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South Shore begins digging out [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Blasted by the snow, again [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Nicole Riggio, 15, and her father, Phil, shovel snow outside their home on West Dover Street in Valley Stream Friday.

Snow continues to fall [Photo gallery]

Just as most of the snow from the last storm had melted, a winter storm moved across Long Island Thursday night and into Friday, dumping about a foot of new snow. more

2/26/10

Joseph O'Brien, 3, and brother Alex, 6, helped their parents clean up the snow on Friday on Rockaway Parkway in Valley Stream.

Another snow day [Photo gallery]

Snow began on the South Shore Thursday afternoon and continued through Friday, closing all schools in the area. more

2/26/10

West Hempstead schools closed

Due to the weather, all West Hempstead schools and offices will be closed, and all activities cancelled on Friday, February 26. more

2/26/10

Wet snow and high winds cause limited visibility and dangerous driving conditions. The Town of Hempstead declared a snow emergency.

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Murray declares snow emergency

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray declared a snow emergency. "Our town is continuing its proactive practice of having deployed salt spreaders on the road at the first … more

2/26/10

Justin Beiber stops for a phot with Ingrid Krumholz Dodd, the entertainment and sports sales manager at Allegria Hotel & Spa. Dodd is a resident of Baldwin Harbor.

Justin Bieber at the Allegria Hotel & Spa in Long Beach

Singing heartthrob Justin Bieber stayed at the brand-new Allegria Hotel last weekend while in town for the Pop-Con event at the Nassau Coliseum. Bieber was a headliner in the show, along with Selena Gomez and many other young stars. more

Mary Malloy | 2/25/10

Republican and former Family Court Judge Carnell Foskey was picked as new commissioner of the department of Parks, Recreation and Museums.

Former judge picked to head parks dept.

Former Nassau County Family Court Judge Carnell Foskey has been picked to be the county’s new commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Museums. Pending the county legislature’s approval, the … more

Lee Landor | 2/25/10

The West End 2 swimming beach, above, and East Bathhouse pool at Jones Beach were closed last year as a result of budget cutbacks. This year, the state plans to close the West Bathhouse swimming pool and cancel the July 4th fireworks show.

Jones Beach fireworks axed, pool closed

Long Island beach lovers can look forward to a dull summer this year as yet another swimming pool at Jones Beach will be closed and the July 4th fireworks show cancelled. Jones Beach, which … more

Lee Landor | 2/25/10

Martin Kaye, member of the BOCES and West Hempstead School District boards, earned top honors from the state

West Hempstead school board member earns top honors from state

West Hempstead Union Free School District board member Martin Kaye earned top honors last week from the state for his exemplary work as a public education advocate. The New York State School … more

Lee Landor | 2/25/10