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Police arrest N. Merrick custodian for heroin sale

Updated: 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Police have arrested a North Merrick School District custodian, Joseph Latona, 27, and charged him with sale and possession of heroin. more

Sari Zeidler and Scott Brinton | 3/17/10

Arts and entertainment events calendar

Exhibits and more...Fernando BoteroThis major exhibition showcases one of the most honored Latin American artists working today. Paintings, drawings and monumental sculpture that exemplify … more

3/10/10

Hispanic Nassau County Chamber president meets comptroller

The president of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Luis Lopez, of Lynbrook greeted Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos when they attended the Chamber’s meeting in Freeport. Many local business owners also attended. more

3/3/10

Arts and entertainment events calendar

Exhibits and more...Coming By Force/Overcoming By ChoiceA multi-media visual celebration of Black History through the eyes of contemporary black artists, in collaboration with the African American … more

3/3/10

Ballerina Vestita, Bronze by Fernando Botero at Nassau County Museum of Art.

Looking ahead to spring at area museums

Spring beckons with new exhibits at area museums. So shake off those winter doldrums by checking out the newest doings at our museums. Here’s a sampling. more

Karen Bloom | 3/3/10

Calhoun senior Kevin Harvey won three events at the Section VIII indoor track championship last week, and this week he qualified for the state meet in the two-mile.

Two Colts qualify for states in track

Calhoun High School senior Kevin Harvey went into Wednesday’s Section VIII winter track state qualifier at St. Anthony’s High School in Huntington with one goal in mind –– place in the Top Three. Medaling there would get him to the state championship meet at Cornell on March 6. more

Scott Brinton | 2/26/10

South Shore begins digging out [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Blasted by the snow, again [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Nicole Riggio, 15, and her father, Phil, shovel snow outside their home on West Dover Street in Valley Stream Friday.

Snow continues to fall [Photo gallery]

Just as most of the snow from the last storm had melted, a winter storm moved across Long Island Thursday night and into Friday, dumping about a foot of new snow. more

2/26/10

Joseph O'Brien, 3, and brother Alex, 6, helped their parents clean up the snow on Friday on Rockaway Parkway in Valley Stream.

Another snow day [Photo gallery]

Snow began on the South Shore Thursday afternoon and continued through Friday, closing all schools in the area. more

2/26/10