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Recalling L.I. before suburbia took hold

I grew up in Yaphank, a 14-square-mile hamlet in Suffolk County, virtually in the middle of Long Island. (The community to the north is, in fact, called Middle Island.) I remember . . . more

5/12/16

Roseanne Cash and her band visit Adelphi University's Performing Arts Center on Friday, performing songs from her latest album "The River and the Thread."

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Enduring ImagesAn exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual … more

5/14/15

Brian Schneider, a Nassau County hydrogeologist from Merrick, led an Envirothon in 2011 to raise public awareness of the deteriorated state of the Meadowbrook Parkway woodlands. Now environmental activists Bob Young, of Merrick, is seeking to revive a campaign to preserve the forests.

Merokean reviving the woodlands campaign

Merrick environmental activist Bob Young is reviving a nearly decade-long campaign to protect and preserve the fragile woodlands that line the Meadowbrook Parkway. From 2002 to 2011, hundreds of volunteers conducted cleanups, environmental studies and community forums aimed ... more

By Scott Brinton | 4/16/15

Those early, magical days of the British Invasion live on in the Tribute's authentic recreation of the pre-Sgt. Pepper era Beatles, at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury, on Friday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach ToleranceA contextualized history that explains the 1920s’ increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention … more

8/27/14

Newbridge Road Elementary School recently turned 90 years old, and the community came together for a birthday celebration to remember the past.

Remembering North Bellmore’s oldest school

Although they attended the school decades apart from one another, students and alumni of Newbridge Road Elementary School were having similar discussions in both the auditorium and faculty room at a … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/4/14

The tribute band Almost Queen brings its energetic and authentic "Queen Experience" to the Madison Theatre on April 17.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... AB-EX/RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism ReconsideredAB-EX/RE-CON explores both the best known and less familiar practitioners of abstract and gestural painting who dominated the … more

4/10/13

The Stevens house, that stood on Bellmore Avenue, was built in 1923 by tugboat operator Stan Stevens and his father, Charles.

Bellmore's Stevens Home demolished

A local effort to preserve a historic Bellmore house, which began more than two years ago, was defeated recently by the Hempstead town board, and the … more

By Julie Mansmann | 2/7/13

Those "dancing feet" delight audiences in the BroadHollow Theatre's staging of "42nd Street," now playing in Elmont.

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

12/20/12

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray opposed a cell tower proposed by Crown Communications on state land in North Bellmore.

Plans for N. Bellmore cell tower halted

A proposed cell tower on state land in North Bellmore will no longer be pursued. The news came in a letter from Jacqueline Murray, the lawyer representing Crown Communications, the company that has held a contract with New York state’s Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to develop cell towers on state land since 1997. more

By Deirdre Krasula | 3/23/11

Kids have fun with pumpkins at the Rock Hall Country Fair.

Historic Halloween hauntings at Old Bethpage Village and other weekend happenings

The Halloween spirit abounds in the area. There’s much to see and do, before the candy-fest arrives next Sunday. Here’s a roundup of some places to go this weekend and next. more

Karen Bloom | 10/20/10

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