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Democratic State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, left, and Republican Senate candidate Chris McGrath.

Talking to 9th Senate District candidates

In the race to fill former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos’s seat after he was convicted on corruption charges in December, both state Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) and Chris McGrath (R-Hewlett) have come out swinging in the weeks leading up to the special election on April 19. more

4/14/16

Bruce Blakeman vs. Milagros Vicente

Previously a Town of Hempstead councilman 20 years ago, Bruce Blakeman was appointed to the board in January. Milagros Vicente ran in the 2012 Democratic primary for state assembly, but lost to Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/14/15

The tale the lovable ogre who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess comes alive on stage, in Plaza Theatrical Productions' "Shrek," during Children's Family Day at Eisenhower Park on Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... BA Djibril NgawaA solo exhibit by the West African artist of photographs and paintings inspired by the shapes, colors, traditions and nature that surrounded Ngawa during his … more

7/22/15

The BroadHollow Theatre Company stages N. Richard Nash's romantic drama "The Rainmaker," set in the Depression-era Dust Bowl, in Elmont this weekend.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... BA Djibril NgawaA solo exhibit by the West African artist of photographs and paintings inspired by the shapes, colors, traditions and nature that surrounded Ngawa during his … more

7/15/15

Let's keep our beach communities vibrant

It’s been five months since Hurricane Sandy devastated many South Shore communities, but it appears that some of the areas most impacted will finally receive the necessary funding to start the process of rebuilding damaged beaches and dunes. more

3/28/13

Did you see that? It was the summer of 2012, flying by.

One single summer is never enough time to read all the books, take all the ferries, eat all the cherries or hike all the trails that I plan to do in May, when summer is just on the horizon. more

9/6/12

For four decades, civic and environmental activist Morris Kramer has fought to preserve the Long Beach barrier island’s beaches and bays. Here, Kramer on a jetty in Atlantic Beach, near his home.

Morris Kramer: Friend of the environment

Second of two parts. From the early 1970s to the 1990s, civic and environmental activist Morris Kramer scoured the sands of Atlantic Beach and Long Beach in search of hypodermic needles and balls of sewage sludge that had congealed on disposable pens and bottle caps. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/2/12

Morris Kramer, pictured above at the Starbucks in Long Beach, a civic and environmental activist from Atlantic Beach, scored a historic Supreme Court victory in June 1969 that overturned restrictive voting practices across the U.S.

Voice of the people –– Morris Kramer

First of two parts. In 1965, Morris Kramer, a 30-year-old bachelor who lived in Atlantic Beach with his mother, claimed that the Lawrence Public School District and the State of New York were discriminating against him. Kramer owned no property and had no children in the schools, so, by state law at the time, he couldn’t vote in a school district election. That, he said, violated his constitutional rights. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 4/18/12