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Festive sparkle at the Cradle of Aviation Museum

Museum Row in Garden City is among the spots filled with holiday spirit this weekend when the Festival of Trees takes root for its three-day extravaganza, Friday through Sunday. more

By Karen Bloom | 11/26/14

Attendees of last year’s Festival of Trees pose as part of “Star Wars Saturday.” The George Lucas directed cult classic will return as a theme at this year’s festival.

V.S. resident celebrates 25 years of helping others

The Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City will be transformed into a winter wonderland from Nov. 28 to 30 as part of the Festival of Trees, thanks in large part to a Valley Stream resident. … more

By Brendan Murray bmurray@liherald.com | 11/26/14

Anne Schmenti, of East Rockaway, has volunteered with the Festival of Trees for nearly 20 years. Each year she spends hours assembling holiday villages and baskets for the Festival.

Kicking off the holiday season for a cause

The Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City will be transformed into a winter wonderland from Nov. 28 to 30 as part of the Festival of Trees, thanks in large part to an East Rockaway resident. … more

By Brendan Murray bmurray@liherald.com | 11/19/14

Don’t call it a comeback

A lot has changed on Long Island since the late 1800s, beyond the fact that there are a few more Dunkin’ Donuts these days. Long Island, like much of the East Coast, was once filled with American chestnut trees. Half the trees in some woods were chestnuts — but then things started to change. more

By Brian Croce | 9/24/14

Village workers Cut trees on Arrandale Road, leaving ground-down stumps where they stood.

More trees come down

A few blocks in Rockville Centre are starting to look a lot less shady. And for some residents, that’s not a good thing. As part of its annual road resurfacing program, the village has been milling streets — removing their surface so they can be repaved. And workers have also cut down some curbside trees, leaving some formerly tree-lined streets much sunnier than they were a few weeks ago. more

By Alex Costello | 9/24/14

Actor Billy Crystal, center, and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, right, were joined by city officials at a press conference on Monday, where they called on FEMA and HUD to cover the city's costs of removing and replacing trees destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.

Crystal and Schumer ‘stump’ for Long Beach

Actor Billy Crystal stood on the corner of Monroe Boulevard and East Chester Street, just a few blocks from where he grew up, and recalled playing ball as a boy in the center malls along Park … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/15/14

Seaford’s Jesse Kinch won the hearts of Americans who voted him the winner of “Rising Star,” which recently concluded its first season on ABC.

Jesse Kinch recounts his journey to the top

“It was the greatest feeling ever to know that America recognized what I did,” said Jesse Kinch, recalling the experience of competing in “Rising Star,” the ABC singing competition that concluded last month with the 20-year-old Kinch as its first winner. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 9/10/14

Jesse Kinch, of Seaford, was the first winner of ABC’s new singing competition reality show “Rising Stars.”

Seaford star rises

A star rose from Seaford last Sunday night on ABC’s new singing competition “Rising Star,” when 20-year-old Jesse Kinch won with 76 percent of the vote, over competitor Austin French. Kinch concluded the night by singing his favorite song from the competition, “I Put A Spell On You.” more

By Brian Stieglitz | 8/27/14

Trees are coming down along Seaman's Neck Road in North Wantagh to repair broken sidewalks.

Trees coming down in North Wantagh

One hundred trees along Seaman’s Neck Road are on the chopping block. On July 30, the Nassau County Department of Public Works began a sidewalk improvement project that requires the canopy of trees along Seaman’s Neck Road in North Wantagh to be removed. more

By Laura Schofer | 8/6/14

Trees, like the one pictured above on Walker Street, fell on power lines and cars after a downburst blew through south Bellmore.

Windstorm whacks south Bellmore

Wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour wreaked havoc in south Bellmore last week, taking down trees and power lines across the area’s peninsulas. more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/23/14

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