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Poll: What's your favorite beach?
Photo credit: Ed Betz
Steven Leatherman, aka Dr. Beach, has announced his 2012 ranking of the top 10 beaches in the United States. Among those beaches is East Hampton's Main Beach.
What is your favorite Long Island beach?...
Water safety program scheduled for Thursday
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Nassau County Legis. Dave Denenberg (D-Merrick), in partnership with the Long Island Drowning Prevention Task Force, will present a water safety program Thursday for National Water Safety Awareness Month.
Members of the task force will prepare participants for summer water activities and demonstrate how to protect themselves and their children. The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday...
11th annual Brookhaven Fair kicks off
Photo credit: Kathleen Fordyce
Most people come to the Brookhaven Fair at Bald Hill for one reason -- their kids.
But first-time fair goer Jacqueline Huber, of Mastic, was just as excited to be there on Saturday as her son, Robert, 11, and his friend, James Amodeo, 12.
Clutching a prized stuffed animal just like the boys, she was running from ride to ride alongside them, soaking up the fun along with the sun.
“They...
Shelter Island library opening postponed
Workers haven’t quite finished renovations at the Shelter Island Public Library, forcing officials to put off for one month the ribbon-cutting and dedication planned for Memorial Day weekend.
So the library has decided to hold an even bigger celebration on June 30, the same day as its Book and Author Luncheon, which will be raising some of the $700,000 needed to pay for the library work; no...
Seaford collector displays antique radios
Photo credit: Brittany Wait
Michael Katz has been a collector of sorts since the age of 13, sifting through his father’s change pile after he got off work as a bus driver in New York City.
One day, he found a 1903 Liberty nickel.
“I’ve always been a collector,” said Katz, 60, of Seaford. “I started collecting coins, and tin and cast iron toy trucks from the 1930s and 1940s.”
In 1983, Katz found a 1937 Zenith...
Chowder helps restore New Suffolk Waterfront
Photo credit: Michael Cusanelli
Street artist Rod Tryon was on his hands and knees on the shore of the New Suffolk Waterfront as he carefully sketched an image of a giant osprey bursting out of the pavement.
With chalk-covered fingers, he carefully colored the body and wings of his drawing as the sounds of music drifted through the humid air.
Tryon, a Cutchogue resident, was supporting the local community in its...
Pastor: 'Greeks want to show you hospitality'
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The Rev. Sarantis Loulakis has presided over St. Markella Greek Orthodox Church in Wantagh for nine years.
But in July 2009, the original building was torn down, forcing the congregation to pray and perform their weekly services inside a makeshift meeting hall.
In an effort to raise money for the completion of their new church, Loulakis and the St. Markella’s community are hosting their...
Kids hunt for turtles at Sweetbriar Nature Center
Photo credit: Brittany Wait
Haylie Serlin swept her blonde curls from her face, lowering her body toward the ground among the tall grass in a field at Sweetbriar Nature Center.
The 10-year-old made it her mission to find a turtle and in a split second she almost stepped on one.
“I like animals, so I wanted to come here and find some,” said Haylie, of Dix Hills. “Today, I learned that turtles make noise. If you...
Bay Shore spray park to reopen this summer
Town officials said that even though the 2-year-old water spray park at Benjamin Beach Park in Bay Shore was not open for Memorial Day weekend, they hope to reopen it this summer.
Last summer, a year after Norberto Construction built the park, cracks started to appear in the wading pool, creating a safety hazard, town officials said.
“They’ve gone back and done different things to fix...
Joseph Mazzeo marks 50 years at Sea Cliff barber shop
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Polaroid pictures of children getting their first haircuts are tucked in the corners of mirrors at Bart’s Barber Shop in Sea Cliff. Even more pictures are piled inside three small boxes on a table.
The shop’s owner, Joseph Mazzeo, waves out the front door at customers walking past his shop, while leaning on one of three hair-cutting chairs that date back to the 1930s.
“It has been sort...
