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Plaza Theatrical Productions presents "Blues Clues Live" at Long Island Children's Museum.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more

6/6/12

Excitement builds for Belmont Stakes

In the 34 years since Affirmed swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes to become the 11th Triple Crown winner in thoroughbred horseracing history, 11 horses have won the first two legs only to fall short at Belmont. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/4/12

Yonia Fain pays tribute to the memories of those lost during the Holocaust at a retrospective of his work now on view at Hofstra's Emily Lowe Gallery.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more

5/30/12

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers visit Tilles Center.

Steve Martin performs with the Steep Canyon Rangers this weekend

The holiday weekend is filled with music, in addition to the patriotic celebrations. Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers visit Tilles Center, while Old Westbury Gardens hosts the annual Long Island Mozart Festival. Over at Belmont Park, local bands perform during a "Beach Pary" weekend, as a prelude to the Belmont Stakes. more

5/23/12

Flying high: The renowned U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron joins the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor in the skies over Jones Beach this weekend.

Soaring over Jones Beach

For many Long Islanders, the unofficial kickoff to summer fun begins with a trip to Jones Beach to watch those amazing aerial maneuvers that take over the sky during the Bethpage Federal Credit Union Air Show on Saturday and Sunday. more

By Karen Bloom | 5/23/12

First-grader Sonny Stellmann picked radishes at the Park Avenue community garden while classmate Eliana Zagar runs by.

Out of the classroom and into the garden at Park Avenue Elementary School

“The way you know a radish is ready to pick is that they show themselves,” Park Avenue Elementary School kindergarten teacher Robin Obey told first-graders last Friday morning. Students eagerly dug through the dirt, pulling out radishes by the dozen and tossing them into a nearby basket. A garden bed over, other first-graders pinched at spinach plants, pulling off the tender leaves. The class wasn’t taking place at a farm, but outside the school’s doors at Park Avenue’s community garden. more

By Deirdre Krasula | 5/18/12

Sewer deal could be boon for county

Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants –– the Bay Park plant in East Rockaway, the Cedar Creek plant in Wantagh and the Glen Cove plant –– have for years been a proverbial yoke around the county’s neck. more

5/17/12

Cancer Society gears up for Bellmore-Merrick Relay for Life

The American Cancer Society’s 2012 Bellmore-Merrick Relay for Life will take place on Saturday, May 19, at 5 p.m. at Merrick Road Park in Merrick. more

5/15/12

Town to pilot parking program at Bellmore-Merrick train stations

The Town of Hempstead and the Long Island Rail Road will pilot a parking permit program at the Merrick and Bellmore LIRR stations in the near future. In selected lots, only town residents with valid stickers will be permitted to park. Stickers will cost $3 a year, said Mike Deery, the town’s communications director. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/15/12

Sewer deal could be boon — or not — for the county

Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants –– the Bay Park plant in East Rockaway, the Cedar Creek plant in Wantagh and the Glen Cove plant –– have for years been a proverbial yoke around the county’s neck. more

5/14/12