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Methadone is dispensed in precise doses from a computer-controlled machine resembling a cappuccino maker. NASA uses a similar machine to dispense liquids for space travel.

They line up every day inside an off-white office resembling a trailer across the street from the Long Beach Medical Center: two neat rows of average-looking people, waiting patiently, as if they are there to buy a cup of coffee from the local deli. But they are there to save their lives. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/14/10

The Long Beach Medical Center runs both a drug detoxification unit and a methadone maintenance clinic to help patients kick addictions to heroin and other drugs. Above are, from left, Dr. Sidney Hughes, the detox unit's medical director, nurse Lori Bochner, nurse Taranjeet Singh and Daniel Balzano, a unit support aide.

From painkillers to heroin addiction

Part three of an ongoing Herald series on heroin addiction. Mary dressed in a well-worn sweater and jeans for her interview in a conference room overlooking the bay at Long … more

By Scott Brinton | 4/2/10

We say audit the MTA

Only a year ago, the New York State Legislature was wrangling behind closed doors over a deal to bail out the fiscally troubled Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The agreement, which imposed a commuter payroll tax on counties served by the MTA, including Nassau County, was supposed to put the authority on a sound financial footing. more

3/26/10

Evan Potts was arrested and charged with manslaughter last year.

Road rage case goes to grand jury

The case of Evan Potts, the Oceanside motorist who was arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with a road rage fatality in Long Beach last year, has gone to a grand jury. While … more

Joseph Kellard and Annmarie Fertoli | 3/23/10

Long Beach man killed in Oceanside motorcycle accident

A Long Beach man was killed in a fatal motorcycle accident on Lawson Boulevard in Oceanside yesterday. Police said Mark Dejak, 21, was driving his motorcycle north on Lawson when he hit a bus turning … more

Annmarie Fertoli | 3/18/10

The star-crossed life of an All-American

The exuberant Matthew McConaughey look-alike in the photo at left is Stephen Vincent McGrain, one of the most talented athletes in Nassau County history. In August 1972 McGrain was 22 and a newly … more

By Jim Harmon | 3/10/10

Celebrating St. Patrick at Hofstra's Irish festival and in Long Beach this weekend

Enjoy the spirit of St. Patrick's Day. Irish soprano Emma-Kate Tobia performs, while Hofstra University is set for its annual Irish Festival on Sunday. Also, look for some signs of spring at Muttontown Preserve. more

3/10/10

The Long Island Rail Road will suspend service on the Long Beach branch for five weekends to rebuild this bridge that spans Powell Creek, connecting Oceanside to East, as well as a second bridge that crosses Hog Island Channel in Island Park.

LIRR trains suspended for five weekends

Long Island Rail Road commuters who use the Long Beach branch on weekends must take a bus to a local train station as the LIRR constructs new bridges from now until May. The LIRR will suspend … more

1/28/10

The Long Beach Motor Inn on Austin Boulevard in Island Park has drawn the ire of local residents for years.

Island Park reacts to Long Beach Rape

Island Park residents are renewing their call to shut down the Long Beach Motor Inn, after learning that a man who was arrested and charged with raping a woman in Long Beach last month was staying … more

Annmarie Fertoli | 1/20/10

Another murder trial for Jeannot

The thought of having to sit through a fifth murder trial and relive the photos, descriptions and medical examiners’ reports about how her brother, Robert Calabrese Jr., lay, shot dead, in an … more

JOSEPH KELLARD | 1/6/10

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