Valley Stream students had off from school on Thursday. Many spent their day out in the snow. more

As snow fall continues, covering Long Island with a blanket of pillowy snow, familiar sights take on a hushed appearance - the only disturbance is the noise of plow trucks barreling down the street … more

Oceanside and Island Park residents dug their way out of a mid-week snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of snow on some areas. Oceanside and Island Park schools closely monitored the weather … more

A blizzard hit Long Island on Wednesday closing schools and dropping nearly a foot of snow on the area. more

Bethlehem Assembly of God in Valley Stream hosted a “Keep Hope Alive for Haiti” benefit concert last Friday night at the Coral House in Baldwin. more

Valley Stream Boy Scout Troop 116 held a pancake breakfast fundraiser on Feb. 7 at St. Joseph's Church in Hewlett. more

See the sights and sounds of the Feb. 10 blizzard that hammered Hempstead Turnpike and Nassau County. Produced by Matt Hampton of the Franklin Square/Elmont Herald. more

Traffic was thankfully light on Wednesday morning when a water main broke near Ocean Avenue and Merrick Road in Lynbrook. At about 8:30 a.m., Long Island American Water saw a pressure drop in area. They sent a crew to the intersection of Merrick Road and Ocean Avenue and found a leak in a 20-inch main, located under the street. "We investigated the leak and we were able to isolate the main," said William Varley, president of Long Island American Water. "Right now it's isolated and we can operate it like that." Only three people lost service, and they were given temporary service . It took about an hour to repair, "The inclement weather hindered us a bit, but our crews have experience doing this," Varley said. America Water had one large crew there. Varley said that they will come back at a later date and replace that section of the main. He could only speculate why it leaked, "Until a further investigation is done, it would only be speculation." The crews were out there from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. rerouting traffic away from the area. It's a temporary restoration, Varley said, and they will come back to replace the entire section within upcoming weeks. more

Thursday was dig-out day throughout the South Shore after a near-blizzard smacked the area from late Tuesday through early Thursday morning. Almost a foot and a half of heavy, wet snow pressed down on roofs, cars, streets and parks, closing schools for most students and bringing shoveling chores to most adults. Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence W. Mulvey has announced that for the thirty one hour period from 12:01 a.m. Feb. 10, through 7 a.m. Feb. 11, there were 190 auto accidents in the Nassau County. Of those, 34 resulted in injuries. more

The Father Thomas Carroll of the Knights of Columbus held its 12th Annual Youth Free Throw Championship last Saturday morning in the Holy Name of Mary School gymnasium. more