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Penny Frondelli/Herald Group skate Two at DOCA 50th golden anniversary show prepare for “I love a Rainy Night.”

The Oceanside Department of Community Activities celebrated its fiftieth year with a celebration at the middle school on April 19, 20 and 21. Officials said that the program was presented for “all … more

4/29/13

Pre-apply for Sandy relief funds

Nassau County and New York State will again host a pre-registration assistance program this Saturday at three Nassau County Disaster Recovery Centers in Long Beach, Island Park and Seaford for Hurricane Sandy victims. more

4/19/13

Reporter Brian Croce won second place in the Rookie Reporter of the Year category.

Heralds earn 25 state and national awards

The Herald Community Newspapers were recognized for their work both on the state level and nationally last weekend, when awards from the New York Press Association and the Local Media Association were announced. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/9/13

The BroadHollow Theatre Company stages "Funny Girl" in Elmont.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... AB-EX/RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism ReconsideredAB-EX/RE-CON explores both the best known and less familiar practitioners of abstract and gestural painting who dominated the … more

3/20/13

The Little Sisters of Hoboken return in Plaza Theatrical Productions' "Nunsense 2: The Second Coming!" on Sunday in Bellmore.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... AB-EX/RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism ReconsideredAB-EX/RE-CON explores both the best known and less familiar practitioners of abstract and gestural painting who dominated the … more

3/13/13

For Sandy victims, promises aren't enough

More than four months after Hurricane Sandy, many homes along the South Shore remain in shambles. Countless businesses still have not reopened. more

3/7/13

New York Theatre Ballet performs "Peter and the Wolf" at Tilles Center on Saturday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... AB-EX/RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism ReconsideredAB-EX/RE-CON explores both the best known and less familiar practitioners of abstract and gestural painting who dominated the … more

3/6/13

That 'one singular sensation' known as "A Chorus Line" visits Tilles Center Friday and Saturday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more

2/28/13

Baldwin Life Stitches, a charity crafting group, donated blankets to the South Nassau Communities Hospital recently. Above, from left, were the hospital’s Chaplain Allen Siegel, Gayle Somerstein (nursing director), Misako Miller (maternity coordinator), Theresa Groder (nurse), Aimee Pontrelli (Life Stitches founder), Alyson Ornstein (nurse), Kacey Verity, Doreen Bennett and Jacoba Evans of Life Stitches and Joe Lamantia of SNCH.

Warm and fuzzy

Baldwin Life Stitches, a group of caring crafters, recently donated 60 blankets to patients at the South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside. The group, which founder Aimee Pontrelli described as “a community-based … organization dedicated to the advancement of primary education and charity in Baldwin,” hand-stitched 35 baby blankets and 25 prayer shawls and delivered them to representatives from SNCH. more

By Chris Connolly | 2/27/13

Garbage collected during Op-SPLASH 22 last year.

Volunteer your time to restoring the South Shore's wetlands

Hurricane Sandy led to one of Long Island’s worst environmental disasters ever, if not the worst. Sandy’s massive storm surge flooded hundreds of South Shore homes. Fuel oil tanks broke loose and floated away, spilling oil as they went. Cars were flooded as well, which sent a witches’ brew of chemicals spilling out. Sewage leaked from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant. more

2/26/13