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It was 5:50 a.m. on a recent Friday when my alarm rang. Typically I dread waking before 9, but on this day I was to engage in an activity that I never tried before — paddle boarding at Jones Beach more
Jones Beach was transformed into an even bigger concert venue during Billboard’s Hot 100 Music Festival last weekend. more
Long Island soccer fans rejoiced as World Cup champion and all-time leading goal scorer for the United States Women’s National Team Abby Wambach arrived in Garden City for a meet and greet with fans at Roosevelt Field Mall last week. more
After Hurricane Sandy struck, engineers visited thousands of damaged homes on the South Shore to evaluate the damage and determine whether the storm had caused structural damage — decisions that were critical to the process of finalizing how much money insurance agencies would pay out to their clients. more
The Jones Beach Fourth of July fireworks display drew record crowds this year. There were approximately 139,000 spectators, according to George Gorman, a spokesman for the New York State Department of Parks and Historic Preservation. more
The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh will host a Family Fun Day on Saturday, July 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. more
The longest resident at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter has been getting a lot of attention lately. This, however, is not the kind of attention a dog would expect to get in a home with a family. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. more
The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter will kick off its annual Summer of Love pet adoption program on Monday. There are lots of cats and dogs that are waiting for a new home. more
A federal judge last Friday sentenced Dave Denenberg, the former Nassau County legislator who pleaded guilty to cheating a law client out of $2.3 million and resigned from office earlier this year, to three months in jail and three months of house arrest. more
After a six-year hiatus, fireworks are returning to Jones Beach for the Fourth of July. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on May 26 the revival of the July 4th Fireworks Spectacular, bringing back the Long Island patriotic tradition last held at the state park in 2009. more
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