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The East Meadow Fire Department Color Guard marched down Prospect Avenue toward Veterans Memorial Park at the conclusion of Monday’s parade.

Hundreds in East Meadow honored servicemen and women during the community’s annual Memorial Day parade, led by Grand Marshal Bernard Hein of the Jewish War Veterans Post 709. Residents waved, clapped and cheered as the parade, which also featured the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2736, the American Legion Post 1082, the East Meadow Fire Department, students from the East Meadow and W.T. Clarke High School bands and local Boy and Girl Scout troops marched toward Veterans Memorial Park. more

By Emily J. Cappiello | 5/29/13

Get your ghoul on...at the annual fright-fest known as the Franklin Square Horror.

Halloween high jinks around the area

The Halloween spirit is certainly afoot. There’s much to see and do this weekend, before we overload on candy next Wednesday. Whether you want to step back in time to celebrate Halloween the … more

By Karen Bloom | 10/24/12

Musical adventures with Brooklyn Rider this weekend

Area stages are lively with all sorts of creative performances this weekend . From Brooklyn Riders genre-defying musicianship to the gripping Holocaust story of a group of French Resistance fighters, there's much going on for all ages and interests. more

2/22/12

Six finalists competed in the National High School Oratorical Contest Nassau County Finals in Elmont on Dec. 17, including Jaclyn Schess, left, of Syosset High School; Sidhaant Wadhera, of Syosset High School; Alexa Serrano, of the St. Dominic High School; Joshua Sherman, of Division Avenue High School; Stephanie Pierre, of Holy Trinity High School; and Juliet Liu, of Syosset High School.

Elmont Post hosts 1033 nat'l oratorical contest finals

The Elmont American Legion Post 1033 hosted the American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest Nassau County Finals on Dec. 17. more

By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com | 1/18/12

Creepy creatures are lurking in Rick Cinetti’s haunted backyard in Oceanside.

Spooktacular hauntings invade Long Island's south shore

Spooks and ghouls await with unexpected surprises for everyone during this final weekend before Halloween. more

By Karen Bloom | 10/26/11

Backed-up storm drains are a concern

To the Editor: I read “LIPA chief tours storm-ravaged south Merrick” by Scott Brinton (Sept. 8-14) with interest. In the story, Brinton mentions backup of storm drains. I believe that more … more

9/15/11

Robert Riordan, from left, and Walter Ellensohn of the American Legion, with Henry Hinrichs, a former North Merrick fire chief, unveiled the Merricks' new Sept. 11 memorial at Veterans Memorial Park in North Merrick.

On 9/11, Merrick American Legion unveils memorial built with World Trade Center beam

The Merrick American Legion’s ceremony to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks started solemnly on Sunday with an invocation by Rabbi Paul Kirchner, but surprisingly it ended on an upbeat note when Sacred Heart School sixth-grader Alyssa Pallotta, dressed in a pink dress, took to the podium and sang “God Bless America.” Many in the crowd of 200 spontaneously joined hands and joined in singing this most American of songs. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/11/11

Experience dance in many variations, one of many art forms represented at this year’s Long Island Fringe Festival.

‘Fringe Force 3’ brings the region’s arts scene together

On the heels of the New York International Fringe Festival, Long Islanders are treated their own multi-arts extravaganza when the region’s top artists and performers converge on the grounds of C.W. Post’s School of Visual and Performing Arts during the weekend of Sept. 9-11. more

By Karen Bloom | 8/31/11

What's happening this weekend on Long Island

Exhibits and more... Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre … more

7/15/11

What's happening this weekend on Long Island

Exhibits and more... Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre … more

7/6/11