Competitions among Long Island’s fire departments go back as long as the volunteer companies have existed — 100 years of tradition. One of the most common forms of that competition is an Old Fashioned Drill where teams compete in eight firematic events involving the speed with which they can throw up a ladder, the speed they can climb that ladder, run down a course, stretch a hose line, trip a target with a hose stream, fill a barrel at the top of the arch, hoist buckets up a ladder and other related maneuvers that can and do occur at real fires. One of the best at these competitions over the last 10 years has been Rockville Centre’s own Woodlanders of the Woodland Engine Company No. 4. more

Exhibits and more... Fernando BoteroThis major exhibition showcases one of the most honored Latin American artists working today. Paintings, drawings and monumental sculpture that exemplify … more

“The Ends of the Earth,” a play written by South Side High School senior Kate Herzlin, 17, has been selected as one of 12 winning entries by teenage playwrights in the Blank Theatre Company’s … more

Kim Martino has a long family history in the Rockville Centre Fire Department. Her father, Billy Lapkowski, has been a member for over 40 years. She has many uncles, including former village Mayor Gene Murray, who were chiefs of the department. Her husband, Joe, joined up after the two of them married and moved to Rockville Centre. And her sister, Eileen DeBono, is also a member. So it is really no surprise that Martino herself joined the RVCFD, and has been a member for nearly nine years. As she said, it’s in her blood. more

Michael Spierman's Bronx Opera Company makes its annual visit to Hofstra with the comic opera Don Pasquale. more

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

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

This week's events include a musical revue of Broadway's best by the Island Park Theater Group, Hofstra University's Shakespeare Festival, and American Girl storytelling at Rock Hall Museum. more

Christopher Cortese, 54, of McGann Court in Rockville Centre, was arrested Monday and charged with grand larceny, accused of stealing $429,000 from the company where he used to work. more

Exhibits and more...Coming By Force/Overcoming By ChoiceA multi-media visual celebration of Black History through the eyes of contemporary black artists, in collaboration with the African American … more