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Rockville Centre Ice Cream Shop Closing After More Than 10 Years In Business Rockville Centre Ice Cream Shop Closing After More Than 10 Years In Business
Rockville Centre Ice Cream Shop Closing After More Than 10 Years In Business A Long Island ice cream shop is set to close its doors after more than a decade in business. Five Pennies Creamery in Rockville Centre will permanently close in December, owner Dan Levine said in a message to customers. “Serving this community has been one of my proudest accomplishments and highlights of my life," Levine said. "I've seen generations of kids and families grow; I have grown with them. While these past years have proven tumultuous for our country, ice cream has stood as the great unifier. Day in and day out, I have served smiling faces who laugh in the face of darkne…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Video: Long Island Restaurant Owner Issues Mea Culpa For Comments On Protesters Video: Long Island Restaurant Owner Issues Mea Culpa For Comments On Protesters
Video: Long Island Restaurant Owner Issues Mea Culpa For Comments On Protesters The owner of a popular Long Island Italian restaurant who caught heat for making racially charged comments about protesters earlier this week has issued a mea culpa. Luigi Petrone, the owner of Tutto Pazzo in Huntington Village, received backlash after he posted a video on Monday, June 1 of a group protesting the death of George Floyd, calling them names and mocking them. “There’s a bunch of kids … little punks,” he said. “(They) look like little animals … little savages.” Petrone went on to say that “we were ready, we don’t joke around. They know if they come into Huntington, they’re goi…

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by Zak Failla