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In the case of love and power, history repeats itself

The stunning fall from grace of CIA Director David Petraeus surprised me, in a day and age when nothing surprises me. more

11/23/12

Thirty-two years later, the question is the same

With just a week left before the 1980 presidential election, Republican candidate Ronald Reagan asked Americans whether they were better off than they were four years earlier. more

9/13/12

A a map of Island Park showing where the village’s catch basins and outflow pipes are located. The yellow squares represent village-owned catch basins, while the blue ones belong to the county. The circles are outflow pipes.

Island Park tries to reduce flooding problem

At a Village Board meeting on Sept. 15, a representative of the village’s engineering firm spoke to residents about what was being done to clear the drainage pipes in the village and, officials … more

Alex Costello | 9/21/11

Island Park Mayor James Ruzicka estimated that Little Beach has eroded 75 percent over the last decade. An Army Corps of Engineers report recommends replacing the deteriorating eastern bulkhead of the beach, at right, which abuts Suffolk Road. Sen. Charles Schumer has said he will help the village, the Town of Hempstead, the DEC and the corps come together to find a solution to the problem.

Schumer pledges aid for Island Park beach

Senator Charles Schumer has pledged to help Island Park get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation together to work on a solution to the … more

Alex Costello | 7/27/11

Merrick Fire Department volunteers saluted two World Trade Center beams that will be used to create memorials in the community, just before they were transported from Kennedy Airport’s Hangar 17 to Friendship Engine and Hose Company, off Meadowbrook Road.

Merrick F.D. salutes 9/11 heroes

Dressed in a black blouse and blue jeans, Carol Gies stood silently on Tuesday morning, her chin in her hands, her elbows resting on a crane that was lifting a twisted World Trade Center girder into the parking lot at the Merrick Fire Department’s Friendship Engine and Hose Company. Gies, who lost her husband, Ronnie, in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, looked forlorn. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/26/11

The deteriorating bulkhead on Suffolk Road — the western boundary of Little Beach — contributes to the erosion.

Rescuing Little Beach

Every year, Little Beach, off Pershing Place in Island Park, becomes littler. Mayor Jim Ruzicka estimates that the beach is about 75 percent smaller than it was a decade ago. There has been so … more

Alex Costello | 4/6/11

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... AccelerateA juried exhibition of emerging artists with disabilities. This mixed media show presents works by artists ages 16-25. Through Dec. 22. Nassau Community College's … more

12/1/10

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