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What's happening this weekend on Long Island

Exhibits and more... From The Hand: Drawings From the Hofstra University Museum CollectionThis exhibition highlights some of the remarkable drawings from the Hofstra University Museum’s … more

8/10/11

It's time for summer sounds with the L.I. Philharmonic this weekend

Late summer is a musical time throughout the area. The Long Island Philharmonic visits Eisenhower Park for a delightful evening of popular classics on Friday. Over at Long Island Children's Museum, The Silly Dilly Band entertains kids of all ages with their musical hi-jinks, along with a theatrical adaptation of the popular Dora the Explorer television series, on Sunday. more

8/10/11

Robin Wilson, singer for the Gin Blossoms, engaged a crowd of hundreds on July 22, at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow.

The 90s live on

It was a scorching hot day on Long Island on July 22, but it didn’t stop hundreds of people from seeing two bands who, despite playing for nearly two decades, can still draw a crowd. The day was reminiscent of any summer in the 1990s — people were sitting in lawn chairs with coolers, listening to the Spin Doctors and the Gin Blossoms. more

By Alyssa DiNubila | 7/27/11

What's happening this weekend on Long Island

Exhibits and more... Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre … more

7/27/11

Island Park Mayor James Ruzicka estimated that Little Beach has eroded 75 percent over the last decade. An Army Corps of Engineers report recommends replacing the deteriorating eastern bulkhead of the beach, at right, which abuts Suffolk Road. Sen. Charles Schumer has said he will help the village, the Town of Hempstead, the DEC and the corps come together to find a solution to the problem.

Schumer pledges aid for Island Park beach

Senator Charles Schumer has pledged to help Island Park get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation together to work on a solution to the … more

Alex Costello | 7/27/11

Officers and members of the Bay Park Fire District thanked Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg for being instrumental in bringing legislation to give funds back to the taxpayers. Pictured at BPFD headquarters were, from left, Fire Commissioner Dave Dencker, Secretary/Treasurer Sheila Picciolo, Co-Chairman District Roger Humes, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, Co-Chairman Bob Weiss, and Fire Commissioner Bob McKay. Commissioner Daniel Winters is not pictured.

Bay Park Fire District gives money back to taxpayers

“On behalf of the taxpayers of the Bay Park Fire District, I would like to thank Assemblyman Weisenberg for his leadership in passing legislation that will allow us to provide residents with much-needed tax relief without compromising the fire district’s ability to respond in emergencies.” So said Roger Humes, a commissioner of the Bay Park Fire District, in response to Weisenberg’s authoring of a law — at the request of the Bay Park Fire District — that will offset local property taxes. more

By Mary Malloy | 7/27/11

Kelly Bremel, a Town of Hempstead summer ranger at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, regularly leads kayaking tours down the Meadow Brook into Merrick Bay.

There's something in the water part IV

For a moment, I stopped paddling and took in Merrick Bay, its virtually still surface glistening in the morning sunlight. In the distance, the Jones Beach water tower and amphitheater stood out amid a light haze. The view was, in a word, breathtaking. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/25/11

What's happening this weekend on Long Island

Exhibits and more... Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre … more

7/21/11

Centennial celebration: An old-fashioned family picnic

As they end the year-long festivities of Centennial celebrations, the village of Lynbrook would like to offer our residents an opportunity to join with the community to celebrate an Old Fashioned … more

By Mary Malloy | 7/20/11

What's happening this weekend on Long Island

Exhibits and more... Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre … more

7/15/11