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Fireflies light up the night in Bohemia

Megan Stosch, 9, of North Babylon, helped transfer

Photo credit: Brittany Wait

Emily Golub made a firefly of her own using a glow stick in a bottle, paper wings and black pipe cleaners for antennas.

Later on, Emily and other children were released outside with nets to catch the insects and the first thing she did was run to the nearest flicker of light and catch one.

“I had so much fun,” said Emily, 8, of Selden. “My favorite thing here was making the cute little...

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