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By Mary Malloy | 12/11/10

A shopper quickly carrying her items to the register on Friday.

Black Friday on the South Shore [Photo gallery]

Crowds of bargain hunters hit the stores on the day after Thanksgiving, looking for shopping values in big stores and small. The next day, Saturday, is being promoted this year as Small Business … more

11/26/10

A video tribute to East Rockaway's Mayor Ed Sieban

Sometimes, words are not enough. Even though words are my business, there are so many others who said it better about the life and passing of their -- and my -- beloved Mayor Ed Sieban. So instead, I put together a montage of photos and short videos of the mayor "in action." I hope you like it. more

Mary Malloy | 7/8/10 | 2 comments

Elmont and Franklin Square Memorial Day Parades! [Photo gallery]

Franklin Square and Elmont celebrated Memorial Day with fanfare. more

Matthew Hampton | 6/10/10

Jovanni Rodriguez, 6, left and Declan O'Grady, 6, donned their uniforms for the first time on Saturday.

Franklin Square Little League makes its triumphant return [Photo gallery]

Franklin Square’s little league season officially kicked off on Saturday, April 17 with a parade through town and some slightly chilly, but still enjoyable, marching. more

Matthew Hampton | 4/21/10

This pup found a loving home. John Bartlett congratulates the new parents.

John Bartlett's Pet adoption event in NYC [Photo gallery]

Menswear designer John Bartlett held another pet adoption event at his namesake store at Charles and 7th Ave. South on April 17. In conjunction with North Shore Animal League America, Bartlett hosted the event with hundreds of pet lovers stopping by to ooh and awww -- and to even give some of the cute dogs and cats new, loving homes. more

Mary Malloy | 4/21/10

Eric Colberg, Long Beach, and Joanna Parrino, Malverne, in "Don't Marry Me'

'On Broadway' — on Long Island [Photo gallery]

The Island Park Theatre Group, in conjunction with the Island Park Union Free School Recreation Department, presented “On Broadway - A Musical Revue” last weekend. A cast of 70 locals actors, dancers and singers entertained the audience at the Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park - and the IPTG broke records with its ticket sales. more

Mary Malloy | 3/25/10

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

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