In most locales, June is the month of weddings, graduations and Father’s Day. Long Island vegetable gardens boast newly sprouted greens. June is also the month that all species, sizes, colors …
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By Timothy Denton
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6/11/19
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Memorial Day weekend has arrived — and for so many of us it involves the annual trek to Jones Beach to see the Bethpage Air Show.
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By Karen Bloom
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5/23/19
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Two hours after Marine Mammals Celebration Day began on Feb. 23, the Jones Beach Nature Center was packed with people exploring the center and learning about water creatures.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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3/7/19
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As part of Operation SPLASH’s mission to eliminate waterfront pollution, a boat is expected to launch from the Wantagh Park Boat Basin next month, weather permitting — one of seven boats …
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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2/28/19
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Long Island residents can once again experience the annual Magic of Lights Christmas display at Jones Beach, which opened Nov. 16 and will run through Dec. 30.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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12/20/18
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Despite 40-mph winds, tens of thousands of participants braved the weather to help make the American Cancer Society’s 25th annual walk against breast cancer at Jones Beach State Park on Oct. 21 a success.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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11/1/18
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The American Cancer Society is slated to hold its 25th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh on Oct. 21.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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10/18/18
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Performances/On Stage
My Son the Waiter: A Jewish TragedyComedian-actor Brad Zimmerman’s one-man comedy show, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2 and 7 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 31, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Sept 1. 2 …
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8/30/18
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The Dave Matthews Band did more for Jones Beach last week than put on a great show at the beach’s Northwell Health Theater. The performer almost singlehandedly funded the newest addition to the park — with help from Ron Delsener, director of Live Nation New York and Matthews’s agent.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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7/26/18
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Cyclists who are ready to bike deep into the West End of Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh will no longer have to wait until the summer of 2019.
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By James Mattone
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7/5/18
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