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Flooding continues to be a problem on the South Shore and could be addressed by the Nassau Back Bays study.

When it rains or snows, it floods. At least that’s what happens if you live in one of Nassau County’s bay back communities, like Freeport, that endure flooding not just during events like … more

By Laura Schofer | 2/10/16

Flooding continues to be a problem in South Baldwin and could be addressed in the Nassau County Back Bay study. This was the scene on Jackson Place in Baldwin Harbor on Monday.

More flooding along the South Shore

When it rains or snows, it floods. At least that’s what happens if you live in one of Nassau County’s bay back communities, like Freeport, that endure flooding not just during events like … more

By Laura Schofer | 2/8/16

Brett Peruche gave his mom, Ellen, a hand clearing the walkway in Merrick on Sunday.

Bellmore-Merrick digs out after historic storm

After an historic storm swept across Long Island, dumping more than two feet of snow on Bellmore-Merrick from late on Jan. 22 into the early morning of Jan. 24, folks spent the greater part of Sunday digging out their driveways and sidewalks. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/24/16

The Valley Stream Religious Council celebrated its MLK Day event at the mosque in Valley Stream.

Mosque hosts Religious Council’s MLK service

Churchgoers, synagogue members, Baha’i adherents, mosque parishioners and other locals gathered at Masjid Hamza Islamic Center of South Shore in North Valley Stream on Sunday to honor and reflect … more

By Micah Danney | 1/20/16

Tackapausha Museum Director Dennis Fleury introduced the crowd to a Harris’s Hawk at the holiday party for wildlife last Saturday afternoon.

Kids get up close with wildlife

More than 60 children and adults gathered at the Tackapausha Museum and Preserve in Seaford last Saturday to take part in a live animal show. The creatures were taken out one by one by director and animal handler of 15 years, Dennis Fleury, to help flaunt their fur and feathers. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 12/15/15

As the clock strikes midnight strange things begin to happen: The Nutcracker (Sam Carrell) slays the Mouse Queen in order to protect Clara, in Leggz Ltd.'s production at the Madison Theatre this weekend.

‘The Nutcracker’ sparkles on nearby stages

Those sugar plum fairies and various figments of a young girl’s imagination are ready to delight us during this festive month more

By Karen Bloom | 12/9/15

The musicians, along with the conductor and president of the South Shore Symphony, took a bow. From left were Musical Conductor Scott Jackson Wiley, pianist Jeffrey Biegel, flutist Hubert Laws, string bass player Michael Molloy, and drummer Evan Biegel.

The South Shore Symphony jazzes it up

For two nights in November, The South Shore Symphony, along with the Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts, presented “Jazz and the Classics,” performing “Steve Barta’s ‘Symphonic … more

By Mary Malloy | 12/2/15

All that jazz

Lynbrook resident and renowned pianist Jeffrey Biegel, far left, took a bow last Saturday night after playing a jazz piece with the South Shore Symphony. Also featured in the quartet were flutist Hubert Laws, second from left, bassist Mike Molloy, and drummer Evan Biegel. more

11/25/15

Workers pump chemicals into the ground to break up a petroleum spill at the site of a former gas station on Bishop Street in Island Park.

Cleaning up another Island Park pollution site

Two years ago when the owners of South Shore Collision wanted to purchase the site of a former USA Petroleum gas station across Bishop Street at the corner of Long Beach Road from their Island Park … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 11/25/15

Acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Biegel is a featured soloist, along with flutist Herbert Laws.

An evening of classical jazz

The South Shore Symphony premieres a new arrangement of jazz composer Claude Bolling's acclaimed Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano. more

11/18/15