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Jim Sarro, representing the Island Park Fire Department, dug into a pile of eight dozen clams last Sunday at the Peter’s Clam Bar Clam Eating Contest.

Peter’s Clam Bar hosted a clam-eating contest on Sunday to benefit Long Island firehouses that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy. A total of 14 contestants from Island Park Fire Department, Oceanside Fire Department, Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department, Long Beach Fire Department, North Merrick Fire Department, and Baldwin Fire Department competed in the first part of the contest . A total of almost 2,000 clams were eaten by all. more

8/20/14

The Peninsula and South Shore sections of the National Council of Jewish Women hosted their second annual Back 2 School Store at Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook. Joanna Levitt of Oceanside helped kindergartner-to-be Cheyne Shin pick out a new pair of sneakers.

Shopping at the NCJW back to school store

More than 460 children from Cedarhurst, Inwood, Lawrence, Woodmere, Valley Stream, Rockville Centre, Island Park, Long Beach, Elmont, Freeport, Uniondale, Hempstead and Roosevelt shopped for clothes … more

8/6/14

My life with Mama

When I told my father that I wanted to run for the U.S. Senate, he said, “Son, I think you should run to see a psychiatrist.” When I told my mother, she was a bit more supportive. more

5/1/14

Former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato with his mother.

Antoinette “Mama” D’Amato dies at 99

Antoinette “Mama” D’Amato, the mother of former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato, died Thursday in her Island Park home at the age of 99. The former senator, now a lobbyist with the … more

4/25/14

Frankie Valli returns to the NYCB Theatre at Westbury for a three-night set, April 24-26.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... AftermodernisM Spring 2014This exhibition illustrates a broad range of styles spanning non-objective abstraction. Featured artists include Michael Bevilacqua, James Busby and … more

4/23/14

Community mourns the loss of Sean McCarthy

Sean McCarthy called his close friend Michael Chandler on April 9 to chat about the Mets’ opening day and to catch up. The two lifelong friends and diehard Mets fans grew up in the West End, and … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/16/14

Democracy in action: rebuilding Island Park

On March 18, many Long Island villages conducted local elections to fill the positions of mayor, trustee and other municipal posts. Democracy prevailed, even on the smallest scale. more

4/3/14

Protesters walked from Village Hall in Island Park, over the Long Beach Bridge on to the boardwalk.

Sandy victims rally against NY Rising

Approximately 200 people — the majority of them displaced victims of Hurricane Sandy — braved the whipping rain during a rally from Island Park to Long Beach last Saturday and expressed … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/1/14

The E.F. Barrett Power Station juxtaposed with the proposed Island Park Energy Center.

National Grid proposes Barrett repowering

National Grid is proposing to repower the E.F. Barrett Power Station, a nearly 60-year-old facility on Barnum’s Channel. Although still in the early stages, the potential plan was outlined … more

By John Maher | 3/19/14

Patricia Dougherty, left, with her mother, Cathy, brother, Patrick, and Robert Wright, all Island Park residents, rallied outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building last week.

NY Rising hears public comment

“I’m pissed — I worked three jobs my whole life, and I’m spending my kids’ college funds keeping this afloat,” said Robert Wright, a recently retired New York City firefighter from … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 3/12/14

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