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Is fossil fuel-generated energy gone with the wind?

Island Park doesn’t generate daily headlines — and residents like it that way. This historic community is best known . . . more

By Ronald J. Rosenberg | 5/18/23

Tara Hackett celebrates her re-election to the Rockville Centre education board at the South Side High School gymnasium Tuesday night.

Voters approve two budgets

Voters in the Rockville Centre school district approved a $136.4 million budget for the 2023-24 academic year with 67 percent of the vote. more

By Daniel Offner | 5/21/23

Commuters in Rockville Centre rail at MTA plan to increase fares next month

Long Island Rail Road commuters in Rockville Centre are reacting strongly to an increase of roughly 4.3 percent in the price of their weekly and monthly tickets that is expected to take effect around Aug. 20. more

By Daniel Offner and Lara Murray-Sterzel | 8/6/23

Blakeman enthusiastically follows Trump’s lead

The political similarities between former President Donald Trump and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman are now impossible to miss. Which is probably just what Blakeman intends. more

By Kevin Kelley | 5/3/24

Amid campus upheaval, reflecting on a different time

An aphorism often attributed to Mark Twain states that “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” Readers of a certain age will, as I do, recall the upheavals of the 1960s and early ’70s. Recent events set me musing about the similarities and differences between today’s “student protests” and those of yesteryear. more

By Howard Kopel | 5/17/24

Rockville Centre native Crystal Dunn named to US Women's National Team

Rockville Centre native Crystal Dunn was one of 23 players selected to compete for the US team at the FIFA Women's World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. more

By Michael Lewis | 7/2/23

These two Watson students came dressed up as the super star brothers—Mario and Luigi

Photos: Rockville Centre schools dress up in costume for Halloween

To help embrace the Halloween spirit, the Rockville Centre school district encouraged students, teachers, and staff members to come dressed up in costume on Tuesday, Oct. 31. more

By Daniel Offner | 11/1/23

Veterans from Rockville Centre and Lynbrook gather along Mill River to honor those who bravely fought back against Japanese forces during the attack on Pearl Harbor 82 years ago.

Rockville Centre remembers Pearl Harbor, 82 years later

Veterans with the American Legion Post 303 in Rockville Centre and the surrounding area gathered at the Mill River Park Complex in Rockville Centre on Thursday, in remembrance of the attack on Pearl … more

By Daniel Offner | 12/14/23

A car drove through partial treated sewage on Rhame Avenue.

State of emergency issued for Bay Park, Baldwin

A state of emergency has been declared for certain homes in East Rockaway and Baldwin, according to Nassau County Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, to help eliminate threats to public … more

By Mary Malloy | 11/15/12

During Hurricane Sandy, a 10-foot tidal surge raced up the canal that leads to Cammans Pond in south Merrick, scattering floating docks, personal watercraft and boats and causing flooding on local streets. Storm-drain flapper valves would have done nothing to stop that surge, said Brian Schneider, deputy commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Public Works.

Stopping the ocean in a hurricane –– or not

South Shore residents have returned to their normal lives in the months since Hurricane Sandy, but many people’s thoughts are starting to turn to the potential for another big storm. Is it possible to stop the floodwaters that inundated coastal neighborhoods? they wonder. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/10/13

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