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On May 11, three challengers will face the current trustees on the Lawrence School Board. The new candidates are, from left, Annie Reyes of North Lawrence, Dr. Jay Silverstein of Atlantic Beach and Nicole Di Iorio of Inwood.

Reyes, Silverstein and Di Iorio announce they'll run for Lawrence School Board

Less than two months before the May 11 Lawrence Board of Education elections, challengers have lined up to try and knock off the three incumbents whose seats are up this year. more

Andrew Coen | 3/18/10

Five Towns recovers from weekend's superstorm

Last Saturday's nor'easter, which featured heavy rainfall and tropical-storm-force winds, devastated parts of the Five Towns, toppling hundreds of trees and leaving thousands of residents without power. Many described it as one of the worst natural disaster to ever strike the area. more

Andrew Coen | 3/18/10

Five Towns slammed with rain, high winds

Saturday’s Nor’easter that featured Tropical Storm force winds wreaked havoc on the Five Towns area with thousands of power outages reported by the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and train service suspended on the Far Rockaway branch. more

Andrew Coen | 3/14/10

Former Lawrence Dist. 15 administrator files suit over employment termination

A former Lawrence Public Schools administrator is suing the district, claiming he lost his job as director of guidance and support services because the school board viewed him as "anti-Orthodox." more

Andrew Coen | 3/11/10

The star-crossed life of an All-American

The exuberant Matthew McConaughey look-alike in the photo at left is Stephen Vincent McGrain, one of the most talented athletes in Nassau County history. In August 1972 McGrain was 22 and a newly … more

By Jim Harmon | 3/10/10

Celebrating St. Patrick at Hofstra's Irish festival and in Long Beach this weekend

Enjoy the spirit of St. Patrick's Day. Irish soprano Emma-Kate Tobia performs, while Hofstra University is set for its annual Irish Festival on Sunday. Also, look for some signs of spring at Muttontown Preserve. more

3/10/10

Officer Robert Prince of the 4th Precinct with the four-wheel-drive Chevy Tahoe in which he drove Atlantic Beach Estates resident Marianne Steinbock to her scheduled liver transplant in the middle of the Feb. 26 nor'easter.

A police escort, and a new liver

Two Nassau County police officers helped save an Atlantic Beach Estates woman's life last week, driving her to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx in the midst of the nor'easter for a liver transplant. more

Andrew Coen | 3/3/10

Steinbock expressed her gratitude Tuesday to the police officers who safely bought her to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx during last Friday's blizzard, making her liver transplant operation possible. Behind Steinbock are, from left, New York Police Department officers Stephen Brooks and Anthony Romano and Nassau County 4th Precinct officers Jacek Trybala and Robert Prince.

A Nassau-NYPD police escort, and a new liver

Two Nassau County police officers helped save an Atlantic Beach Estates woman's life last week, driving her to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx in the midst of the nor'easter for a liver transplant. more

Andrew Coen | 3/3/10

Road project on tap for Atlantic Beach

The Village of Atlantic Beach is planning road repairs late this year and is hoping Nassau County will chip in with some of the costs. more

Andrew Coen | 2/24/10

Toback targets Weisenberg’s seat

Whether or not Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) retires, Jeff Toback says he is running for the incumbent’s seat this year. more

JOSEPH KELLARD | 2/3/10