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Shani Lefkowitz and her granddaughter Rivky Lefkowitz packed a backpack at the 2013 Supplies for Success at Yeshiva of South Shore in Hewlett.

Volunteers ranging from elementary school students to grandparents will hunker down at Yeshiva of South Shore in Hewlett this Sunday to fill backpacks as part of the Supplies for Success program, which donates school items to more than 500 Orthodox Jewish children in the Five Towns and throughout Long Island. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/12/15

Henry Boitel wants easy, inexpensive access to the Town of Hempstead’s board meeting minutes.

The frustrating task of acquiring town meeting minutes

Henry Boitel wasn’t asking for anything complicated. He just wanted to know what’s going on at the Town of Hempstead board meetings when he wasn’t able to attend. “The public doesn’t have any idea of what’s going on at those meetings,” said Boitel, “unless they read something in the newspaper.” more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 8/12/15

At the National Council of Jewish Women’s Back2School Store last Sunday, fifth-grader Danny Garcia picked out socks with help from Elaine Schwarts, center, and Annabelle Kaish.

NCJW hosts student school shopping [Photo gallery]

Up to 650 children shopped for items such as notebooks, winter jackets and sneakers at the third annual National Council of Jewish Women’s Peninsula and South Shore sections’ Back 2 School Store at Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook last Sunday. more

8/5/15

Keeping thousands of beachgoers safe requires quick action. Chief Atlantic Beach lifeguard John Madden posted a purple flag, warning people that a Portuguese Man o’ War had been spotted.

Protecting people and preserving marine life

Atlantic Beach lifeguards spotted a potential hazard in the water in June — a Portuguese Man o’ War — which resembles a jellyfish but is a colony of organisms equipped with stinging barbers that can be fatal if they come into contact with human skin and release venom, and since then precautions have been taken to safeguard swimmers and minimize contact between people and this venomous animal. more

By Vanessa Parker | 8/5/15

Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand, of Merrick, above, struggled for months to restore his business, All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach, after Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012. He was forced to take roughly $750,000 in private loans to keep the clinic afloat. Above, Gelfand at the hospital shortly after the storm.

Businesses slowly recover after Sandy

Rolling River Day Camp sits on five acres along Mill River, which snakes through East Rockaway and Bay Park on the way to East Rockaway Channel. The river can be a friend. It forms an idyllic backdrop for a camp replete with swimming pools, playgrounds and ball fields. It can also be a foe. During a nor’easter in 2010, Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the river inundated much of the camp, wreaking havoc. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/28/15

The tale the lovable ogre who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess comes alive on stage, in Plaza Theatrical Productions' "Shrek," during Children's Family Day at Eisenhower Park on Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... BA Djibril NgawaA solo exhibit by the West African artist of photographs and paintings inspired by the shapes, colors, traditions and nature that surrounded Ngawa during his … more

7/22/15

Engineer Andrew Braum, of Wantagh, inspected many South Shore homes after Hurricane Sandy, and said some of his reports were later altered.

Engineer fights for Sandy victims

After Hurricane Sandy struck, engineers visited thousands of damaged homes on the South Shore to evaluate the damage and determine whether the storm had caused structural damage — decisions that were critical to the process of finalizing how much money insurance agencies would pay out to their clients. more

By Matthew Rachek | 7/22/15

The BroadHollow Theatre Company stages N. Richard Nash's romantic drama "The Rainmaker," set in the Depression-era Dust Bowl, in Elmont this weekend.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... BA Djibril NgawaA solo exhibit by the West African artist of photographs and paintings inspired by the shapes, colors, traditions and nature that surrounded Ngawa during his … more

7/15/15

An incentive program overseen by the state Department of Health will offer up to $8 billion to hospitals that can effectively lower the number of low-income patients who frequently visit emergency rooms by treating them earlier. State Sen. Kemp Hannon, left, and NUMC president Dr. Victor Politi explained the program.

A plan to reform health care statewide

Nassau University Medical Center President Dr. Victor Politi and State Sen. Kemp Hannon announced on June 29 the hospital’s participation in an ambitious statewide incentive plan that aims to reform the health care system by focusing on greater care for at-risk, low-income patients to reduce “avoidable hospitalizations,” thereby lowering state Medicaid costs. If successful, the program could net hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding for Long Island and Queens hospitals over the next five years, portions of which would go the NUMC. more

By David Weingrad | 7/8/15

Fireworks returning to Jones Beach. Hooray!

I have seen fireworks here and there. None quite spirited my imagination like the ones at Jones Beach. more

By Brian Racow | 7/1/15