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The year was 1994. Nassau County was supposed to have built a park with a soccer field, a basketball court and picnic tables at the Five Towns Community Center in the mid-1970s, but for two decades, plans for the project languished. more

10/3/13

Sandy group talking rebuilding

A committee of local residents tasked with developing a plan to spend $12.1 million on Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in Bellmore and Merrick held its first meeting last week, at which committee members, a team of consultants provided by the state and a handful of residents discussed project ideas and offered input on how they believe the committee should move forward. more

By Brian Racow | 9/27/13

Lawrence senior quarterback Joe Capobianco, center, became Long Island's all-time leader in passing touchdowns when he hooked up with junior Jordan Fredericks in the third quarter of the Golden Tornadoes' 53-7 win over Glen Cove last Saturday. It was the 74th scoring strike of Capobianco's career.

Capobianco makes history with 74th TD

Lawrence quarterback Joe Capobianco moved to the top of Long Island's all-time passing touchdown list during last Saturday's win over Glen Cove. more

9/24/13

Senior Daniel Reiskin, right, is a key to Lawrence's success out of the center-midfield position.

Defense sets tone for Lawrence

Lawrence boys’ soccer coach Patrick Leary doesn’t expect his team to sneak up on anyone after the undefeated regular season and conference championship it enjoyed in 2012, but the Golden Tornadoes figure to be contenders again behind a stingy defense and opportunistic offense. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 9/17/13

Yellow Ape Film Festival Award presentation for grand prize to “A Farewell to Arm” at The Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington. From left, Philip Snyder, Robert M. Snyder, Jim Haggerty, Lady MacDeath aka Josephine Iannece.

Locals win film award

It’s a family affair. Brothers Robert M. Snyder of Valley Stream and Philip Snyder of Island Park won First Prize for their short, “A Farewell to Arm,” in the Yellow Ape Film Festival at … more

8/15/13

Dr. Keith Metzger, far right, one of Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine’s first professors, teaches anatomy. Here he was pictured with a class in the school’s state-of-the-art laboratory.

Rethinking medical school

Seated in his expansive, brightly lit office on the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine’s second floor, Dr. Lawrence Smith, the school’s founding dean, appears at home, a smile etched across his face as he speaks of the school’s role in transforming medical education. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/23/13

Officials broke ground on a 63,000-square-foot addition to the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ Medical School last Thursday. Celebrating were, from left, Kemp Hannon, New York state senator; Michael Dowling, president and CEO of the North Shore-LIJ Health System; Dr. Lawrence Smith, the medical school’s founding dean; Stuart Rabinowitz, Hofstra University president; and Dean Skelos, the State Senate majority coalition leader.

Hofstra’s medical school to double in size

The Jets’ old, dark-green scoreboard still stands in a dirt field at the team’s former training camp on Hofstra University’s north campus. “The will to win is nothing without the will to prepare,” it reads. Call it a monument to the past, which will soon be removed to make way for the future –– a 63,000-square-foot addition to the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ Medical School, which was founded in 2008 and welcomed its first class of 40 in 2011. The $39.5 million project, funded in part with a $14.5 million state grant, will more than double the size of the medical school. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/12/13

Protect the bays — fund the Bay Park pipe

Last Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy drowned the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway with more than nine feet of saltwater, destroying its pumps, shutting down its operating systems and overwhelming the already weak facility. more

6/6/13

All Island is still the village’s sole provider of taxi service, at least for the next 60 days.

Still waiting for a cab

At a public hearing on Monday night, the village Board of Trustees agreed to postpone a decision on whether Village Car Service will be allowed to operate in Rockville Centre. The session was … more

By John Maher | 6/5/13

Freshman Jake Ellowitz provides steady defense at shortstop and helps set the table on offense for the Tigers in the No. 2 spot.

LWA continues baseball success

Lawrence Woodmere Academy is enjoying another successful campaign on the baseball diamond and could be destined to continue a rivalry with Brooklyn Friends in this week’s playoffs. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 5/14/13

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