Hundreds crowded into a sold-out Cannon’s Blackthorn in Rockville Centre last Saturday to raise money for the disabled on Long Island while rocking out to acclaimed bands The Felice Brothers and Strand of Oaks. The annual Shine-a-Light benefit concert is put on each year by the Tommy Brull Foundation.
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By Matthew Ern
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2/11/15
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When an elderly Lido Beach resident received a phone call last week from someone claiming to be a representative of the Internal Revenue Service, she initially thought it was a legitimate call. …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/19/14
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Camp ANCHOR is known for its swimming, drama, sports and other programs for children and adults with special needs, but now it has added surfing to the list of its summer recreational activities, …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/27/14
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The Town of Hempstead briefly closed some of its beaches in Point Lookout and Lido Beach this week, as a precaution following reported shark sightings.
On Wednesday, town spokeswoman said that a …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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7/24/14
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Calling the completion of the Malone-Mulhall Recreation Center at Camp ANCHOR, “A dream come true for children with special needs,” Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray cut the ceremonial …
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5/23/14
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Those who attended Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting entered the middle school auditorium unsure of what the 2014-15 district budget’s final spending and tax levy numbers would be, even …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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4/10/14
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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the arrests of nine people on Tuesday following the investigation of a Suffolk County nursing home that uncovered "an extensive pattern of resident …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/11/14
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Hofstra University has been awarded a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant of $75,000 to remove debris accumulated during Superstorm Sandy from a local salt marsh that is used regularly for research and educational projects. Among the professors spearheading the project is Dr. Russell Burke, of Bellmore.
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9/23/13
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A New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday and charged with scamming a local contractor out of $75,000 that was supposed to pay for new windows at a Lido Beach home.
Instead, the man allegedly used …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/1/13
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An overwhelming majority of Point Lookout and Lido Beach voters rejected their fire department’s proposed $7 million bond to fund upgrades to its facilities in a referendum on Tuesday night.
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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7/10/13
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