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Families visit Long Island Children's Museum to celebrate the arrival of Ringling Bros. Circus [Photo gallery]

Scenes from Long Island Children's Museum's "Elephant Walk" on Monday, March 15. more

3/19/10

Civilians find the whole thing quite bizarre - Award-winning column

Well, here I go again. Life is just not busy enough for me, what with writing, reporting, editing, teenagers, curfews, mortgage and such — but I am honing my thespian chops now in “On … more

Mary Malloy | 3/17/10

On Broadway - A Musical Revue [Video]

Watch the cast in rehearsals for "On Broadaway - A Musical Revue" featuring local talent of all ages from all communities. Experience Broadway-style singing and dancing at a fraction of the cost -- and ten times the fun! Performances will be Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3 p.m. ($10 disount tickets for seniors.) Fri., Mar. 19 and Sat., Mar. 20, 8 p.m.; and an encore matinee on Sun., Mar. 21, 3 p.m. at the Lincoln Orens School Middle School, 150 Trafalgar Blvd., Island Park, NY 11558. For tickets and more information, call (516) 431-3320. more

Mary Malloy | 3/13/10

Town of Hempstead Councilman Ed Ambrosino was invited to read to students at West Hempstead's Chesnut Street School for the Read Across Program. Ambrosino is shown with kindergarten teacher Robyn Wagner.

Chestnut Street elementary school celebrates Read Across America [Photo gallery]

Students at West Hempstead's Chesnut Street elementary school celebrated Read Across America day with a number of reading programs and guests, including Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos and … more

3/10/10

Nassau Hibernians march in Garden City [Video]

Hibernians from the Five Towns, Rockville Centre, East Meadow, Bellmore, Merrick, and all over Nassau County marched proudly in the St. Patrick's Parade in Garden City on March 7, 2010. more

3/8/10

Angelu Muto entertained guests with his accordion

Pasta dinner raises funds for Mercy Medical Center [Photo gallery]

The United Hempstead League of Mercy Medical Center held a pasta dinner fundraiser for the center on Feb. 18 at Pompei Restaurant on Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead. more

3/4/10

Jeff Haar gives Joey and Jessica a head start at the top of the hill.

Snow falls in West Hempstead [Photo gallery]

An intense nor’easter drenched Nassau in wet snow Thursday afternoon as temperatures began to dip below freezing. Then the snow took over in full force, snowing … more

2/26/10

South Shore begins digging out [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Blasted by the snow, again [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Andrew Riggio, 11, helps clear snow from his parents' car in Valley Stream.

Snow continues to fall [Photo gallery]

Just as most of the snow from the last storm had melted, a winter storm moved across Long Island Thursday night and into Friday, dumping about a foot of new snow. more

2/26/10