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Long Island customers faced cancellations and delays Monday and Tuesday while crews repaired damage.

Wednesday schedule restored after 21 trains cancelled Tuesday night

A derailment inside one of Amtrak’s East River tunnels Monday evening caused delays in the morning commute for Long Island Rail Road riders on Tuesday, and officials said congestion could continue … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/18/13

Soprano Sylvia McNair joins tap dancer-vocalist Ryan VanDenBoom and the Long Island Philharmonic for "The Gershwin Experience" at Tilles Center on Saturday.

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

5/15/13

Puppeteer Jim West is on the hunt for dinosuars in his new show, on Sunday, at the Landmark on Main Street.

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

4/3/13

Cutting the fat . . . and the meat, and the bone

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and many state legislators, view 2011’s tax cap law as one of the crowning achievements of this administration. more

3/28/13

The hit comedy "Shut Up, Sit Down & Eat" has an encore performance at the BroadHollow Theatre's Elmont stage on Feb. 28.

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

2/20/13

Fostering learning and positive values

Formerly known as Rising Star Center, Winners’ Academy is a multi-cultural faith-based early childhood center with an after-school program for school-aged children as well. more

Teri Ann Loeser | 2/14/13

Lucy Kaplansky sings old favorites and new songs at Port Washington's Landmark on Main Street on Saturday.

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

2/6/13

Plaza Theatrical Productions stages Neil Simon's classic family tale, "I Ought to Be in Pictures," in Bellmore on Sunday.

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

1/23/13

Broadway comes to Bellmore as Plaza Theatrical Productions presents "La Cage Aux Folles" on Sunday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Complejo: The Art of M. Tony PeraltaA thought-provoking exhibit of mixed-media silkscreens exploring race and physical appearance, created by New York-based artist-designer … more

10/24/12

Woodmere chiropractor Melvin Cwibeker, who has his practice in this building at 999 Central Ave., is one of 92 people alleged to have fraudulently billed the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Long Island chiropractors indicted in Medicare fraud

Chiropractors from Woodmere, West Hempstead and Long Beach are among 92 people across the country who have been charged with falsely billing Medicare and Medicaid for approximately $432 million, according to federal officials. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/8/12