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Music icon Neil Sedaka will show a new side of his composing skills when the South Shore Symphony performs his "Manhattan Intermezzo" at the Madison Theatre on Oct. 27. Jeffrey Biegel, right, will play the piece on the piano. Sedaka is expeceted to attend the performance with his wife, Leba.

When entertainment legend Neil Sedaka happened to be seated next to pianist and Lynbrook resident Jeffrey Biegel at a show featuring a then-new jazz singer, Renee Olstead, some four or five years ago, the two got to talking. And the rest, as they say, is musical history. more

By Mary Malloy | 10/16/13

Focusing on heart health

David J. Hersh, M.D., a board-certified cardiologist, specializes in hypertension and other heart-related conditions. more

9/12/13

A rendering of Port Meridian, a liquid natural gas terminal that a West Face Capital Inc. subsidiary plans to build in the East Irish Sea. Another West Face subsidiary, Liberty Natural Gas, LLC, is seeking approval to build a similar LNG terminal off the South Shore named Port Ambrose. Environmental groups fear that Port Ambrose could be used for LNG exports to Port Meridian.

What's Port Ambrose really all about?

In November 2004, Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. filed a notice of intent to build a liquefied natural gas import facility at the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, and the application began winding through Oregon and federal agencies that had to approve it before building could begin, a process that continues today. more

By Brian Racow | 9/5/13

After a terror attack at the Boston Marathon on Monday, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said county officials are reviewing security plans for the annual RXR Long Island Marathon, which is to take place in central Nassau on May 5. Above, runners at the 2012 Long Island Marathon.

South Shore runners in shock after Boston Marathon bombing

Alex Cuozzo, president and coach of the Bellmore Striders running club, bounced between websites as the Boston Marathon progressed on Monday, checking on the club’s three members in the 26.2-mile race. more

By Scott Brinton and Julie Mansmann, sbrinton@liherald.com and jmansmann@liherald.com | 4/16/13

During Hurricane Sandy, a 10-foot tidal surge raced up the canal that leads to Cammans Pond in south Merrick, scattering floating docks, personal watercraft and boats and causing flooding on local streets. Storm-drain flapper valves would have done nothing to stop that surge, said Brian Schneider, deputy commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Public Works.

Stopping the ocean in a hurricane –– or not

South Shore residents have returned to their normal lives in the months since Hurricane Sandy, but many people’s thoughts are starting to turn to the potential for another big storm. Is it possible to stop the floodwaters that inundated coastal neighborhoods? they wonder. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/10/13

Pianist Jeffrey Biegel appears with the South Shore Symphony this weekend.

Sounds of spring with the South Shore Symphony on April 13

Music is in the air this weekend. The South Shore Symphony performs in Rockville Centre and over Hofstra, the sparkling tunes of Harold Arlen are performed by ensemble of singers, dancers and musicians. more

4/10/13

In Merrick, floodwaters reached as far north as Merrick Road during Hurricane Sandy, spreading saltwater everywhere and stressing plants like this hydrangea outside the Merrick CVS. Though many plants appear to be dead, they could very well make a comeback in June or early July, experts say.

Saving stressed-out plants after Hurricane Sandy

When Hurricane Sandy struck on Oct. 29, it inundated thousands of South Shore yards with saltwater, which is awful for lawns and most plants. Over the past 4½ months, homeowners have watched helplessly as their hydrangeas have shriveled up, their boxwoods have turned rust-colored and their grass has become a mottled patch of brown and more brown. In many cases, years’ worth of yard work, valued at thousands of dollars, was seemingly destroyed in a single night. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/14/13

Traffic was slow this morning as commuters drove through slushy roadways. The photo was taken on Sunrise Highway in Lynbrook, looking east.

Long Island hit with second wave of nor'easter

Long Islanders woke up to a more serious second-round of a nor'easter, with wet, heavy snow falling, and wind gusts causing delays and treacherous rush-hour driving conditions in the area. A storm … more

By Mary Malloy | 3/8/13

Volunteer your time to restoring our wetlands

Hurricane Sandy led to one of Long Island’s worst environmental disasters ever, if not the worst. more

2/28/13

Garbage collected during Op-SPLASH 22 last year.

Volunteer your time to restoring the South Shore's wetlands

Hurricane Sandy led to one of Long Island’s worst environmental disasters ever, if not the worst. Sandy’s massive storm surge flooded hundreds of South Shore homes. Fuel oil tanks broke loose and floated away, spilling oil as they went. Cars were flooded as well, which sent a witches’ brew of chemicals spilling out. Sewage leaked from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant. more

2/26/13

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