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Cub Scouts Cory Windham crosses over into the Boy Scouts with help from a member of the Order of the Arrow ceremonial team.

Cub Scout mission complete for nine boys [Photo gallery]

Nine Cub Scouts from Pack 109 officially crossed over to the Boy Scouts at the annual Blue and Gold Dinner on Feb. 27. more

3/10/10

The year of the tiger [Photo gallery]

The Chinese American Association of Long Island celebrated the year of the tiger with a new year’s performance at Central High School last Saturday evening. more

3/3/10

Diego Maldonado captured the 14-year-old boys' division.

Ten advance in free throw tourney [Photo gallery]

Winners from the first round of the Knights of Columbus-sponsored Free Throw Competition gathered at Holy Name of Mary School last Saturday morning to try their skills again more

Andrew Hackmack | 3/3/10

Taha Asir, Tamia Cummings and Hailey Fletcher march in the 100th day parade at the Robert W. Carbonaro School on Feb. 24.

They're 100 days smarter! [Photo gallery]

The Robert W. Carbonaro School celebrated the 100th day of school on Feb. 24. more

3/3/10

Julie Sheehan Bergin sent the Herald this snowy yard picture.

Herald readers' snow photos [Photo gallery]

Local residents sent us their view of the snowstorm. more

2/26/10

Dig that snow! [Photo gallery]

The latest snowstorm -- which is continuing on through Friday evening -- left almost a foot of snow for residents to shovel, drive through, and, in some cases, play in. more

Mary Malloy | 2/26/10

South Shore begins digging out [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Blasted by the snow, again [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Kristen Wraith shows off the snow kangaroo she and her father built during Friday's snowstorm.

Another snow day in Valley Stream [Photo gallery]

Students had the day of from school on Friday as a snow storm pounded the South Shore. more

2/26/10

Andrew Riggio, 11, helps clear snow from his parents' car in Valley Stream.

Snow continues to fall [Photo gallery]

Just as most of the snow from the last storm had melted, a winter storm moved across Long Island Thursday night and into Friday, dumping about a foot of new snow. more

2/26/10