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Thomas Saltzman explained the history of the Town of Hempstead’s many villages while pointing at the page of an E. Belcher Hyde atlas.

“This was the graveyard of the town,” Thomas Saltzman murmured, gesturing toward the carefully kept shelves of records that line the walls of the Town of Hempstead Archives. “This was every … more

By John Maher | 4/1/14

Welcome news on taxes

Long Islanders have a lot to be happy about these days. Not only is this wretched winter coming to an end, but our average proposed school-tax hike is the lowest it has been in more than four decades. more

3/27/14

A chart of train schedules and bus departure times between Hempstead and Garden City station from 1:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 29.

LIRR to replace Hempstead trains with buses on March 29

The Long Island Rail Road will replace trains scheduled on the Hempstead branch with buses for 12 hours on Saturday, March 29. According to MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan, buses will run from around … more

By Emily Webb | 3/26/14

Journey down the Yellow Brick Road in Plaza Theatrical Productions' staging of "The Wizard of Oz" in Bellmore.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more...AftermodernisM Spring 2014This exhibition illustrates a broad range of styles spanning non-objective abstraction through sharp focused realism. Featured artists Michael … more

3/26/14

McDaniel, second from right, interviewing locals on the street outside the Loews Fantasy Theater in Rockville Centre.

Timberlake embarks on quest for LIRR couple

Justin Timberlake — the multi-platinum pop crooner who has built a worldwide recording empire on singing tales of desire, both lost and found — has taken his job into the streets with a … more

By Emily Webb | 3/25/14

President Obama appointed a second Presidential Emergency Board on March 21 in resolving the MTA's longstanding contract impasse with LIRR union workers, whose action to strike could now be pushed back to July.

Obama appoints second board for LIRR dispute

President Barack Obama has appointed a second board of mediators to intervene in a longstanding contract impasse between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its Long Island Rail Road … more

By Emily Webb | 3/25/14

Women and the role they played in L.I.'s history

In observance of Women’s History Month, we thought it fitting to highlight some notable women who were instrumental in shaping present-day Long Island. more

3/20/14

See BroadHollow Theatre Company's staging of the classic musical "Hello Dolly" in Elmont.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... AftermodernisM Spring 2014This exhibition illustrates a broad range of styles spanning non-objective abstraction through sharp focused realism. Featured artists Michael … more

3/19/14

Dan Marquardt, who conceived the film, with his uncle and mentor, former Rockville Centre Mayor Eugene Murray (at left).

'This is My Long Island’

While Dan Marquardt was going about his life working for a law firm in West Islip as an administrative assistant and raising his family, he knew there was more

By Karen Bloom | 3/19/14

In praise of those who come to help

Our schools, our businesses, our town departments that maintain the roads and infrastructure and the village and county police units that patrol our streets all contribute to the quality of life we enjoy here on the South Shore. more

3/13/14

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