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Steve Adelson, the acclaimed Long Beach-based musician and Chapman Stick player, performs in Rockville Centre on Feb. 24.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Africa: Sub-Saharan DiversityDrawn exclusively from the Hofstra University Museum’s collections, this exhibition explores the rich diversity of 25 ethnic cultures across … more

2/17/16

this sign was placed across the street from the site two years ago, Malverne resident Thomas FitzGerald said.

Franklin Square developer faces resistance from community

Developers seeking to build 12 condominiums on two parcels of Hempstead Ave. property totaling 1.2 acres and just outside the Malverne village border, appealed to the Town of Hempstead last week for … more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 2/10/16

Malverne Mel definitely did not see his shadow!

Malverne Mel predicts an early spring

In the aftermath of one of the biggest snowstorms in over a century, a crowd of more than 100 people gathered in Reese Park in Malverne on Tuesday, waiting for the village's resident groundhog, Malverne Mel, to give his 21st annual weather prognostication. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 2/2/16

Rock icon Billy Joel announced a $1 million contribution to the Long Island High School for the Arts last week, with the condition that Nassau BOCES keep the school open for another three years.

Billy Joel pledges help for L.I.H.S. for the Arts

Nassau BOCES announced at its meeting last week that rock icon Billy Joel would pledge $1 million from The Joel Foundation to help save the Long Island High School for the Arts in Syosset, which has been threatened with closure over the past year due to dwindling enrollment. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 1/27/16

The heartwarming story of the legendary George Burns and Gracie Allen is told in Plaza Theatrical Productions' "George and Gracie: A Love Story," now playing in Bellmore.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Africa: Sub-Saharan DiversityDrawn exclusively from the Hofstra University Museum’s collections, this exhibition explores the rich diversity of 25 ethnic cultures across … more

1/20/16

Kerry O’Keefe Sr. started a new Malverne chapter of the support group GRASP, which helps people cope with the addiction-related death of a loved one.

‘Everyone in our groups has lost someone to addiction’

After the death of Kerry O’Keefe’s son, Kerry Jr., due to drug addiction in 2006, O’Keefe started going to a Manhattan-based bereavement group to cope with the loss. But it didn’t help. “You’d hear stories of some kids that got hit by a car, others that had cancer, but they were treated differently,” he recalled. “There’s a stigma that comes with a drug death that comes up all the time.” more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 1/20/16

See how the older half lives in BroadHollow Theatre Company's staging of "Assisted Living the Musical" at its venue in Elmont, weekends through Jan. 24.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Enduring ImagesAn exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, focusing on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual responses … more

1/6/16

Courtesy: The NSSF First-time Gun Owners Report

Black Friday breaks records for gun industry

This Christmas, will a new Smith & Wesson be under your tree? more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 12/16/15

Acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter announced the purchase of 150 M400 squat rifles at a press conference last week.

Stepped-up training for active-shooter situations

In May, President Obama signed an executive order to demilitarize the police, banning the Pentagon from issuing surplus military hardware — including rifles, grenade launchers and armored vehicles — to police departments nationwide. His decision was a response to the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., by a police officer the previous August. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 12/9/15

Dean Karahalis and the Concert Pops Orchestra celebrate the season, with a showcase of local skaters, at the Holiday Spectacular at Twin Rinks at Eisenhower Park on Sunday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Doug Hilson: UrbanscapesAn original exhibition of recent works in painting and drawing by Doug Hilson, professor emeritus of fine arts at Hofstra. Imaginative large-scale, … more

11/27/15