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Valerie Kellogg

Long Island

Editor at Newsday

New York journalist

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  • 5 days ago | newsday.com | Valerie Kellogg

    “It smells so good,” said Ruby Ganci as she ripped open Touchland’s $10 “wild watermelon” hand sanitizer and sprayed herself on the sidewalk outside Uncharted in Greenvale. The bacteria-busting mist — packaged to resemble a cell phone-like device and sold inside a sleek see-through pouch — is uber-popular among teens and tweens, so it was a real score for the 9-year-old, who recently went to the store with her mother, Lindsay, to browse.

  • 1 week ago | nypost.com | Valerie Kellogg

    A home on rocker Billy Joel’s Long Island estate sold Wednesday for $7 million, the real estate agent who brought the buyers to the deal told The Post exclusively. The closing on the Centre Island gatehouse, where Joel has occasionally stayed, came amid news that the 76-year-old is recovering from a brain disorder known as normal pressure hydrocephalus that has forced him to cancel performances while he undergoes physical therapy.

  • 1 week ago | newsday.com | Valerie Kellogg

    Everywhere that Lisa Fitz went, her lamb was sure to go — until it outgrew diapers. Clover, the name Fitz gave the farm animal, came from a litter of two lamblings born at an East End farm where she once worked. Unable to walk, whether due to a mineral deficiency or a birth defect, the lamb was rejected by her mother, said Fitz, 41. Without intervention, she said the lamb would have died.

  • 1 month ago | newsday.com | Valerie Kellogg

    The New York metro area gives the term shopping around new meaning — out-of-the-box malls and ever-expanding outlet centers are only a few hours away from Long Island by car. Surrounded by sites and scenery worth visiting, the following four destinations make the drive the perfect excuse for turning a day on the checkout line into a day trip to check out.

  • 1 month ago | newsday.com | Valerie Kellogg

    The Fire Island Pines is undergoing a glow-up, as billionaire tech entrepreneur Tristan Schukraft’s team puts it.

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Valerie Kellogg
Valerie Kellogg @valeriekellogg
16 Jan 25

Not sure who I was more excited to write about in this @Newsday story: @tomhanks, @simondoonan or that other icon known as the #typewriter CLANG! CLANG! DING! https://t.co/yFANaO2ENu

Valerie Kellogg
Valerie Kellogg @valeriekellogg
15 Jan 25

Raze it or save it? If the house next door looked like this, what would you do? See more photos (and video) in my @nypost story about a historic gem on the brink of demolition in ritzy Park Slope. https://t.co/l3jaXybdgV

Valerie Kellogg
Valerie Kellogg @valeriekellogg
9 Nov 21

Pat Benatar reveals losing a kidney after a cancer scare in my interview for @Newsday’s HealthLink, out today. She’s in remission, touring and working with musical partner/husband Neil Giraldo on their #Broadway show “Invincible.” @benatargiraldo #patbenatar https://t.co/1XB41Rp22I