Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

Just weeks after a big storm dumped more than a foot of snow on most of the south shore, another blizzard snowed residents in on Friday and was expected to continue well into the weekend. Heavy … more

Tina Torres, Valley Stream, enjoyed making this colorful Peace symbol in the snow. Photo taken by her husband, Jose Torres. more

The Oceanside Chamber of Commerce held its annual installation dinner dance at Kombert Caterers at Temple Avodah in Oceanside on Feb. 20, formally installing its new board members and recognizing … more

Anthony Carreras, a senior at Valley Stream South High School, recently signed his letter of intent to play soccer next fall at Division 1 Marist College on an athletic scholarship more

Hon. Anthony Marano, administrative judge of Nassau County, has been chosen by the Criminal Courts Bar Association of Nassau County to receive the 2010 Norman F. Lent Memorial Award. more

The East Rockaway School District presented "The Wizard of Oz" on Feb. 5-6. more

Oceanside and Island Park residents dug their way out of a mid-week snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of snow on some areas. Oceanside and Island Park schools closely monitored the weather … more

Traffic was thankfully light on Wednesday morning when a water main broke near Ocean Avenue and Merrick Road in Lynbrook. At about 8:30 a.m., Long Island American Water saw a pressure drop in area. They sent a crew to the intersection of Merrick Road and Ocean Avenue and found a leak in a 20-inch main, located under the street. "We investigated the leak and we were able to isolate the main," said William Varley, president of Long Island American Water. "Right now it's isolated and we can operate it like that." Only three people lost service, and they were given temporary service . It took about an hour to repair, "The inclement weather hindered us a bit, but our crews have experience doing this," Varley said. America Water had one large crew there. Varley said that they will come back at a later date and replace that section of the main. He could only speculate why it leaked, "Until a further investigation is done, it would only be speculation." The crews were out there from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. rerouting traffic away from the area. It's a temporary restoration, Varley said, and they will come back to replace the entire section within upcoming weeks. more