The question is often asked, “Why, of all places in the United States, did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?” more

December 7 marks 75 years since Japanese fighter planes unleashed two separate attacks on Pearl Harbor and its environs, bombing ships, planes and airfields and killing more than 2,000 military personnel and civilians. It was an event that spurred the U.S.’s entry into World War II and a pro-war mindset among Americans that united the country. more

Four years — to the day — after Hurricane Sandy ravaged Long Beach and the entire barrier island, runners gathered on the boardwalk to fight back against a storm that still affects many locals. more

When Eileen Alber, 70, started waking up at 1 a.m., grabbing a flashlight and walking to the backyard of her Seaford Harbor home to check the water levels and the moon on a regular basis, she knew she had to move. more

After Hurricane Sandy pummeled the barrier island and its residents four years ago, local, state and federal officials formulated extensive plans to rebuild the devastated city. Though Long Beach residents can now stroll on the rebuilt boardwalk, locals have continued to raise their homes and the Army Corps of Engineers has begun a large-scale coastal protection project, some proposals designed to shield the north side of the city from another storm remain in the design phase. more

Volunteers and supporters of Last Hope Animal Rescue will be celebrating the nonprofit’s 35th anniversary at a gala . The event will be held at the Coral House in Baldwin at 6 p.m. on Oct. 27. more

The Wantagh Preservation Society offered residents a glimpse of the community’s past at their 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday. more

The United Church Nursery School celebrated its 50th anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 18. Rockville Centre Mayor Francis X. Murray was there to present the nursery school with a proclamation. … more

Ellen Coook, one of the Wantagh Preservation Society’s trustees and program chairwoman, was 26 years old in September of 1966 when the Wantagh Long Island Rail Road station was moved to another location in the community. The little red house, built in 1885, was slated for destruction when the Babylon branch was being elevated throughout the mid-20th century. But thanks to Margaret Aiken — whose civic group, the earliest incarnation of the Preservation Society that was colloquially referred to as Margy and her Steamrollers — the station was donated to the new nonprofit group and moved a few blocks north to 1700 Wantagh Ave. more

On July 10, the Baldwin Historical Society celebrated its 40th anniversary. On that day in 1976, members of the group broke ground for a museum on Grand Avenue. Current historical society … more