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See "Ain't Retirement Grand," the BroadHollow Theatre's new musical about what it means to be retired, at its Elmont stage.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more

6/27/12

What, no electrical plans?

Q. We can’t seem to get electrical plans for our house. We checked our Building Department, and there’s no record of the lights, circuits, anything. more

Monte Leeper | 3/8/12

Maybe we should get used to sitting in the dark

Millions of people throughout the region experienced the inconvenience of losing power and the feeling of sitting in the dark for hours and days during and after Tropical Storm Irene. We all assume now and forever that we just have to flip the light switch and on go the lights. Bad assumption. more

9/29/11

Joseph Sikorski, left, of Babylon and Victor Elefante of Bellmore are working to produce a film, “Fragments from Olympus,” about the life and times of largely misunderstood inventor Nikola Tesla, who did much of his best work on Long Island.

Bringing life to inventor Nikola Tesla

With metal coils, Nikola Tesla made electricity dance through the air in wild, hyperactive arcs, which led many in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to believe he was a magician, others to say he was a mad scientist. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/9/11

Merrick firefighters James Santiago and Mike Gargan with a grateful Nick Attanasio, 16, whom they saved from an oak tree that crashed into his house during the weekend's super storm. Missing was firefighter Colin Bennett, who assisted in the rescue.

Super storm slams into Bellmore-Merrick

High winds with gusts up to 75 miles per hour sent a multi-story oak tree crashing into the home of 16-year-old Nick Attanasio of Seneca Drive North in Merrick on Saturday. more

Scott Brinton | 3/15/10

50-mph winds, rain slam Bellmore-Merrick

A nor’easter packing heavy rain and winds with gusts up to 50 mph slammed into the Bellmore-Merrick area Saturday into Sunday, downing trees and power lines, and sending local fire departments hurrying to keep up with calls. Scattered outages were reported around the area. Above, a large tree limb took down phone lines on Byron Road in south Merrick on Saturday, blocking traffic. more

Scott Brinton | 3/13/10

An old home, part 2

Q. We have a turn-of the-(last)-century front-porch colonial. It needs substantial modernization, and I've found that problems that seem unrelated in fact do contribute to one another, leading to bigger costs than expected. For example, we need new wiring. I've seen knob-and-tube in parts. What’s the best way to rewire, since we need new insulation, there’s some termite damage and the steam boiler needs an overhaul? more

Monte Leeper | 10/1/09

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