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The Lighthouse dead zone

Last week, the Town of Hempstead unveiled its long-awaited plans for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum property. While well intentioned, there is little chance that the town’s vision — or more accurately, lack of vision — will stir anyone’s imagination or solve any of the many problems facing Nassau County. more

7/22/10

Coach Allen Ma, center, has guided Kennedy's boys' volleyball team to back-to-back county titles and led the girls' team to a championship in 2008. Moving forward, he's sticking with the girls' program.

Nassau moves boys' volleyball to fall

To the disappointment of many coaches and student-athletes across Nassau County, the boys’ volleyball season has been moved from the spring to the fall, effective with the 2010-11 school year. more

Tony Bellissimo | 7/22/10

Town destroys a bright vision for Nassau

The plan to scale back the $3.8-billion commercial and residential Lighthouse project in Uniondale is now official, and in the view of many, a dynamic plan to create a vibrant downtown Nassau is now dead. more

Jim Paymar | 7/21/10

With memories of destruction from the March Nor'Easter as a reminder of what can happen, village officials have been researching ways to improve emergency response.

Village working to improve emergency response

s Rockville Centre ready for a hurricane? After a violent storm ripped through Long Island back in March and a fierce late June storm that left many Great Neck residents without power for six days, village officials saw those events as a wake up call. During an April Board of Trustees meeting, which focused on a review of how the village coped with the March nor'easter, village trustees brainstormed and came up with a number of different ideas on how to improve emergency preparedness. more

Jennifer Gundersen | 7/21/10

The allure of the sea: Among the many works featured in NCMA’s current exhibit are (from top): William Glackens’ Summer Day, Bellport, L.I., 1913; Maurice Prendergast’s By the Seashore, ca. 1902-04; Childe Hassam’s The North Gorge, Appledore, Isles of Shoals, 1912.

Reflections of the sea at Nassau County Museum of Art

Nassau County Museum of Art's current exhibition, “The Sea Around Us,” examines the artistic fascination with oceans and water, seen through the eyes of 19th and 20th century American and European artists. more

Karen Bloom | 7/21/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

7/21/10

Rockville Centre Deputy Mayor Chuck Joyce, left, was joined at the Sandel Senior Center, a designated cooling center —one of several that opened in Nassau County during last week's heat wave — by, from left, CERT volunteers Stuart Milworn and Ted Lowenthal, Mayor Mary Bossart, volunteer Morton Press, County Executive Ed Mangano, who is CERT-trained, and volunteers Beverly Lowenthal and Marcia Haber.

Village, county team up to keep local residents cool

During the heat wave last week, when triple-digit temperatures baked the entire tri-state area, Rockville Centre made sure its residents stayed comfortable, opening a cooling center at the Sandel Senior Center on South Park Avenue with the help of Nassau County officials and volunteers from the Civilian Emergency Response Team. more

Jennifer Gundersen | 7/14/10

The Rockville Centre Woodlanders competed in the efficiency event at the Nassau County Motorized Drill Tournament at the Four Towns Fire training center in Merrick last Saturday.

Rockville Centre Woodlanders take part in fire drill tournament

7/14/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

7/14/10

Sen. Fuschillo gets $250K for blood alcohol testing vehicle

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, District Attorney Kathleen Rice and Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey unveiled the county's latest weapon to combat drunken driving this past w more

7/8/10