Eleven-year-old Anabelle Ciampi will head into the woods on Aug. 17, when, for the third year in a row, she will take part in the Deep Pond Triathlon in the Long Island Pine Barrens in Wading River, swimming 200 meters, biking 3 miles, and running 1.3 miles. At the finish line, she will be greeted by a sea of light blue –– the color that will be worn by her family members and closest friends in honor of her late uncle Brian Ciampi, of Lynbrook, who died of colon cancer in February 2013, at age 39. Brian worked for the Department of Public Works in New Hyde Park and as a bartender at Pearsall’s Station in Lynbrook. more

It played out like a scene from NBC’s “Seinfeld.” Jerry Seinfeld was sitting in a diner one afternoon, eating lunch, sipping coffee, chatting about quirky, mundane topics with a friend, offering deadpan observations. more

Exhibits and more... AftermodernisM Spring 2014This exhibition illustrates a broad range of styles spanning non-objective abstraction. Featured artists include Michael Bevilacqua, James Busby and … more

Three years ago, a community outpatient clinic for veterans opened at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. The 11,000-square-foot space, in the hospital’s Building Q, offers primary care and mental health services. The hospital lends the space to the county rent-free. more

Exhibits and more... AftermodernisM Spring 2014This exhibition illustrates a broad range of styles spanning non-objective abstraction. Featured artists include Michael Bevilacqua, James Busby and … more

Four Nassau County hospitals received the highest grade in a quality-of-care survey conducted by the Leapfrog Group, an organization that evaluates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, injuries, errors and infections, while encouraging transparency and access to health care information. more

Runners wound their way through Central Nassau streets last weekend, as more than 7,000 took part in the Long Island Marathon events. The full marathon began in Uniondale and concluded in East Meadow’s Eisenhower Park. more

It is official: Kevan Abrahams, the Freeport Democrat who leads his party’s caucus in the Nassau County Legislature, is running for Congress. more

Nasrin Ahmad watched emotionally as results filtered in for the Hempstead town clerk election on Nov. 6, in which she received 52 percent of the vote to retain the position she had occupied for two months after being appointed by the town board. more

A Nassau University Medical Center correctional officer was assaulted by a civilian inside the hospital shortly before 11 a.m., confirmed a spokesman for the Nassau County Police Department. more