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A tree uprooted and crashed onto Fifth Street, taking important cables with it and blocking the road.

Storm rocks East Meadow [Photo gallery]

Downed trees, telephone poles and power lines had become part of the landscape as town, fire and private crews began cleaning up following this weekend's nor'easter that slammed the region with … more

3/17/10

Civilians find the whole thing quite bizarre - Award-winning column

Well, here I go again. Life is just not busy enough for me, what with writing, reporting, editing, teenagers, curfews, mortgage and such — but I am honing my thespian chops now in “On … more

Mary Malloy | 3/17/10

On Broadway - A Musical Revue [Video]

Watch the cast in rehearsals for "On Broadaway - A Musical Revue" featuring local talent of all ages from all communities. Experience Broadway-style singing and dancing at a fraction of the cost -- and ten times the fun! Performances will be Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3 p.m. ($10 disount tickets for seniors.) Fri., Mar. 19 and Sat., Mar. 20, 8 p.m.; and an encore matinee on Sun., Mar. 21, 3 p.m. at the Lincoln Orens School Middle School, 150 Trafalgar Blvd., Island Park, NY 11558. For tickets and more information, call (516) 431-3320. more

Mary Malloy | 3/13/10

Gerard Gordon and Liz Gaynor, co-president of the W.T. Clarke Parents and Booster Club.

Clarke booster club boogies down at fundraiser [Photo gallery]

The W.T. Clarke High School Parents and Booster Club danced the night away at its Winter Fundraiser on March 5 at the Spare Rib in Hicksville. Attendees enjoyed dinner, music and several … more

3/10/10

Nassau Hibernians march in Garden City [Video]

Hibernians from the Five Towns, Rockville Centre, East Meadow, Bellmore, Merrick, and all over Nassau County marched proudly in the St. Patrick's Parade in Garden City on March 7, 2010. more

3/8/10

South Shore begins digging out [Photo gallery]

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

2/26/10

Blasted by the snow, again [Photo gallery]

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

2/26/10

Andrew Riggio, 11, helps clear snow from his parents' car in Valley Stream.

Snow continues to fall [Photo gallery]

Just as most of the snow from the last storm had melted, a winter storm moved across Long Island Thursday night and into Friday, dumping about a foot of new snow. more

2/26/10

Robert O'Brien clears snow from the front of his home on Rockaway Parkway in Valley Stream.

Another snow day [Photo gallery]

Snow began on the South Shore Thursday afternoon and continued through Friday, closing all schools in the area. more

2/26/10

Dylan Caciopoli 8, Derek Cacipoli 5, and Valery Santos 4 got some help as they prepared to go down Sled Hill.

A winter wonderland [Photo gallery]

East Meadow kids went back to school on Friday for one more day before the scheduled winter break, after many decided to spend parts of their snow days at "Sled Hill" in Eisenhower Park's Parking … more

2/12/10