As we go about our lives, Dr. Oliver Sacks, 81, is facing the end of his. The brilliant neurologist and writer . . .
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3/5/15
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What’s old has become new again. On Aug. 28, more than 17,000 people will fill the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens to see Mumford and Sons, the first major event the venue has hosted in more than 25 years.
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By David Weingrad
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8/23/13
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On Saturday, the Madison Theatre at Molloy College held its first Rock Village Festival on the Public Square lawn. The festival brought together five cover bands, such as Who’s Next and Half Step, …
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By Amanda McKelvey
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7/31/13
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Just days before 'super-storm' Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast, a wonderful revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf opened at The Booth Theatre. Mounted by The Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the show features Amy Morton and Tracy Letts in the iconic roles of Martha and George.
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By Elyse Trevers
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11/14/12
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Weary homeowners battered by Hurricane Sandy began to trickle into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mobile Disaster Recovery Center at Nassau Community College’s Student Union, a red-brick building on the west side of the campus, when it opened last Friday. The center was set up to help homeowners who suffered losses in the massive storm to file for grants that will enable them to rebuild.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/5/12
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Area stages are lively with all sorts of creative performances this weekend . From Brooklyn Riders genre-defying musicianship to the gripping Holocaust story of a group of French Resistance fighters, there's much going on for all ages and interests.
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2/22/12
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More than 150 members of the Rockville Centre Fire Department gathered in their Class A uniforms at Firefighter’s Memorial Park on North Forest Avenue this past Sunday to honor four firefighters from the department who died this year, as well as the hundreds of others who have served the village since the department was formed.
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10/26/11
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Exhibits and more...
African American DollsA selection of African American dolls from the collection of Freeport artist April Marius are on view, commemorating Black History Month. Through April …
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3/24/11
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Family, friends and co-workers of two recently retired Rockville Centre librarians — Anita LaSpina, the head of Children’s Services and Ruth Black, the principal Library Clerk — honored them at a dinner on Jan. 28 at the Oceanside Knights of Columbus Hall.
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Judy Rattner
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2/9/11
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Fallon Kesicier, a resident of Rockville Centre, was a recipient of an Award of Excellence for her visual arts portfolio in the Long Island Arts Alliance’s 2010-11 Scholar-Artist program. Fallon is a senior at Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Syosset.
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10/6/10
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