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Northwell's Dr. David Rosenthal speaks with Hofstra's WRHU to answer your coronavirus questions

As the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, spreads across Long Island, Northwell Health’s Dr. David Rosenthal, an allergist and clinical immunologist, sat down this week for a nine-minute … more

3/15/20

Molloy College CAP21 theater students stage "Urinetown" on Saturday and Sunday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Million Dollar QuartetThe musical about a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash in 1956, Thursday and … more

3/5/20

Choice for All’s Abigail Lal, left, Judy Walker and Jacob Dixon joined the ceremony where National Grid’s Ed White Jr. and Craig Fligstein presented a $125,000 check to a Project Warmth recipient and United Way of Long Island’s Trish Rivers.

Keeping local families warm

Freeport families in need will be receiving much needed heating aid as the National Grid Foundation presented United Way of Long Island with a $125,000 check to support their Project Warmth Emergency … more

By Ronny Reyes | 3/5/20

Step back to the '70s with BroadHollow Theatre Company's staging of "Disco Inferno."

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage One Act FestivalA showcase of four original one act plays, presented by Adelphi University Dept. of Theatre, Thursday and Friday, Feb. 27-28, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 29, 2 … more

2/27/20

Shanequa Levin, 40, of Huntington Station, is the founder of Women’s Diversity Network, a group that advocates for the racial and cultural integration of systems.

Long Islanders advocate for racial justice

As a stay-at-home mother in 2006, Shanequa Levin, of Huntington Station, was feeling stir-crazy. She had two children — ages 4 and 8 at the time — and had just moved to the town in … more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 2/27/20

Plaza Theatrical Productions stages ""The Cat in the Hat" at its venue in Bellmore.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Million Dollar QuartetThe musical about a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash in 1956, Thursday and … more

2/20/20

Mary and Rob Hallam with the more than 20,000 food items they collected in their home during their annual food drive.

Couple holds eighth annual food drive

While the Long Island Council of Churches’ food pantry, in Freeport, serves more than 2,500 individuals a month from all over Nassau County, the funding it receives from the federal government … more

By Ronny Reyes | 2/20/20

Christa Farmer, a Hofstra University professor, discussed the science behind climate change on Long Island.

GOSR, Hofstra offer coastal sustainability seminars

Hofstra University and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery are partnering to provide environmental education to Long Island communities through a certification program. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 2/20/20

The Chiclettes join other iconic performers in a rock 'n roll showcase at the Madison Theatre on Feb. 15.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Million Dollar QuartetThe musical about a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash in 1956, Thursday and … more

2/13/20

Thomas the Tank has arrived at Long Island Children’s Museum.

All aboard

In real life, the islands just off the English mainland near Barrow in Furness, in Cumbria, has been home to the engines of industry. more

By George Wallace | 2/13/20