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Exhibits and more... Acquired Riches: Highlights From The Hofstra University Museum CollectionThis exhibition, celebrating Hofstra University's 75th anniversary, highlights the artists, genres, … more

10/13/10

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and County Executive Ed Mangano are taking to the airwaves to get the message out that heroin kills.

PSA latest weapon in fight against heroin

“Would you know if your child was using heroin?” Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice asks at the end of a new public service announcement. The PSA, along with an educational website, is the latest joint effort by the district attorney and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to alert parents to the growing heroin problem on Long Island. more

Deirdre Krasula | 10/13/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... Acquired Riches: Highlights From The Hofstra University Museum CollectionThis exhibition, celebrating Hofstra University's 75th anniversary, highlights the artists, genres, … more

10/7/10

Rutgers student’s suicide is a wake-up call

For the second straight week, I must postpone my annual anniversary column. As I’ve noted many times before, I have my columns mapped out for months ahead, but when a critical education topic pops up in the news, the schedule falls by the wayside. more

Steve Kussin | 10/5/10

‘Enjoyed’ Brinton’s column on Muslim world

To the Editor: As a Muslim American, I particularly enjoyed Scott Brinton’s column on American perceptions of Muslims, “When perception is reality in the Muslim world” (Sept. 16-22). more

Zachary Ibrahim | 10/4/10

Initial, unconfirmed reports were that cyanide was found on a woman at the Bellmore Post Office, which prompted authorities to call in the Nassau County Hazardous Materials unit and to shut down Merrick Road in front of the mail facility.

Police shut down Bellmore Post Office over cyanide scare

Updated: 2:30 p.m.Nassau County Police and the U.S. Marshals Service cordoned off the Bellmore Post Office and surrounding streets at around 11 a.m. today, shutting down Merrick Road for several blocks to the east and west. According to police, a woman who U.S. marshals were tracking turned up at the mail facility with a bottle marked "sodium cyanide." more

Scott Brinton and Deirdre Krasula | 10/1/10

A true slice of Italy right here in Merrick

Reminiscent of a sidewalk café in Italy, La Strada is a labor of love in every way. Created three years ago by Eva and Guy Saraniero, the restaurant has become a popular go-to spot in Merrick. more

Terry Biener | 9/30/10

Sen. Fuschillo collecting food for veterans

State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, will be collecting non-perishable food items at his booth the Bellmore Family Street Festival this weekend, for donation to Long Island veterans. more

9/30/10

The press should leave Lindsay Lohan — and Merrick — alone

In 2002, my wife and I were living in a one-bedroom apartment that we owned on Park Avenue in Long Beach. We loved the City by the Sea but wanted a smaller, quieter community in which to raise our children. We’ve never regretted our decision to move to Merrick. more

Scott Brinton | 9/30/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... Defying The Devil: Christian Clergy Who Saved Jews From The HolocaustPhotographs, artifacts and video relate the events of the Holocaust. Through Sept. 30. Holocaust Memorial … more

9/30/10