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The Moody Blues are ready to rock the NYCB Theatre at Westbury, Friday through Sunday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... The George W. Bush Presidency: Points of PerspectiveAn original exhibition focusing on seven points of impact to the nation that required responses and decisions from the … more

3/27/15

Women have helped shape journalism

In observance of Women’s History Month, we thought it would be fitting to highlight some notable women who were instrumental in shaping the world of communication, especially in the newspaper industry. more

3/26/15

The dynamic Lily Tomlin ventures forth with her beloved wacky characters. She appears at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on March 22.

Wit and wisdom Lily Tomlin-style

Lily Tomlin ventures forth with her cast of characters her one-woman tour de force. more

3/20/15

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, left, met with Sens. Bob Mendenez, Cory Booker, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Mar. 11.

Action for Sandy victims

After a meeting on March 11 with U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate announced that the agency had agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim — approximately 144,000 — filed in New York and New Jersey by victims of Hurricane Sandy, and not limit corrective action to just the 2,200 claims that are now in litigation. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 3/18/15

Ninety-year-old Muzzy, of East Rockaway, shown here at a local rally, is living in a trailer on her property until her home can be rebuilt.

Still reeling from Sandy in East Rockaway

Kate Hughes says that her 90-year-old mother, “Muzzy” — as she’s known to her neighbors and friends — has been victimized twice: once by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, and again, for the … more

By Mary Malloy | 3/12/15

Jay Leno is making the rounds of the stand-up circuit, appearing at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on March 13.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... The George W. Bush Presidency: Points of PerspectiveAn original exhibition focusing on seven points of impact to the nation that required responses and decisions from the … more

3/11/15

Plane noise concerns continue to grow, yet only four representatives of Nassau County have been appointed to a 64-member round table created to address the issue.

Nassau under-represented at plane noise round table

Since Gov. Andrew Cuomo mandated the creation of the New York Airports Community Roundtable, to address airplane noise in communities surrounding John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports, there have been no decisions on the group’s size, membership or procedures more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 3/11/15

A family of four generations of Italian-American women in Brooklyn find humor in a dire situation in "Daughters," now being staged by the BroadHollow Theatre Company in Elmont.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... China Then and NowThis exhibition brings together exemplary Chinese works of art from the classical, early modern and contemporary periods. It explores three millennia of one … more

2/25/15

Pianist Dmitry Glivinsky performs with the South Shore Symphony Orchestra at the Madison Theatre on Saturday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... China Then and NowThis exhibition brings together exemplary Chinese works of art from the classical, early modern and contemporary periods. It explores three millennia of one … more

2/20/15

The lovable ogre is in action in Plaza Theatrical Productions' staging of "Shrek the Musical," Saturday, and throughout the President's Week school break, in Bellmore.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... China Then and NowThis exhibition brings together exemplary Chinese works of art from the classical, early modern and contemporary periods. It explores three millennia of one … more

2/11/15