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Keep your family safe from fires
Every year, hundreds of Long Island homes suffer fires that leave the lives of their occupants in shambles. more
See "Ain't Retirement Grand," the BroadHollow Theatre's new musical about what it means to be retired, at its Elmont stage.
What's happening on Long Island this weekend
Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more
What, no electrical plans?
Q. We can’t seem to get electrical plans for our house. We checked our Building Department, and there’s no record of the lights, circuits, anything. more
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Maybe we should get used to sitting in the dark
Millions of people throughout the region experienced the inconvenience of losing power and the feeling of sitting in the dark for hours and days during and after Tropical Storm Irene. We all assume now and forever that we just have to flip the light switch and on go the lights. Bad assumption. more
Joseph Sikorski, left, of Babylon and Victor Elefante of Bellmore are working to produce a film, “Fragments from Olympus,” about the life and times of largely misunderstood inventor Nikola Tesla, who did much of his best work on Long Island.
Bringing life to inventor Nikola Tesla
With metal coils, Nikola Tesla made electricity dance through the air in wild, hyperactive arcs, which led many in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to believe he was a magician, others to say he was a mad scientist. more
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Bellmorite charged with $26K theft
A Queens contractor who makes his home in Bellmore was arrested and charged last week with cheating his employees out of legal wages. Maurizio Randazzo, principal of Queens-based ANR Electrical Contracting, Inc. and Grand Electric, Inc., allegedly stole more than $26,000 from the New York City Department of Education, according to State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. more
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Merrick firefighters James Santiago and Mike Gargan with a grateful Nick Attanasio, 16, whom they saved from an oak tree that crashed into his house during the weekend's super storm. Missing was firefighter Colin Bennett, who assisted in the rescue.
Super storm slams into Bellmore-Merrick
High winds with gusts up to 75 miles per hour sent a multi-story oak tree crashing into the home of 16-year-old Nick Attanasio of Seneca Drive North in Merrick on Saturday. more
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50-mph winds, rain slam Bellmore-Merrick
A nor’easter packing heavy rain and winds with gusts up to 50 mph slammed into the Bellmore-Merrick area Saturday into Sunday, downing trees and power lines, and sending local fire departments hurrying to keep up with calls. Scattered outages were reported around the area. Above, a large tree limb took down phone lines on Byron Road in south Merrick on Saturday, blocking traffic. more
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An old home, part 2
Q. We have a turn-of the-(last)-century front-porch colonial. It needs substantial modernization, and I've found that problems that seem unrelated in fact do contribute to one another, leading to bigger costs than expected. For example, we need new wiring. I've seen knob-and-tube in parts. What’s the best way to rewire, since we need new insulation, there’s some termite damage and the steam boiler needs an overhaul? more
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