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JoAnne Borgella, right, spoke with East Meadow Girl Scouts after they were honored by Nassau County for their efforts in collecting items for children in Haiti.

Former ‘Idol’ Borgella visits E.M. Girl Scouts [Video]

Joanne Borgella, who competed on season seven of "American Idol" in 2008, stopped by in Mineola to congratulate East Meadow's Girl Scout Troop No. 1108 on April 1. The cadets … more

Mike Caputo | 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

Clarinetist Stanley Drucker performs at Hofstra; among the featured performances on area stages this weekend.

Welcome spring with some foot stompin' music from the Dukes of Dixieland, enjoy a performance of chamber music classics featuring retired New York Philharmonic clarinetist Stanley Drucker, or check out a performance by the Manhattan-based Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company. more

4/8/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more...Arcadia/Suburbia: Architecture on Long Island, 1930-2010The exhibit examines the impressive architectural history of Long Island, especially on the North Shore. It underscores the … more

4/7/10

Sarah Palin, can you ever, ever forgive me?

Anyone can have a change of heart and mind. Just after the health care reform bill passed last week, I realized the critics were right: Why should we provide insurance for 30 million uninsured … more

Randi Kreiss | 4/3/10

Let’s cut spending once and for all

I trust you haven’t forgotten the famous slogan Gov. Hugh Carey used during New York’s fiscal crisis in the 1970s: “The days of wine and roses are over.” Unfortunately, the … more

Al D'Amato | 4/3/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more...Arcadia/Suburbia: Architecture on Long Island, 1930-2010The exhibit examines the impressive architectural history of Long Island, especially on the North Shore. It underscores the … more

3/31/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... A Sense Of PlaceWorks of James T. Johnathan, a business pioneer and renaissance man are on exhibit, presented by The Long Island Center of Photography. Through June 30. … more

3/26/10

Events on Long Island

Highlights include a performance of Godspell in Bellmore, a musical revue of the life and times of Desi Arnaz at Hofstra, and still more circus antics with the National Circus Project at Long Island Children's Museum. more

3/24/10

Make Native American tribes collect tax on cigarettes

In two weeks, the New York State Legislature must adopt a budget and fill a $9 billion gap. As our legislators continue to face a fiscal crisis of historic proportions, wrangling with creative math, they are still failing to propose budget cuts substantial enough to close the budget gap. more

Al D'Amato | 3/18/10