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Ducks Take the Field in 25th Anniversary Home Opener Game By Matt Meduri Long Island’s very own baseball team, the Long Island Ducks, took to the diamond last Saturday for their home opening game of their twenty-five anniversary season. The week prior, members of the organization and the team spoke of what has led them to see such a milestone. “We’ve been consistent,” said Atlantic League of Professional Baseball CEO and Ducks founder Frank Boulton last week at Fan Day. “We’ve had great fans throughout the twenty-five years here on Long Island. But I don’t think that just happens. That happens because the entire organization works all year long. We don’t just put the ‘baseball today’ sign out. It happens because we’re here 365 days, working to make sure that we fulfill our mission of affordable family entertainment.” Indeed, almost 5,400 fans lined the seats, concessions, and the Waddle-In Shop, while the venerable QuackerJack got to entertaining fans and rooting for the flock for the twenty-fifth year in a row.
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QuackerJack gets the crowd riled up (Credit - Matt Meduri)
Guy Leggio Kicks Off County Legislature Campaign By Matt Meduri On the November 2025 ballot, all eighteen districts of the Suffolk County Legislature are up for grabs. Legislators are limited to six (6) two-year terms. Two open seats are on the docket, the Thirteenth and Fourteenth districts, represented by Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst) and Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga), respectively. The other sixteen incumbents are running for re-election, with four freshmen hoping for another two years in Hauppauge. One of those incumbents is Legislator Samuel Gonzalez (D-Brentwood), who has represented the Ninth District (LD-09) since 2019. LD-09 includes parts of the communities of Bay Shore, Brentwood, Central Islip, Hauppauge, and Islip hamlet. Continued on page 12
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Guy Leggio (R-Bay Shore) speaks to supporters at his campaign kickoff on Tuesday night (Credit - Matt Meduri)
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