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'Needs A 6th Star!': New Long Island Restaurant's Entrées Cited For Flavor, Large Portions 'Needs A 6th Star!': New Long Island Restaurant's Entrées Cited For Flavor, Large Portions
'Needs A 6th Star!': New Long Island Restaurant's Entrées Cited For Flavor, Large Portions A family-run Greek restaurant that opened on Long Island in late spring is making a big impression on customers. Souvlaki Street officially opened in North Bellmore on Sunday, June 5, owner Alexandros Katehis said. Katehis, a resident of Bethpage, said he has worked in the restaurant industry for 35 years, previously operating restaurants in Greece and Brooklyn. "All my life I've worked in restaurants," he said.  The new restaurant is located at 1904 Newbridge Road. The menu is simple, emulating a gyro restaurant in Greece. In addition to gyros, it features Souvlaki, burgers, salads, an…

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by Nicole Valinote
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COVID-19: Long Island Eatery Readjusts Approach For Classic Greek Fare Amid Pandemic COVID-19: Long Island Eatery Readjusts Approach For Classic Greek Fare Amid Pandemic
Covid-19: Long Island Eatery Readjusts Approach For Classic Greek Fare Amid Pandemic A new chef has elevated the menu of a restaurant on Long Island with a fresh perspective on traditional Greek fare amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Oniro Taverna in Woodbury announced the hiring of its new chef, Peter Spyropoulos earlier this week. Born in Queens, Spyropoulos spent his formative years developing his palette in Greece before attending the Culinary Institute of America, located in Dutchess County, in Hyde Park.  The restaurant has also devised a COVID-19 strategy, checking the temperatures of all diners and taking their contact information for contact-tracing…

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by Christina Coulter
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Pathologists: Ex-Area Resident Found Murdered In Cave Suffered Slow Death Pathologists: Ex-Area Resident Found Murdered In Cave Suffered Slow Death
Pathologists: Ex-Area Resident Found Murdered In Cave Suffered Slow Death Forensic pathologists who performed the autopsy on a former Northern Westchester resident found murdered in a cave said she suffered a slow death. In an interview with CBS News, pathologist Stamatis Belivanis said renowned scientist Suzanne Eaton, 59, a 1977 graduate of Byram Hills High School in Armonk, was suffocated to death and then left in a World War II-era cave-type bunker once used by the Nazis in Greece. Her body was found by two people exploring the area. Some Greek media outlets have reported that Eaton had knife wounds and that she may have been tortured and sexually assaulted.…

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by Kathy Reakes