The Oceanside Chamber of Commerce held its annual installation dinner dance at Kombert Caterers at Temple Avodah in Oceanside on Feb. 20, formally installing its new board members and recognizing … more

Anthony Carreras, a senior at Valley Stream South High School, recently signed his letter of intent to play soccer next fall at Division 1 Marist College on an athletic scholarship more

Hon. Anthony Marano, administrative judge of Nassau County, has been chosen by the Criminal Courts Bar Association of Nassau County to receive the 2010 Norman F. Lent Memorial Award. more

The East Rockaway School District presented "The Wizard of Oz" on Feb. 5-6. more

Oceanside and Island Park residents dug their way out of a mid-week snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of snow on some areas. Oceanside and Island Park schools closely monitored the weather … more

Traffic was thankfully light on Wednesday morning when a water main broke near Ocean Avenue and Merrick Road in Lynbrook. At about 8:30 a.m., Long Island American Water saw a pressure drop in area. They sent a crew to the intersection of Merrick Road and Ocean Avenue and found a leak in a 20-inch main, located under the street. "We investigated the leak and we were able to isolate the main," said William Varley, president of Long Island American Water. "Right now it's isolated and we can operate it like that." Only three people lost service, and they were given temporary service . It took about an hour to repair, "The inclement weather hindered us a bit, but our crews have experience doing this," Varley said. America Water had one large crew there. Varley said that they will come back at a later date and replace that section of the main. He could only speculate why it leaked, "Until a further investigation is done, it would only be speculation." The crews were out there from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. rerouting traffic away from the area. It's a temporary restoration, Varley said, and they will come back to replace the entire section within upcoming weeks. more

Thursday was dig-out day throughout the South Shore after a near-blizzard smacked the area from late Tuesday through early Thursday morning. Almost a foot and a half of heavy, wet snow pressed down on roofs, cars, streets and parks, closing schools for most students and bringing shoveling chores to most adults. Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence W. Mulvey has announced that for the thirty one hour period from 12:01 a.m. Feb. 10, through 7 a.m. Feb. 11, there were 190 auto accidents in the Nassau County. Of those, 34 resulted in injuries. more

Haitian-American Carlo Thertus of Island Park speaks about his brother, Hansy Thomas, who is in Haiti, awaiting the first shipment of goods from The Haiti Relief Fund. more

It’s a strange feeling to have to report on major disasters — how do you keep your personal feelings out of it? more