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Police prepared to storm into a Hull Street home where an armed man barricaded himself on April 17.

An armed man barricaded himself inside his residence on Hull Street in East Meadow on April 17 as the Nassau County Police Department surrounded the area. more

By Shannon Koehle | 4/17/12

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more

4/11/12

Going green cuts local LIPA bills

Self-proclaimed conservationists Douglas and Mary Pappas, who have owned their home on Aberdeen Street for 23 years, decided they wanted to do something positive for the environment – and save a little money, too. The couple had photovoltaic solar panels added to the roof in June 2008 and is still pleased with the results. more

By Shannon Koehle | 3/29/12

Nuclear threat to the South Shore?

Last March, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake rattled the Pacific Ocean, unleashing a tsunami that inundated coastal areas of Japan. more

2/23/12

View from the southeast corner of the World Trade Center site. Wires of a crane lifting a metal beam off a flatbed truck snapped, causing the beam to fall and crush the vehicle. No injuries were reported as of press time.

Malverne historian witnesses accident at WTC site

Around 10:05 on Feb. 16, wires of a crane lifting a steel beam off a flatbed truck at the World Trade Center site snapped, causing the beam to fall about 40 stories and crush the truck. As of … more

Lee Landor | 2/16/12

Rethinking nuclear power — or not

Italian physicist Enrico Fermi fired up the world’s first nuclear reactor on Dec. 2, 1942, in a squash court beneath Alonzo Stagg Field at the University of Chicago. Fermi achieved what scientists call “criticality” –– a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction –– at 3:52 p.m. His graphite-pile reactor, dubbed Chicago Pile-One, ran for 28 minutes and produced enough energy to power a flashlight. more

10/20/11

Maybe we should get used to sitting in the dark

Millions of people throughout the region experienced the inconvenience of losing power and the feeling of sitting in the dark for hours and days during and after Tropical Storm Irene. We all assume now and forever that we just have to flip the light switch and on go the lights. Bad assumption. more

9/29/11

'Mean Irene' delivers a punishing blow

I remember when the real estate agent first took my wife and me to what would become our home in south Merrick nine years ago. We pulled up across the street from the quaint split-level, with white shingles and an aging gray roof. We instantly fell in love. more

9/9/11

Jobs well done, mostly

Emergency responders and public officials deserve credit for getting way out in front of last month’s devastating hurricane. more

9/9/11

A number of fallen power lines and trees contributed to the extensive power outages throughout the East Meadow and Salisbury neighborhoods. As of Sept. 1, 1,600 residents were still without power.

Irene cleanup continues

Irene has come and gone and most would agree, the damage could have been worse. more

Shannon Koehle | 9/8/11

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