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Best Family Activity On Long Island In 2024: Long Island Aquarium Best Family Activity On Long Island In 2024: Long Island Aquarium
Best Family Activity On Long Island In 2024: Long Island Aquarium We are thrilled to announce that the Long Island Aquarium has been named Best Family Activity on Long Island in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! Since opening its doors in 2000, the Long Island Aquarium has dazzled visitors with its massive 120,000-gallon shark tank, one of the largest all-living coral reef displays in the Western Hemisphere, and an engaging variety of interactive exhibits, per its website. It’s more than exhibits—it’s the hands-on opportunities that captivate guests of all ages, including penguin encounters and a shark dive, according to its website. On…

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by Daily Voice
Lifestyle
Ultra Rare Orange Lobster Rescued From Southampton Stop & Shop Ultra Rare Orange Lobster Rescued From Southampton Stop & Shop
Ultra Rare Orange Lobster Rescued From Southampton Stop & Shop This lucky crustacean is officially 86’d from the menu. An ultra rare orange lobster was saved from becoming someone’s dinner after being rescued from a New York Stop & Shop. “Clementine” – as she’s now affectionately known – arrived on Long Island at a Stop & Shop store in Southampton with a shipment of traditional brown lobsters sometime before Thursday, July 4. Her 1-in-30-million amber glow made her an instant celebrity at the store, where she was fed shrimp by management and given the name “Pinky” by the manager’s daughter, according to Humane Long Island. When the store’s o…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
This NY Locale Among Best Places To Travel In 2023 New Report Says This NY Locale Among Best Places To Travel In 2023 New Report Says
This NY Locale Among Best Places To Travel In 2023 New Report Says New Yorkers seeking their next great vacation destination need look no further than their own backyard, according to Forbes.  Among the outlet’s list of the 50 best places to travel in 2023 is Long Island’s Riverhead. The historic Suffolk County town on the North Shore was admired for its many activities, including the Long Island Aquarium and the Jamesport Brewery. Visitors can also snap a picture of the “Big Duck,” a 20-feet-tall building shaped like a duck that was built in 1931, Forbes said. The outlet also touted the numerous orchards where visitors can pick apples durin…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Woman Jumps Into Sea Lion Tank At Aquarium In New York Woman Jumps Into Sea Lion Tank At Aquarium In New York
Woman Jumps Into Sea Lion Tank At Aquarium In New York A woman was taken to an area hospital after jumping into the sea lion tank at the Long Island Aquarium. The incident took place around 2 p.m. Monday, May 17 in Suffolk County. Officers were called to the aquarium in Riverhead after the woman jumped into the tank. The woman who was taken into custody was taken to an area hospital for evaluation,  the Riverhead Police said. Police said an arrest was not made as of Monday afternoon. Aquarium officials could not be immediately reached. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Long Island Aquarium Mourns Deaths Of Popular Snow Monkeys Peeko, Ozzie Long Island Aquarium Mourns Deaths Of Popular Snow Monkeys Peeko, Ozzie
Long Island Aquarium Mourns Deaths Of Popular Snow Monkeys Peeko, Ozzie The deaths of Peeko and Ozzie, a pair of beloved snow monkeys at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, are being mourned throughout the area. Peeko, described by the aquarium as its "alpha male," died of congestive heart failure just a few weeks before his 24th birthday. Ozzie, the aquarium's youngest monkey who underwent surgery to remove a stomach tumor, died from postoperative complications, the aquarium said. "Peeko was a very special member of our troop," the aquarium wrote in a Facebook post. "He was a kind, patient animal and was often the first primate our apprentice staff would b…

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by Joe Lombardi