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Holiday visions by candlelight at Old Bethpage Village
The seasonal festivities continue at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, while Long Island Children's Museum packs in many activities before it's time to say goodbye to 2010, starting this weekend. more
A villager prepares to welcome visitors to Old Bethpage Village’s “Candlelight Evenings.”
An old-fashioned holiday
The holiday countdown continues this weekend with celebrations that focus on holiday pleasures of an earlier era. Old Bethpage Village Restoration is among local settings that offer cherished festivities everyone can enjoy. more
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Demolition began two weeks ago on the building at the southeast corner of Rockaway Avenue and Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream, the former site of the adult store. It and other neighboring buildings are coming down to make way for a new apartment building, which will include stores on the first floor and 64 housing units above.
‘If you build it, they will come’?
Final part in the series “Plugging the Brain Drain.” “We don’t want to see our young people leave,” said Island Park Mayor Jim Ruzicka. “That’s our future.” Ruzicka and others … more
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Owls are calling at Theodore Rooseelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center
Step out into the night and see if the myths surrounding owls are truly accurate at Friday's program presented by the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center, or enjoy some fun with the family over the holiday weekend. more
Thanksgiving 19th century-style: The turkey is roasted at Old Bethpage Village Restoration this weekend, in a demonstration of the foods prepared for a feast in days gone by.
Welcome the holiday season at Old Bethpage Village's 19th Century Thanksgiving
It's time to get ready for the turkey, the trimmings, those visions of sugarplums, and so on. Before we focus on the Thanksgiving preparations, take a moment to get into the spirit of the season and explore some of the many holiday-themed events throughout the area. more
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Dare to explore some Halloween frights and fun this weekend
Join in the Halloween spirit with the many events happening this weekend. more
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
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Friendly competition: From a corn husking contest for the kids to cross-cut sawing, there’s something for everyone at the annual Long Island Fair.
Old-fashioned fun at the Long Island Fair
Old Bethpage Village's version of a 19th century county fair entertains visitors year after year, while offering everyone the opportunity to take a break from the fast pace of modern life to enjoy a glimpse of the Long Island of bygone days. more
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Actor Eric Roberts stops by Bellmore to film 'Jesse'
Bellmore got a taste of Hollywood glamour recently when scenes of the independent movie "Jesse" were filmed at KJ Farrell's Bar and Grill on Pettit Avenue. more
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Merokean Liz O’Shaughnessy created her own nonprofit corporation, CoLoKi Inc., to take over the Freeport Trailer Hiring Site for day laborers from Catholic Charities this past year. The trailer was in jeopardy of closing for good because of low attendance.
Where day laborers get their fair shake
Merokean Liz O’Shaughnessy swung by the cement-gray trailer at the east end of Bennington Avenue in Freeport in November 2008. “The place was packed,” recalled O’Shaughnessy of the facility, squeezed between a window factory and a truck yard, which gives immigrant day laborers a safe place to wait for landscapers and contractors to pick them up for jobs. more
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