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Jill Levine with her two sons, Craig, far left, and Joshua, at the 2017 Robbie’s Run.

Robbie's Run founder challenges Rhoads in 19th District

A Merokean with deep community ties and the name recognition to match has set her sights on two-term Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads’s seat representing the 19th District. more

By Erik Hawkins | 4/25/19

Birth Justice Warriors fight for healthy moms and babies

In the modern world we live in, in the richest country in the world and in one of the wealthiest areas of that country, you’d think that Nassau County’s expectant and new mothers, along with their babies, would get the best care in the world. You’d be wrong. more

By Andrew Malekoff | 4/19/19

GOP is hardly Rooseveltian on conservation

Nassau County’s most famous Republican, President Theodore Roosevelt, dedicated much of his life to preserving nature. During his time in the White House, the Oyster Bay resident . . . more

4/18/19

Adelphi University's Department of Theatre brings "Lysistrata" to the stage, beginning April 23.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and MurderThe musical comedy about an heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by eliminating the relatives in … more

4/18/19

Mirai Nagasu demonstrates the form that keeps her among the world’s elite skaters.

Blades of glory

Stars on Ice's 2019 edition glides into NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum on Saturday, April 20. more

By Maria Lane | 4/18/19

Freeport’s County Legislator, Debra Mulé, is seeking a 5-cent fee on all paper shopping bags, but Republicans have said they would block such a measure.

Legislator calls for paper-bag fee

County Legislator Debra Mulé, a Democrat from Freeport, said on April 5 that she was disappointed that the Legislature’s Republican majority would not institute a 5-cent fee on paper bags, a move … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 4/11/19

Disney princesses come to life on stage in the sing-along concert, "A Dream is A Wish," at the Madison Theatre on April 13 and April 14.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder The musical comedy about an heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by eliminating the relatives in … more

4/11/19

Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward displays his medal winning form.

In the saddle

The American leg of the renowned Longines Masters Series makes a stop here in a display of world-class equestrian competition. more

By Maria Lane | 4/11/19

Stacy Miranda, of Long Beach, who was successfully treated for breast cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, chatted with State Sen. John Brooks, of Seaford, after she gave a keynote speech at the grand-opening ceremony for MSK’s newest center, on Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center opens in central Nassau

Thirty-nine-year-old Stacy Miranda is an ice climber — that is, she scales cliff faces coated in ice. She does so as a member of Climb for Hope, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to … more

By Scott Brinton | 4/5/19

The Shanghai Quartet visits Tilles Center on April 7.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder The musical comedy about an heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by eliminating the relatives in … more

4/5/19