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Spring, which seems to have been teasing us since last December, has finally arrived. more

4/12/12

Armed with trash grabbers and garbage bags, Georgia Krendel and Brianna Burns, joined Lakewood Stables' employees and about 100 other area residents on Saturday at Hempstead Lake State Park for an eight-hour volunteer cleanup.

Alex Jacobson, owner of Lakewood Stables, brought together more than 100 people last Saturday to clean up Hempstead Lake State Park of the trash and debris that litter it — a result of … more

Lee Landor | 11/23/11

An un-idyllic scene: Storm-water runoff has littered parts of Hempstead Lake State Park with trash and debris for decades. Now, Lakewood Stables owner Alex Jacobson is teaming up with park managers and volunteers to clean it up.

Hempstead Lake to get helping hand

Degraded rubber tires, dirty plastic bottles, cigarette butts, deteriorating pieces of paper and the occasional deflated basketball litter the ground surrounding Hempstead Lake. They seem so out of … more

Lee Landor | 11/16/11

Let’s fish: Enthusiastic participants at the annual Fall Fishing Festival show off their catch, a brown bullhead catfish, at Hempstead Lake State Park’s MacDonald Pond.

Fall adventures around Long Island

The weekends are chock full of activities and festivals that celebrate the best of this short season. You don’t have to go far this weekend to find something for you and the kids to enjoy, besides the pumpkin picking. more

By Karen Bloom | 10/12/11

The USTA honored John Dunn, founder of indoor tennis at Hempstead Lake State Park in West Hempstead.

USTA honors founder of W.H. indoor tennis

The U.S. Tennis Association recently awarded John Dunn, founder of Hempstead Lake Indoor Tennis in West Hempstead, the Hy Zausner Lifetime Achievement award. Dunn, 90, of St. James, has been on … more

6/1/11

Using binoculars, Carol Ann Pugliese spotted a mallard.

Birds on the brain: Audubon hosts bird walk

The South Shore Audubon Society held a bird walk on Sunday, March 13, at Hempstead Lake State Park. Equipped with binoculars and information, those who participated walked with Audubon Society … more

3/16/11

Artist Omo Misha joined fellow members of the Harlem Arts Alliance in Lakeview last weekend for the second annual Arts & Gifts Weekend Festival.

Urban art comes to suburbia

It sits on Columbia Avenue in Lakeview, looking quite like a typical, quiet family home, embodying the very concept of suburban living. This, in part, is what made the house a perfect spot into which … more

By Lee Landor | 12/15/10

Catch some fish: Anglers can enjoy a beautiful fall day of fishing at the Fall Fishing Festival at Hempstead Lake State Park’s MacDonald Pond this weekend.

Fall Fishing and Children's Festival and other autumn adventures

It's the time of year to savor being outdoors in the crisp autumn air, with the crunch of leaves beneath our feet. The weekends are chock full of outdoor more

Karen Bloom | 10/13/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

8/4/10

Fishing adventures at Hempstead Lake State Park

Weekend highlights include a fishing clinic at Hemptead Lake State Park, a "Bug Safari" at Old Westbury Gardens and Eisenhower Park's annual Salute to Veterans Spectacular. more

8/4/10

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