Fire Island News & Great South Bay News Headlines Archive for August 2026

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NYPD officers carry the casket of Officer Erasmo Troia following his funeral Mass Friday, Aug. 21, at St. Mary’s Church in Manhasset. More than 1,000 people attended the service honoring the 25-year-old officer.

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More than 1,000 gather to remember Erasmo Troia

A merchant group took aim and Mayor Zohran Mamdani's public grocery store plan in a lawsuit Monday.

Ethnic merchants association sues to stop Mamdani’s city-run grocery store plan

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This year's Latex Ball was held on Aug. 22 at Terminal 5 at 610 W. 56th St.

PHOTOS: The faces of the 2026 Latex Ball