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Glen Cove High School students walked out of their building to honor the lives lost in the Parkland Florida shooting a month ago. The walkout appears to mark a change of plans, as the district had repeatedly stated that a walkout posed a security risk.

Glen Cove students remember Parkland shooting victims, walk out after plans to stay in

As expected, hundreds of students from across Nassau County took part in Wednesday’s planned National School Walkout to remember the 17 victims of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School a month ago and to call for stricter gun controls, according to student activists and educators. more

By Scott Brinton, Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 3/14/18

North Shore High School students flooded the outer perimeter of the school today to participate in the National School Walkout event.

North Shore students remember Parkland shooting victims, walk out to protest gun violence

As expected, hundreds of students from across Nassau County took part in Wednesday’s planned National School Walkout to remember the 17 victims of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School a month ago and to call for stricter gun controls, according to student activists and educators. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/14/18

Wantagh High School students expressed their solidarity with the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during Wednesday's walkout. The event was part of a national walkout that took place at 10 a.m.

Nassau students remember Parkland shooting victims, walk out to protest gun violence

As expected, hundreds of students from across Nassau County took part in Wednesday’s planned National School Walkout to remember the 17 victims of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School a month ago and to call for stricter gun controls, according to student activists and educators. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/13/18

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano briefly left the federal courthouse in Central Islip between opening arguments in his corruption trial.

Opening statements heard in Mangano/Veditto corruption trial

Opening arguments were heard on Wednesday in the corruption trial of Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto. more

By Erik Hawkins | 3/11/18

Heavy snow was falling across Nassau County on Wednesday afternoon, causing traffic to snarl on thoroughfares such as Merrick Avenue, seen here in East Meadow.

Nor'easter drop four to six inches of snow across Nassau

The morning was quiet on Wednesday. The afternoon was not, when a nor'easter swirled across Nassau County, dumping heavy, wet snow on roads, causing congestion on numerous thoroughfares. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/7/18

Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder identified Massapequa as the department’s first identified opioid overdose “hot spot” through their OD Maps software. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, as well as NCPD officers and administrators joined Ryder at the March 1 news conference.

Nassau police I.D. Massapequa as overdose hot spot

Nassau County police identified Massapequa as a hot spot for opioid overdoses, using the department’s new OD Maps software, Commissioner Patrick Ryder announced on March 1. more

By James Mattone | 3/2/18

The Dublin Irish Dancers visit the Madison Theatre on Saturday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Once The acclaimed musical based on the Oscar-winning film about an Irish singer-songwriter, Thursday and Friday, March 1-2, 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 3, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, … more

3/1/18

Nassau County police found two swastikas carved into the sidewalk in front of a Wantagh home on Feb. 27.

Swastika found outside Wantagh home

A Wantagh homeowner found two swastikas carved into the sidewalk in front of her home on Brent Drive yesterday, according to Nassau police. Detectives are investigating it as a bias incident. more

By Eden Laikin | 2/28/18

Long Island Children's Museum introduces young children, ages 1-5, to the theater in the interactive tale "Mouse on the Move."

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage A Tale From the Underground Railroad:Running Scared, Running FreeAn interactive theatrical performance of three intertwined stories set in 1850s New York, Friday, Feb. 23, … more

2/22/18

Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman is preparing to audit the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission.

Nassau County comptroller to audit grievance commission

Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman announced Wednesday that his office is conducting a thorough audit of the Assessment Review Commission — the agency responsible for deciding tax-grievance … more

By Timothy Denton | 2/22/18