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Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more

4/11/12

Nuclear threat to the South Shore?

Last March, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake rattled the Pacific Ocean, unleashing a tsunami that inundated coastal areas of Japan. more

2/23/12

View from the southeast corner of the World Trade Center site. Wires of a crane lifting a metal beam off a flatbed truck snapped, causing the beam to fall and crush the vehicle. No injuries were reported as of press time.

Malverne historian witnesses accident at WTC site

Around 10:05 on Feb. 16, wires of a crane lifting a steel beam off a flatbed truck at the World Trade Center site snapped, causing the beam to fall about 40 stories and crush the truck. As of … more

Lee Landor | 2/16/12

Rethinking nuclear power — or not

Italian physicist Enrico Fermi fired up the world’s first nuclear reactor on Dec. 2, 1942, in a squash court beneath Alonzo Stagg Field at the University of Chicago. Fermi achieved what scientists call “criticality” –– a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction –– at 3:52 p.m. His graphite-pile reactor, dubbed Chicago Pile-One, ran for 28 minutes and produced enough energy to power a flashlight. more

10/20/11

Ed Olsen with his solar-powered Chevy Volt. He estimates that he will save $1,500 in gas.

Lynbrook family goes solar

The Olsen family of Lynbrook has found a way around high energy costs at home and at the gas pump by taking advantage of the sun’s great power. “I decided to go solar to avoid the … more

10/14/11

THe worse signs of Irene’s presence was topppled trees and downed power lines.

Lynbrook files with FEMA

The village of Lynbrook is seeking money for expenses incurred by tropical storm Irene, leaving sizeable damages through the Tri-state area in August, according to Village Administrator John Giordano. more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 10/5/11

Maybe we should get used to sitting in the dark

Millions of people throughout the region experienced the inconvenience of losing power and the feeling of sitting in the dark for hours and days during and after Tropical Storm Irene. We all assume now and forever that we just have to flip the light switch and on go the lights. Bad assumption. more

9/29/11

'Mean Irene' delivers a punishing blow

I remember when the real estate agent first took my wife and me to what would become our home in south Merrick nine years ago. We pulled up across the street from the quaint split-level, with white shingles and an aging gray roof. We instantly fell in love. more

9/9/11

Jobs well done, mostly

Emergency responders and public officials deserve credit for getting way out in front of last month’s devastating hurricane. more

9/9/11

Lynbrook pool to reopen

Lynbrook village pool at Greis Park was closed on Monday after damaging winds and rain from Hurricane … more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 8/31/11

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