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Long-serving Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon died on Aug. 15.

Denis Dillon, former county D.A., dies at 76

Former Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon, a resident of Rockville Centre, died at home early Sunday morning after a long battle with lymphoma. He was 76. During his more than 30 … more

Judy Rattner | 8/16/10

Derek Donnelly, left, president of the Merrick Gables Association, joined Pat Nicolosi, second from left, of Elmont, candidate for the 21st Assembly District, at the 'Fair Elections Now Rally' last week.

Civic leader, candidate question election process

Derek Donnelly, president of the Merrick Gables Association, teamed up with Pat Nicolosi, a Democrat from Elmont and candidate for the 21st District Assembly, to lead a rally in front of the Nassau County Board of Elections building in Mineola last Thursday to protest "unfair election practices by political parties." more

David Weingrad | 8/12/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

8/11/10

The Wiggles Wiggly Circus stars Jeff Fatt (top left), Sam Moran (front left), Murray Cook (top right), and Anthony Field.

It’s a Wiggly Circus

It’s time for another wild adventure with The Wiggles, when the beloved Australian pre-school band visits Nassau Coliseum next Wednesday. more

Karen Bloom | 8/11/10

The good, bad and ugly of a property-tax cap

Gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, the current Democratic state attorney general, recently swung by the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick to tout a 2 percent property-tax cap for all municipalities and school districts in New York. more

8/5/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

8/4/10

Long Island Bus must be saved

Economists tell us that the Great Recession of recent years is over. The economy is growing again, albeit ever so slowly. Long Island’s jobless rate has dropped to below 7 percent. Housing prices in a number of area neighborhoods are starting — mind you, starting — to creep up. And we hear anecdotal evidence that people are beginning to spend again. more

7/30/10

Cops say man tried to run them down in Franklin Square

Police arrested a Floral Park man and charged him with attempted murder on Sunday after he tried to run down at least two officers in Franklin Square, according to the Nassau County Police … more

Matthew Bevilacqua | 7/28/10

Two arrests on Hempstead Turnpike

Police in Franklin Square made two separate arrests for vehicular assault on July 27 following similar incidents on Hempstead Turnpike, in which an allegedly inebriated driver collided with another … more

Matthew Bevilacqua | 7/28/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

7/28/10