=ig_nd