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Scottish style: The games open with a grand march down Old Westbury Gardens’ North Lawn.

A highland fling with the Scots at Old Westbury Gardens

Experience some fun and games – Scottish style – when Old Westbury Gardens opens its glorious grounds to the 47th Annual Scottish Games on Saturday, Aug. 26. more

Karen Bloom | 8/26/10

Rockville Centre resident Edna Buckman Kearns was a leading activist in the state and national campaigns to get women the right to vote.

The women's vote at 90

Ninety years ago, the United States was a different place. There were 107,000,000 people living here; life expectancy was 54 for men, and 55 for women; the average annual salary was $1,236, and gangland crime was rampant in major cities. The Ford automobile was mass produced and one could be had for $290 — although it took 13 days to reach California from New York due to the lack of paved roads. And, on Aug. 26, 1920, women were granted political power for the first time. After 72 years of a determined battle fought by American suffragists, women won the right to vote with the 19th amendment. more

Theresa Navarra | 8/25/10

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

8/18/10

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

8/11/10

A shocking lack of sensitivity

Within the next couple of weeks, New York’s Landmarks Preservation Commission will make one of its most politically sensitive decisions — whether a historic downtown building just two blocks from the World Trade Center site can be torn down to make room for a mosque and Islamic cultural center. more

by Al D'Amato | 7/30/10

Peter Holmsted, left, honored by Town of Hempstead Clerk Mark Bonilla.

Holm's Citgo owner honored for fundraising

Peter Holmstead, owner of Holm's Citgo Service Station on Merrick Avenue, recently received a visit from Town of Hempstead Clerk Mark Bonilla, who presented him with a certificate of recognition for his fundraising efforts benefiting Merrick American Legion Post 1282. more

7/29/10

Coaches Eric Molzan and Anthony Violante, top left, with team members Mark Brady, Rockville Centre; Jonathan Kaszuba, Lynbrook; Joey Posillico, Mount Sinai; Gerard Clayton, East Rockaway; Drew Torre, Lynbrook, and Coach Joe McCann. Kneeling in front are team members John Oddo, Malverne, Matt Atwell, Freeport, Robert Steinert, Lynbrook.

Roadrunners scoop national championship

A group of local fifteen-year olds struck gold at the national roller hockey championships in California in mid July, winning the Pee Wee Silver National championship. The players, from Lynbrook, East Rockaway, Malverne, Rockville Centre and Freeport, as well as their coach from Valley Stream, all flew out to San Jose, CA to participate in the North American Roller Hockey Championships as the Long Island-based Tour Roadrunners 1995 travel roller hockey team. more

Mary Malloy | 7/28/10

Two time heavyweight champ Riddick Bowe autographed a glove for one of his fans, Katelyn Maroney, in Cannon's Blackthorn Irish American Restaurant and Bar on July 17.

Riddick Bowe's comeback trail makes a stop in Rockville Centre

Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe, the two-time undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, is on the comeback trail. more

7/21/10

Melissa Braunstein, 10, models for the LOL Trends :) website.

Text savvy designs for young fashionistas

Staying stylish and staying in touch may have more in common than you think. LOL Trends :), the fashion brainchild of Merrick mom Rebecca Braunstein, puts a sartorial slant on popular text message phrases. more

Sari Zeidler | 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

7/14/10