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The price of gas from station to station can — and often does — vary as gas prices remain volatile in a highly competitive market.

Drivers cope with sticker shock at the fuel pumps

People are itching to drive off and get away this summer after two years of coronavirus pandemic restrictions, but record-high gas prices are throwing a wrench into those seasonal road trips as well … more

By Juan Lasso | 6/23/22

Shell Creek Field was named in honor of John “Jack” Leddy, who spent many years coaching in the Island Park Little League.

Field named in honor of legendary Island Park coach

Weather conditions may not have been ideal, but that didn’t stop Island Park Little Leaguers from playing at the newly christened John “Jack” Leddy Memorial Field last Saturday. more

By Mike Smollins | 5/13/21

Dancing on the balance beam of summer 2019

We are at the apex of summer, a peach-perfect moment, and how sweet it is. Tomatoes grow heavy on the vine . . . more

8/23/19

Town officials and environmentalists submerged hundreds of mesh bags containing shells off the coast of Lido Beach.

Building a reef with seafood shells

Hempstead Town officials and environmentalists launched a living barrier reef composed of tens of thousands of discarded clam and oyster shells from nearby seafood restaurants near Long Meadow Island … more

By Bridget Downes | 7/19/18

In the spring, Long Beach High School students bagged used oyster shells to use for research in the campus’ pond.

State funds to go toward building reef at Long Beach High School

As part of an effort to facilitate conservation projects, state officials announced plans to fund the construction of a reef in Long Beach High School’s research pond, among other plans. Last … more

By Bridget Downes | 12/21/17

A trio of green monk parakeets at Shell Creek Park. Some Island Park residents noticed changes in the parakeet nests atop the park’s light poles, and wonder if people removed them.

Island Park residents ponder the disappearance of local green monk parakeets

For the past few years, Island Park has been home to a group of transplants of the feathered variety. They are loud and green and make a mess with their nests, but many residents like the green monk … more

By Peter Belfiore | 7/17/17

Cleaning up the Shell Creek marsh

The Island Park Community Group held a clean up of the marshes around Shell Creek on Sept. 18. About 20 people donned high boots and work gloves and went out to bring back all kinds of garbage that … more

9/28/16

Valley Stream gas station attendant robbed at gunpoint

Police said a man armed with a silver handgun robbed the Shell gas station on West Merrick Road on Saturday at 8:55 p.m. more

By Nick Ciccone | 9/26/16

Police want to find the graffiti artists that defaced parts of Shell Creek Park in Island Park

Nassau County Police want to find the vandals that painted anti-police slogans and “tags” or nicknames on the wall of an office building and other areas of Shell Creek Park on Vanderbilt Avenue … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 8/10/16

Shell gas station robbed

Police are searching for a person who robbed the Shell gas station, at 100 W. Merrick Rd., on Sunday night. more

By Micah Danney | 4/4/16

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