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Bryan Gerrato of South Side High School helped Long Island's boys' scholastic team win gold at the Empire State Games.

After a one-year hiatus due to financial reasons, the Empire State Games made a triumphant return this summer with more than 4,500 athletes competing in the 32nd edition, held July 21-25 at various sites throughout Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Amherst. more

Tony Bellissimo | 8/4/10

Long Island Al Jolson Festival

The “World’s Greatest Entertainer” continues to live on – in the hearts and minds of his fans. Once again, those adoring fans will convene at the annual festival devoted to his life next week. more

Karen Bloom | 8/4/10

Tribute to Harry Chapin

Singer-songwriter-activist Harry Chapin's life and works live on at the annual tribute concert held in his honor at Eisenhower Park on Aug. 9. more

Karen Bloom | 8/4/10

Long Island Bus must be saved

Economists tell us that the Great Recession of recent years is over. The economy is growing again, albeit ever so slowly. Long Island’s jobless rate has dropped to below 7 percent. Housing prices in a number of area neighborhoods are starting — mind you, starting — to creep up. And we hear anecdotal evidence that people are beginning to spend again. more

7/30/10

A feast at St. Christopher’s Cotton candy was only one of the attractions at the Baldwin parish’s annual feast, held last Wednesday through Sunday. Katherine Giandazza,14, left, and Colleen Oriani, 13, found this delight too sweet to resist.

St. Christopher's Feast and Festival

St. Christopher’s Roman Catholic Church held its annual feast and fair from Wednesday of last week through Sunday, to the great delight of many in Baldwin and from all around Long Island. … more

7/30/10

Bryan Sescila of Baldwin returned to the racing circuit at Riverhead after a three-year absence and plans to run full-time in 2011.

Baldwin's Eriksen adds to racing success

Relegated to the back of the 10-car Late Model feature at Riverhead Raceway last Saturday night after what a NASCAR official deemed "rough riding" during the third lap, Peter "Buzzy" Eriksen had his … more

TONY BELLISSIMO | 7/30/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

7/28/10

Singing the night away at Eisenhower Park's Reach for the Stars Talent Showcase

See talented teenagers take to the stage at Eisenhower Park this weekend, or find sightings of summer birds on a guided hike at Muttontown Preserve. The kids will enjoy a lively show at Long Island Children's Museum. more

7/28/10

Learning to love the sea around us

As a child growing up on Long Island in the 1970s and ’80s, I splashed in the surf on Fire Island and at Westhampton Beach. I tooled around the wetland canals surrounding Head of the Harbor in a rickety rowboat, catching crabs. more

Scott Brinton | 7/22/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

7/21/10