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New York Dance Theatre performs "The Nutcracker" at Hofstra University, Dec. 18-20.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Enduring ImagesAn exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections focusing on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual responses … more

12/16/15

What I learned at Hempstead High

On my first day in Hempstead, I watched a man get arrested. I was driving by. There he was, on the sidewalk, a police officer leading him away in handcuffs. more

12/10/15

The young alt rockers, all Oceanside High School students, bring their dynamic sound to Oceanside Library, on Friday, at 7 p.m.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Doug Hilson: UrbanscapesAn original exhibition of recent works in painting and drawing by Doug Hilson, professor emeritus of fine arts at Hofstra. Imaginative large-scale, … more

12/9/15

Frank Pignataro, the new director of the East Rockaway Senior Center.

A conversation with Frank Pignataro

The village appointed Frank Pignataro, 68, as the new East Rockaway Senior Center Director in September. He replaced Elaine Scheinfeld, who left the position to relocate out of state. more

By Nick Ciccone | 12/9/15

The Island Hills Chorus, an all-women a cappella barbershop ensemble, shares some festive seasonal tunes in its radio-style performance, at the Elmont Library, on Sunday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more...Doug Hilson: UrbanscapesAn original exhibition of recent works in painting and drawing by Doug Hilson, professor emeritus of fine arts at Hofstra. Imaginative large-scale, complex … more

12/2/15

Mo Willem’s popular storybook characters move from the page to the stage in a heartwarming musical adaptation.

Scenes of childhood

The beloved picture book is turned into a charming family musical. more

12/2/15

Dean Karahalis and the Concert Pops Orchestra celebrate the season, with a showcase of local skaters, at the Holiday Spectacular at Twin Rinks at Eisenhower Park on Sunday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Doug Hilson: UrbanscapesAn original exhibition of recent works in painting and drawing by Doug Hilson, professor emeritus of fine arts at Hofstra. Imaginative large-scale, … more

11/27/15

Jazz guitarist Rick Stone joins the Hofstra Jazz Ensemble for "Sinatra: Past, Present and Future," the concert that closes out Hofstra University's centenary tribute to Frank Sinatra on Nov. 22.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... A Step in Time: Molloy College’s 60th Anniversary ExhibitionThe exhibit examines Molloy’s history through photographs, documents and related memorabilia. Through … more

11/18/15

Dr. Stephen Dewey answered Bellmore-Merrick parents’ and residents’ questions about the effects that drugs have on the mind.

The teenage brain on drugs

The drug addicts’ brain scans that Dr. Stephen Dewey takes appear in psychedelic shades of red, yellow, green and blue, each indicating a level of brain activity — or inactivity. Red means excited. Blue is dormant. Dewey is the laboratory director for behavioral and molecular neuro-imaging at the North Shore-LIJ Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. In that capacity, he’s put hundreds of addicts’ brains to the test — the positron emission tomography test, that is — seeking to understand precisely what happens to the mind when a pot smoker lights up or a heroin junkie shoots up. And, he has found, it isn’t pretty. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/11/15

JoAnn Pushkin with state Sen. John Flanagan after she received the New York State Senate Women of Distinction award. The award recognized Pushkin’s efforts in lobbying for the Breast Density Information Law.

More testing, not less, needed for breast cancer

According to a report by the New York State Cancer Registry, which is maintained by the Department of Health, the occurrence of female breast cancer in many Nassau County areas is much higher than the state expectancy rate. In fact, of Nassau County’s 65 zip codes, 35 had at least a 15 percent increase in the number of breast cancer cases anticipated in those areas, the report said. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 10/28/15