Though the World Health Organization recently declared the Zika virus a global health emergency, residents of Long Island don’t have much to worry about — unless they plan to travel to affected areas.
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By Alex Costello
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2/10/16
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With a change in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation regulations rendering the current waste compactor at the Arlington Avenue yard out of code, village administrators are in the final planning stages of a project that would update the entire process.
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By Nick Ciccone
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2/10/16
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Two local couples who will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Sunday each chose Valley Stream as the place they wanted to live their lives together and raise their families.
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By Micah Danney
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2/10/16
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On Feb. 3, the Elmont Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors voted in favor of Nassau Off Track Betting’s decision to house video lottery terminals in the north parking lot of Belmont …
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By Steve Smirti
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2/10/16
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About 75 people attended a Lynbrook High School Gay-Straight Alliance panel discussion on Jan. 27, which gave parents and community members a chance to ask questions about the Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender community.
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By Nick Ciccone
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2/10/16
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When it rains or snows, it floods — as it did in East Rockaway’s Bay Park during high tide Monday morning and again in the evening, when the bay waters sloshed onto North Boulevard, …
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By Laura Schofer and Mary Malloy
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2/10/16
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A Baldwin woman again is spearheading the effort at Adelphi University to fight hunger on Long Island by organizing artists, artisans and others to handcraft ceramic bowls.
In recent weeks, …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/10/16
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The sound of music and falling pins echoed through the Baldwin Bowl on Jan. 31, but those distractions paled before the glow on players’ faces from the cosmic light show.
Blues spun into …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/10/16
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A “Wax Museum,” a spelling bee and a game show all marked Catholic Schools Week at St. Christopher’s School in Baldwin last week.
Catholic Week traditionally celebrates Catholic education …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/10/16
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A Baldwin woman is the new president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Long Island Chapter.
Catherine Tully Muscente was formally installed on Jan. 26 at the Molloy College Suffolk …
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2/10/16
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