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Family Concert The Mama Doni Band Who needs a guitar when you have a shofar? Mama Doni & The Mama Doni Band bring their special brand of “funky music with a Jewish twist” to Oceanside in a show the entire family will enjoy. With Doni Zasloff Thomas – a.k

Mama Doni and her band visit Oceanside's Friedberg JCC for a spirited concert on Friday. Other weekend picks include starry sights at Jones Beach and some family art adventures at Nassau County Museum of Art. more

4/20/11

My, how my compost pile — and my mind — grow

Suddenly, I was captivated by the darkness below on a steamy August day. I could only stare as tiny gray pill bugs crept up from the recesses of the decaying leaf pile. Then I noticed an earthworm slithering to the surface and looping back to the underworld. This place was alive. more

Scott Brinton | 8/20/10

Surfers caught some waves during the Surfrider Foundation's event last Sunday.

Creating awareness through surfing

International Surfing Day took place in Long Beach on Sunday, June 20, an annual event that celebrates the sport and promotes clean beaches and oceans. Founded by the Surfrider Foundation and Surfing … more

Anthony Rifilato | 6/24/10

Long Beach letters

Stop slapping our facesTo the Editor: At the City Council budget hearing on May 25, Councilman Mike Fagen announced specific plans, such as freezing salaries or rolling back proposed increases for … more

6/3/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

6/2/10

When animals seek revenge

As indicated by my photo, I am not 10 years old or younger, so I am no longer enamored of movies that feature animals that act like humans. But my kids, like most kids, love such films, especially when the animals get the best of bad people. more

Scott Brinton | 5/20/10

This poster of the proposed artificial island was displayed at a press conference at the Nassau County legislative building in Mineola last year.

Liquified Natural Gas terminal not forgotten in Long Beach

More than a year after the last public hearing in Long Beach, the proposed offshore liquefied natural gas terminal is still on the minds of residents, as politicians have continued to denounce its … more

ARIELLA MONTI | 5/20/10

When an ocean of black oil comes ashore

To my mind, CNN anchor T.J. Holmes best summed up the situation when he said on his Sunday-morning spot, “They’re really making this up as they’re going along.” more

Scott Brinton | 5/13/10

You may be the cure for Albany’s ills

A year ago, Long Island legislators dismissed Albany as the home of a government not of the people, but of “three men in a room.” And that wasn’t the first time that criticism was leveled; it’s been a perennial complaint. But now we’re lucky if we can get that many in a room, and even luckier if we know which three they are. more

4/8/10

Do animals really belong in zoos?

It was, for me, what Henry David Thoreau might call a transcendent moment, when the world suddenly turned still and time seemed to slow. more

Scott Brinton | 4/8/10

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