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In all, the Town of Hempstead is replacing 1,370 linear feet of bulkhead at the Merrick Road golf course.

The Town of Hempstead ripped out its wooden bulkhead at the Merrick Road golf course in recent months and is replacing it with a $1.66 million vinyl-and-wood bulkhead to hold back Merrick Bay. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/18/16

The Senior Pops Orchestra performs a lively program of Broadway favorites and pop hits on Sunday in Merrick.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Africa: Sub-Saharan DiversityDrawn exclusively from the Hofstra University Museum’s collections, this exhibition explores the rich diversity of 25 ethnic cultures across … more

5/12/16

Striking Verizon workers were in Malverne recently, picketing in front of a home being serviced by non-union workers on Morris Avenue West. From left were Ken Lerner of Coram, Edward LaChappelle of West Hempstead, Carlos Oscolava of Massapequa and a worker who declined to be identified.

Workers taking it to the streets

Is your Verizon service acting up? Perhaps your Internet connection is slow, or you hear crackling on your phone line? When you call for service, you may get more than just a technician visiting your home. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 5/9/16

Oliver, from left, Sparkles and Cooper, the dogs, helped break ground on May 5 on a new 14,024-square-foot dog park at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore, with assistance from Town of Hempstead officials and employees.

Hempstead creating park within a park for dogs

Cooper, Oliver and Sparkles joined Town of Hempstead officials on Thursday as they broke ground on a $250,000, 14,025-square-foot dog park at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore. The trio of canines were all owned by town employees. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/6/16

The young alt rockers known as Barely Know Her will be on stage as part of a multi-band concert in Amityville on Sunday. Clockwise from top left: Oceanside High School students Paul Cirillo, Austin Sharpe, Chava DiMaio, John Bologna, and Joe Sammartano.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Barely Know Her Revolution Music Hall in Amityville will be jumping on Sunday, May 1, when the popular local band Barely Know Her lets loose at 7:30 p.m. They will be one of many groups performing in a multi-act concert, Radiate Long Island, which begins at 4 p.m. more

4/27/16

The N51, which originated at the intersection of Hewlett Avenue and Merrick Road in Merrick and ran along Merrick Avenue through East Meadow, is being fully restored.

NICE bus routes are coming back

County lawmakers finalized a $3 million plan for the Nassau Inter-County Express bus system last week, using the money to restore nearly all of the routes that were eliminated in January. In an … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/1/16

Karen Mason brings her cabaret show, "Mason's Makin' Music," to the Landmark on Main Street on April 1.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Africa: Sub-Saharan DiversityDrawn exclusively from the Hofstra University Museum’s collections, this exhibition explores the rich diversity of 25 ethnic cultures across … more

3/30/16

State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages spoke at an anti-VLT rally on Jan. 30. A bill to repeal legislation allowing VLTs on Long Island was introduced in the State Senate on March 17. She co sponsored a similar bill in the Assembly.

Bills threaten VLT facility

A bill intended to prevent the installation of electronic gaming machines on Long Island was introduced in the State Senate on March 17. The legislation, offered by Sen. Tony Avella, a Democrat … more

By Steve Smirti | 3/23/16

We can’t continue to neglect our downtowns

I was a kid in the old days, when the hub of Long Beach was downtown, Park Avenue. We called the area Town, and we never had to leave it. Everything was there, from pizza for 25 cents a slice to record shops . . . more

3/18/16

Phyllis Caggiano, the center’s president, helped Rose and Dominik LaBruna — who dressed as St. Joseph for the occasion — hand out pastries.

Saints march into E. Meadow Senior Center

The saints came marching into the East Meadow Senior Center last week — two of them, at least. A little more than a week before their respective feast days, St. Patrick and St. Joseph … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/17/16