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Performers with the National Circus Project visit Long Island Children's Museum on July 8.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... AftermodernisM Spring 2014This exhibition illustrates a broad range of styles spanning non-objective abstraction. Featured artists include Michael Bevilacqua, James Busby and … more

7/2/14

Hero officer retires

The officer who saved a 16-year-old boy who threatened to jump off a Wantagh Parkway overpass on June 4 is retiring. Angela Amato of the Nassau County Police Department’s 7th Precinct rushed to … more

By Michael Ganci | 6/30/14

The price for a round of golf on a weekend day at Eisenhower Park’s Red Course will increase from $43 to $47 for adults who live in Nassau County. Republican county legislators and County Executive Ed Mangano last week approved increases of hundreds of county fees covering a wide range of services.

County hikes fees

The Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature on June 16 approved fee increases for many county services, including parks, museums, pools, golf, marinas and vendor registration. County Executive Ed Mangano, who proposed the fee hikes in May, signed them into law June 19. more

By Brian Racow | 6/25/14

Long Beach's Steve Adelson, master of the Chapman Stick, performs with his pals Chieli Minucci and Frank Bellucci (aka the Ucci Brothers) and special guest Rachel Z on Saturday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... AftermodernisM Spring 2014This exhibition illustrates a broad range of styles spanning non-objective abstraction. Featured artists include Michael Bevilacqua, James Busby and … more

6/25/14

Addiction counselor Karen Palmiero spoke at a Phoenix House-hosted opiate seminar at the Merrick Library on June 18.

Battling Nassau’s heroin crisis

“If I could have turned the switch to just end my life, I would have done it, guaranteed,” said Casey C., a former heroin addict, at a Phoenix House-sponsored addiction seminar at the … more

By Casey Pinner | 6/25/14

Rice declared victory in the Democratic primary at her campaign's Election Night party at Pier 95 Restaurant in Freeport. Issues she mentioned during her speech included gun control, immigration reform, and the federal minimum wage.

Rice, Blakeman win primaries

Kathleen Rice bested Kevan Abrahams in Tuesday’s Democratic primary in the 4th Congressional District, according to unofficial County Board of Election results. In the Republican primary, Bruce Blakeman defeated Frank Scaturro, also according to the unofficial results. more

By Brian Racow | 6/24/14

The Western Bays provide many recreational opportunities such as kayaking, but scientists say that fertilizer runoff and partially treated sewage effluent threaten the health of the bays. Above, a wetland canal at Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick.

The Western Bays, an ecosystem suffering from all sides

Superstorm Sandy will be remembered as one of Nassau County’s most demoralizing calamities: the miles of rubble that choked the expanses where houses had stood in dignified symmetry, the thousands of Long Islanders living in limbo, forced to use their savings to stay afloat. People weren’t the only ones affected by the storm, though. Sandy devastated wildlife throughout Nassau’s Western Bays, which scientists had already considered to be fragile ecosystems –– many on the brink of collapse –– long before the storm. more

By Stapha Charleme | 6/20/14

Dean Karahalis, conductor and musical director, brings his Nassau Pops to Eisenhower Park's Lakeside Theatre on Saturday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... AftermodernisM Spring 2014This exhibition illustrates a broad range of styles spanning non-objective abstraction. Featured artists include Michael Bevilacqua, James Busby and … more

6/18/14

Jay Black continues to delight his fans.

Jay Black visits Eisenhower Park on Friday

Eisenhower Park welcomes back Jay Black as part of its summer concert series. more

6/18/14

Blue states are donor states

I usually focus on property taxes, but this week I want to write about income taxes. I am a Democrat and I believe in a progressive income tax, but I do not think New York Democrats should support … more

By Thomas R. Suozzi | 6/12/14