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Exhibits and more... A Feast for the EyesAn exhibit that explores how food has inspired art. Eclectic portrayals of food, restaurants, cafes, shops, parties, and table decorations are presented … more

10/20/16

Claudia Borecky, second from left, president of the North Merrick Civic Association, and David Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, led a news conference last Thursday to urge the State Department of Environmental Conservation to take over cleanup of an underground chemical plume caused by Grumman and the Navy. They were joined by Dr. Dean Hart, of Brookville, and Audrey Ciuffo and David Stonehill, both of Merrick.

A widening toxic threat

A half-dozen Nassau County environmental and civic activists, most from Merrick, came to Bethpage Community Park on April 21 –– the day before Earth Day –– to call on the state to accelerate efforts to clean up a massive chemical plume that has crept for more than seven decades from Bethpage toward South Oyster Bay. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/25/16

Children don't hate math . . . they hate being confused by it

Now that school is coming to an end, math will take a back seat to vacations. A math foundation is built from one concept to the next . . . more

6/26/14

Herbert Deutsch in 1964, working on an early version of the Moog synthesizer.

Synthesizer’s pioneer on the South Shore

Unbeknown to many, one of the pioneers of modern music makes his living on the South Shore. Anyone who has studied music at Hofstra University would recognize him, as he has been teaching at the school for 51 years. His name is Herbert Deutsch, and he lives in Massapequa Park with his wife, Nancy. In 1964, at age 32, he co-invented the Moog synthesizer, helping to pave the way for electronic music. more

By David Weingrad | 7/5/12

Cops arrest man for Oceanside bank robbery

Police reported the arrest of a Massapequa man on Aug. 6 in connection with a series of bank robberies that occurred in Nassau County, including one in Oceanside. According to detectives Michael … more

8/11/10

‘Green’ lights ahead for Nassau County

County Executive Ed Mangano’s aides, in sharp business suits, suddenly appeared out of side doors, carrying folding stands, maps and charts, which they hurriedly set up in the center of the Nassau County Executive and Legislative Building’s ornate press room. Then came the big yellow stoplight. more

Scott Brinton | 3/18/10

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