Police report that a teenage girl was found dead on a footbridge in Rockville Centre late at night on Thursday, Aug. 22.
According to police, they received a call around 10 p.m. because the body …
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By Alex Costello
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8/23/13
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Good for CVS! The mega drugstore chain, with retail outlets on every corner, is requiring employees to disclose their weight to the company’s insurance carrier or pay a $600-a-year penalty.
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4/4/13
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You’re feeling achy, tired, run down, maybe have a cough, runny nose, a fever, a sore throat. Could it be the …
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By David Weingrad and Mary Malloy
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1/16/13
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has Big Soda up in arms and vowing to fight the Big Apple’s recent ban on the oversized sugary drinks that the mayor contends have contributed to the city’s growing obesity epidemic.
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9/27/12
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A woman’s body was found floating in Little Bay near Fort Totten in Bayside, Queens on the morning of Aug. 7. New York City Police later identified the woman as a 25-year-old Elmont resident, but …
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By Deirdre Krasula
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8/22/12
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It is a magnificent monument to American corporate hegemony, a massive eatery capable of seating 1,500 patrons at once and serving up to 14,000 diners a day –– a day.
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7/19/12
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“I Am the Boss of My Body,” for pre-Kindergarten to third-grade students, is an interactive workshop designed to teach children skills to protect themselves by learning that they are the boss of their body and have the right to say “No.”
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6/23/11
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Bring to the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum this summer for a rip-roaring, snorting and hacking good time exploring the museum’s new “science-in-disguise” traveling exhibit.
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By Karen Bloom
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6/22/11
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Many of us think of getting a massage as a luxury — a spa-like way to relax and escape. While this can be true, there are actually a myriad of other benefits.
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Teri Ann Loeser
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5/19/11
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As Long Islanders have anxiously watched the body count of a possible serial killer climb, the Baldwin Fire Department has quietly done its part in the search for evidence. The hunt for human remains on Jones Beach Island crossed the border from Suffolk into Nassau County on April 11, and BFD equipment was used to scan areas where bodies might have been concealed.
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Chris Connolly
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4/20/11
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