The primary election for the Democratic nomination for the 5th Congressional District will feature familiar faces on the ballot as U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks seeks re-election against Joseph Marthone. The primary vote will be held on June 24.
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By T.J. Brennan
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6/11/14
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Sports fans across the globe will soon turn their eyes to Sochi, Russia, where the XXII Winter Olympic Games will be contested from Feb. 7 to 23.
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1/30/14
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South Valley Stream has been allotted $3 million in funds by New York state to improve the community’s infrastructure in order to prevent damage from future storms. Next week, residents will get to weigh in on how they think that money should be spent.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/9/13
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There’s still time to enjoy what’s left of the season and revel in that fleeting late August glow that Mother Nature provides. Our local parks are just the place to unwind and enjoy this time of year.
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By Karen Bloom
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8/28/13
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County Executive Ed Mangano extended the closing time of swimming pools at county parks to 8 p.m. tonight. That includes North Woodmere, Nickerson Beach, Cantiague and Christopher Morley parks.
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7/8/13
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While selling their home is most likely the furthest thing from many Five Towns homeowners’ minds as they continue repairs following Hurricane Sandy, potentially declining property values, as a result of the storm, may be a reality.
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By Ann Friedman
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12/5/12
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Residents, like Teri Schure of North Woodmere, have been cut off from a valuable thoroughfare into the Five Towns as a tidal surge from Hurricane Sandy washed away part of Branch Boulevard that spans from Hungry Harbor Road to Peninsula Boulevard in Cedarhurst.
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By Ann E. Friedman
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11/21/12
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Boys sorted the heated socks, teenage girls played and colored with younger children, the women cooked food and brought it out to families, men moved generators on dollies, and volunteers readied to go out on another run delivering needed items to distressed community members as snow from a nor’easter fell on Nov. 7.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/14/12
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Spring, which seems to have been teasing us since last December, has finally arrived.
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4/12/12
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Scouting has been a time-honored tradition in the Green family. Last month, 16-year-old Shawn Green, of Valley Stream, became the ninth member of his family to become an Eagle Scout, the highest honor in Boy Scouts.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/5/11
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