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Gary Contessa has been training Daughter of Winter Dreams in preparation for Opening Day.
Trainers, bettors await Belmont’s Opening Day
As the weather grows warmer and leaves begin reappearing, anticipation builds for Elmont residents — not only for spring, but for a new season at Belmont Park, which is marked by the bustling track’s Opening Day. more
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Patrons at Belmont Park wager on-track, using the racetrack’s self-service terminals — something that will bring NYRA Rewards members an extra 50 percent in rewards throughout April.
NYRA provides perk for online wagering
The New York Racing Association, Inc. is offering 50 percent more points to NYRA Rewards members who wager online throughout April. All NYRA Rewards members are eligible for the online and on-track promotion, and can wager through www.nyrarewards.com, or on-track at Aqueduct Racetrack or the Belmont Café. Bets made by phone or mobile device do not qualify for extra points. more
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Belmont Park Café patrons enjoy one of its recent simulcasting center updates: additional TVs.
Belmont Café upgrades simulcasting center
The New York Racing Association, Inc. recently announced several upgrades made to Belmont Park’s Belmont Café simulcasting center, which will be in place by Saturday, April 9, on Resorts World New York Casino Wood Memorial Day, Aqueduct Racetrack’s $1 million premier race, which has been a decades-long staple in Queens. more
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Refaqat Malik, the owner of the 99 cent Express, at 1081 Hempstead Tpke. in Franklin Square, said that he believes Assemblyman Ed Ra’s legislation to allow off-track betting on Palm Sunday is consistent with the United States Constitution.
Legislation would strengthen state OTB corporations
Assemblyman Ed Ra recently introduced three bills that would help state off-track betting corporations, including racetracks, keep more of the money that is spent on their premises and create more business for them. Ra’s legislation reintroduces three bills offered by Assemblyman Bob Barra (R-Lynbrook) in the 2009-10 legislative session. more
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The Nassau County Unprotected Woodlands Taskforce discussed plans for an upcoming “Envirothon” at a meeting on Monday. The group is headed by Legislator Norma Gonsalves, at head of table, and Legislator David Denenberg, at right. At the Envirothon, the task force will announce a plan to allow fishing at Mullener Pond in North Merrick, where it has been prohibited. Clockwise from left were Brian Foley, deputy regional director, New York State Department of Parks; Gonsalves; Donald Hohn, planner, county Planning Commission; Heidi O’Riordan, aquatic biologist, state Department of Environmental Conservation; Brian Schneider, hydrogeologist, county Department of Public Works; and Denenberg.
State eyes fishing at Mullener Pond
Shaped like a footprint, Mullener Pond abuts the Meadowbrook Parkway amid a stand of oaks and maples just south of Jerusalem Avenue in North Merrick. It is a quiet place, hemmed in by a six-foot … more
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Soprano Tonna Miller and longtime friend and fellow opera star Jennifer Hines bring their vocal stylings to Long Beach on Sunday.
‘Deliciously Diva’ gals come to Long Island
A magical afternoon of multiple musical genres is planned in Long Beach as Broadway harmoniously combines with the Metropolitan Opera at Temple Emanu-El, when “Deliciously Diva” comes to town on Sunday. more
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Belmont Park, operated by the New York Racing Association, is famous for the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, known as the “Test of the Champion” and held each June. Click below order photos, and/or go to www.liherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/index.asp to see all of the photos available that were taken for this story.
Bolstering Belmont now a NYRA commitment
New York Racing Association officials committed to investing in the revitalization of Belmont Park at a State Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee meeting Feb. 7. Sen. Jack Martins, a Republican from Elmont who advocated not only for improvements at Belmont but for revamping the Hempstead Turnpike corridor at the hearing, said the commitment was “a very positive step forward” toward developing Belmont’s south lot and improving the aging racetrack. more
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A seafood restaurant in Island Park, family owned since 1969
Any restaurant still thriving after more than 40 years must be doing something right. Such is the case with Lambrou’s, a landmark of Island Park, founded by an owner who, back then, could already boast a wealth of experience. more
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A plan is in the works for a major renovation of the Nassau County Aquatic Center in Eisenhower Park.
Renovation on tap for the Nassau County Aquatic Center
County officials have confirmed that the long-awaited renovation of the Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow is expected to begin in July.  According to county officials and … more
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The County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 to bring necessary equipment and services to the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, above.
Millions earmarked to stop bay discharge
The Nassau County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 for new equipment and upgrades at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, in an effort to end months of illegal sewage discharge into Reynolds Channel, which many residents and local officials have called a serious environmental health hazard. more
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