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Margaret Gay Malone, author of "A Sweater for Duncan."

Former North teacher publishes children’s book

Former North teacher publishes children’s book “A Sweater for Duncan,” a picture book by author Margaret Gay Malone, a former teacher at Valley Stream North High School, was published on … more

11/5/10

Tree Advisory Board President Bob Sympson and Caroline Krendel, 14, prepare to participate in the Cornell Student Weekend Arborist Team which will come to East Rockaway August 7 and 8.

Learning to inventory East Rockaway trees

Cornell University has chosen East Rockaway in Nassau County to train students in doing a village-wide street tree inventory. On Saturday, August 7 and Sunday August 8, five teams, headed by Professor Nina Bassuk of the Cornell University Urban Horticulture Institute, will be collecting data on village street trees. more

Mary Malloy | 7/28/10

Storms are claiming too many trees

Q. A lot of trees came down around my neighborhood in the last big storm. Is there anything I can do to keep my trees safe, and is it allowed to put in wire tie-downs to keep my trees tethered during a storm? more

Monte Leeper | 5/14/10

Four new members of Rockville Centre's finest were sworn in by Police Commissioner Charles Gennario as the first item of business during the village Board of Trustees meeting on Monday night.

New officers, new laws

The Rockville Centre village board swore in four new police officers, passed three local laws and signed cooperative agreements with the school district on Monday. more

Alex Costello | 5/5/10

Kindergartners at Wilson Elementary School celebrate Earth Day.

A tree grows at Wilson

In a ceremony to mark Earth Day last week, three kindergarten classes at Wilson Elementary School gathered on the front lawn to "adopt" a new tree. more

4/28/10

Anaele Bloncourt, center, wearing a recycled dress made from magazine pages, talks about the importance of the trees as classmates Anum Ilyas, left, and Arianna Tzunum listen.

A new tree at Wheeler Avenue

Wheeler Avenue School celebrated Earth Day with the planting a new tree Thursday morning. more

Andrew Hackmack | 4/22/10

Bob Sympson has devoted much of his time to educating residents about trees.

Bob Sympson: A real tree hugger

Robert L. (Bob) Sympson is a tree hugger in every sense of the word. He is an untiring advocate of trees, planting them, studying them, educating the community about them. It’s no wonder that he has been named the recipient of the Arbor Day Foundation’s 2010 Lawrence Enersen Award for his lifelong conservation efforts. more

Mary Malloy | 4/21/10

Hempstead man injured in Oceanside tree-trimming accident

Frank Villegas, 63, of Hempstead is in serious but stable condition after an accident in Oceanside on April 5. According to Nassau County police, Villegas was working on Foxhurst Road in … more

Alex Costello | 4/6/10

Five Towns recovers from weekend's superstorm

Last Saturday's nor'easter, which featured heavy rainfall and tropical-storm-force winds, devastated parts of the Five Towns, toppling hundreds of trees and leaving thousands of residents without power. Many described it as one of the worst natural disaster to ever strike the area. more

Andrew Coen | 3/18/10

Village Hall did not escape the wrath of Saturday's storm, as high winds leveled two large, healthy evergreens, partially blocking the entrance to the building.

Picking up the pieces in Rockville Centre

Hurricane-force winds buffeted Rockville Centre over the weekend, toppling hundreds of trees whose root structures were compromised by the rain-softened ground and cutting power for residents, making the village one of the hardest-hit areas on Long Island. more

Alex Costello and Judy Rattner | 3/17/10

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