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What did you do on your summer vacation?

All that’s left is the muddy ring around my bathtub. Last week, my grandchildren, 5 and 7, fled the 91-degree heat and humidity of south Florida for the even hotter and more humid dog days of August in New York more

Randi Kreiss | 8/20/10

L.I. needs to be smart about growth

With all the talk about the Lighthouse project and whether it will ever come to fruition, it’s easy to think that it is the be-all and end-all for development in Nassau County. more

8/20/10

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

Circus fun at Long Island Children's Museum

Find out what's like to be a circus star at Long Island Children's Museum this weekend. Also check out the best of Broadway at Eisenhower Park, and a Broadway favorite, "Annie," at Hofstra University. more

8/18/10

On exhibit: Krishna, 18th century Bronze, at Hofstra’s David Filderman Gallery; Jasper F. Cropsey Long Beach, 1882, at NCMA.

On view at Long Island museums

As summer's end approaches, our local museums will soon be preparing to welcome the fall season with new exhibitions. If you’ve been meaning to catch up with the popular exhibits currently on display, now is the time to do so. more

Karen Bloom | 8/18/10

Meryl Camer, center, program director for the Valley Stream-based Peninsula Counseling Center, said teens will listen to adults about drugs if they are shown respect and given objective information. Camer is joined here by John Kastan, PCC's executive director, and Lois Goldsmith, its associate director.

Stopping kids from doing heroin

Final part in a series. Why does anyone -- let alone a young person full of life -- start snorting or shooting heroin, an opiate known to cause near-instant addiction and possibly a lifetime of suffering? more

Scott Brinton | 8/17/10

The Baker is one of two paintings fianlist Susan Eckstein entered in the Let’s Eat competition.

Local woman named finalist in L.I. art competition

Who ever knew painting could be so delicious? Susan Eckstein, of West Hempstead, did, and that's why she entered her yummy works of art in The Long Island Museum's annual juried art competition Let's … more

Samantha Knoerzer | 8/11/10

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

Friday the 13th happenings at Old Bethpage Village

Enjoy some good old-fashioned family this weekend when Old Bethpage Village Restoration relives some of the superstitions surrounding Friday the 13th. Or take in some music under the stars with the Long Island Philharmonic. more

8/11/10

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

8/4/10