Here are the top 5 stories in Long Island Press this week.
Outdoor concerts on Long Island: Complete summer 2025 guide to music, dates & locations
Summer is here, and with it comes something Long Island does better than anywhere: outdoor concerts. Whether you’re from Nassau or Suffolk, or into ’80s anthems, headbanging rock, smooth soul or everything in between, this guide has something for you.
Port Washington residents rally for Fernando Mejia, business manager detained by ICE
Over 100 people chanted “Free Fernando” at the Port Washington train station, calling for the release of Fernando Mejia, the manager of a bagel shop and cafe who was detained by ICE agents on his way to work earlier this month.
Massapequa’s extension to change mascot denied by state
The state Education Department has denied the Massapequa School District’s request for an extension to comply with a ban on Native American mascots, names and imagery, citing a lack of “good cause” effort, state officials said in a letter Friday.
Pro boxer Suffolk cop Alex Vargas injured pedestrian in DWI crash, cops say
Pro Boxer Alex “El Toro” Vargas, a Suffolk County police officer, was arrested for allegedly driving drunk in Huntington early Sunday, when he crashed into and seriously injured a pedestrian, authorities said.
Fire rips through 3-story Baldwin apartment building
A large fire broke out in a Baldwin apartment building, leaving dozens of families with nowhere to go, officials said.
