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Hundreds honor fallen heroes in Point Lookout

Hundreds of residents and visitors gathered in Point Lookout last Sunday to remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001 and celebrate their legacy. more

By Ben Strack | 9/14/16

Point Lookout Paralympian seeks gold in Rio

When Lora Webster began to feel constant pain in her knee while playing on two basketball teams nearly 20 years ago, she paid a visit to the doctor. After a biopsy showed a cancerous tumor in her left tibia, the then-11-year-old athlete made one request. more

By Ben Strack | 9/7/16

Army Corps breaks ground

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer joined U.S. Rep. Peter King, Col. David Caldwell of the Army Corps of Engineers and local officials in Point Lookout on Wednesday to officially break ground on a long-awaited project to strengthen and protect the barrier island’s coastline from future storms. more

By Ben Strack | 8/10/16

FEMA gives first OK to SNCH plans

The Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] has granted one of two approvals needed by South Nassau Communities Hospital [SNCH] to construct a medical arts and emergency facility in Long Beach, and expand the hospital itself. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 8/4/16

Town Supervisor Anthony Santino and Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito hand out sunscreen packets to Point Lookout beachgoers on July 12.

Sunscreen to the people

It was a beautiful day at Point Lookout town beach when a swarm of news people and town employees were following Town Supervisor Anthony Santino around the coastline while he distributed free packets of sunscreen to beachgoers. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 7/12/16

The $230 million project calls for the rehabilitation of 17 existing jetties, or groins, and construction of four new ones, as well as the addition of roughly 4.7 million cubic yards of sand for a system of berms and dunes along 35,000 feet of shoreline from Long Beach to Point Lookout.

Army Corps project begins this month

Trucks will begin hauling 250,000 tons of large stones through the West End and the city this month as the Army Corps of Engineers begins work on a large-scale coastal protection project that … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/6/16

Everyone enjoys gathering around the maypole with dancers from the Isadora Duncan Dance Company.

Summer enchantment at Old Westbury Gardens

Old Westbury Gardens transforms itself for a festive "Midsummer Night." more

6/22/16

A parade of fire trucks and a block party featuring food, drink and entertainment happens in Malverne on Saturday, June 25.

The Week Ahead: Nearby things to do this week

Looking for something fun to do over the next week? Check out what's happening right in your own neighborhood. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 6/21/16

The flag tower is the highest point in the town, according to Point Lookout Civic Association Chairman Kevin Haff, who launched the online fundraising campaign.

Donations save Point Lookout flag tower

Point Lookout residents helped save the town’s historic flag tower from being taken down after an online campaign successfully raised the funds needed to repair the local landmark, which dates back more than a century. more

By Ben Strack | 6/8/16

Democratic State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, left, and Republican Senate candidate Chris McGrath.

Talking to 9th Senate District candidates

In the race to fill former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos’s seat after he was convicted on corruption charges in December, both state Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) and Chris McGrath (R-Hewlett) have come out swinging in the weeks leading up to the special election on April 19. more

4/14/16

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