Five Kennedy High School seniors were recently honored in the first group of 359 science students from across the country to receive Research Badges for their outstanding work in preparing reports for the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search, sponsored by the Society for Science & the Public. more

President Obama was officially sworn in for his second term on Sunday, and the inauguration festivities got under way early on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. more

Hofstra University's alumni theater company returns to the stage with Stephen Sondheim's look at contemporary life and relationships. Other weekend higlights include the Gilbert and Sullivan Light Opera Company's annual gala concert and the Riverhead Foundation's winter seal cruises. more

Undecided women voters, especially on Long Island, came into sharp focus during the Hofstra presidential debate. more

Six Kennedy High School seniors recently competed in the prestigious Long Island Science & Engineering Fair, hoping to win one of 20 slots in the International Science & Engineering Fair, which began last Sunday in Pittsburgh. LISEF was held in two stages –– at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury in February, and at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale in March. All six Kennedy students, who were participants in the school’s three-year Authentic Science Research Program, were finalists in the competition. One of them, 18-year-old Brett Gossett of Bellmore, prevailed, winning a place at ISEF for a behavioral science project that he completed at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Hospital last summer. more

Go beyond the call of the wild when prehistoric creatures appear in the area this weekend. Or check out our seals who winter in our waters during one of the Riverhead Foundation's seal cruises out of Freeport. If you prefer to stay indoors, Lynbrook-based Plaza Theatrical Productions offers Neil Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" at its Bellmore stage. more

Frank Baum's world of Oz comes alive this weekend when Los Angeles-based Louise Reichlin & Dancers brings its acclaimed multi-media dance production to the East Coast for the first time, with a performance at Long Island Children's Museum. Other options for weekend fun include a seal cruise offered by the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, and an operatic revue with singer-actress Naomi Zeitlin. more

Veolia Transportation Inc. recently signed a contract to take over operation of Long Island Bus, run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Nassau County Attorney’s Office is reviewing the agreement before it is submitted to the county Legislature for a vote, but members of New York Public Interest Research Group Fund want the details now more

Kennedy senior Greg Manis describes himself as “chief geek” of the high school’s science club. To begin to understand Manis’s world, you probably have to be one of the club’s assistant geeks. more

Two local girls are making a difference in a big way –– one lemonade stand at a time. more