Fire Island, NY

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• LIRR releases new schedule, effective Monday

  to include enhanced seasonal service to the Hamptons, North Fork and stations on the branches that serve visitors to Fire Island . The railroad's new Cannonball train that's to run non-stop from Penn Station to the Hamptons makes its debut departure Friday,   Read more »

• Officials: Fire Island back in business this weekend

  because of the Sandy-caused breach at Old Inlet, access to the wilderness area will be only through Watch Hill.The Fire Island Lighthouse is expected to reopen by Memorial Day weekend, according to the news release. But because Sandy destroyed many of the   Read more »

• Boater rescued from Fire Island inlet stranding

  operating a skiff without working navigation lights had to be rescued after becoming stranded on the ocean side of the new Fire Island inlet in heavy fog early Thursday, police said. Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers were alerted to the stranding   Read more »

• National sites on LI to get federal funding for Sandy recovery

  Island , the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site and the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex are slated to receive federal funding to help with their recovery from damages inflicted by superstorm Sandy, officials said Tuesday.Secretary of the Interior   Read more »

• 11 places on LI that have banned bamboo

  according to its village code. It took 27 years for the next area to take up the cause. The village of Saltaire, also on Fire Island, passed a ban in 2008, followed by the villages of Woodsburgh and Babylon and the Town of Smithtown in 2011. The towns of Brookhaven   Read more »

Around the web

• Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Declares Fire Island Open for the Summer 2013 Season

  is to help potential visitors make informed decisions about their summer vacation plans by providing valuable updates on a Fire Island region that was badly battered by the storm just six months ago. You may not post any unlawful, threatening, defamatory,   from NewsLI.com Read more »

• Fire Island, slammed by Sandy, says it’s back

  owners and elected officials say the Fire Island resort communities hit hard by Superstorm Sandy are ready for a busy summer season. A group calling itself ReviveFI held a press conference Friday in the village of Ocean Beach. Local business leaders joined   from Long Island Business Network Read more »

• Bellone Says Fire Island Is Back And Better Than Ever

  Executive Steve Bellone visited Ocean Beach on Friday to promote tourism on the 32-mile-long barrier island and declare Fire Island is back and better than ever. “We are here on a beautiful day, with a storm cloud not anywhere around, with a message to deliver:   from CBS New York Read more »

• Hot Spots: Weekend Watch for May 10 through May 12

  also happy hour during their performance. Cost: Free Event Time & Place: 6PM to 9PM at Babylon Carriage House, 21 Fire Island Avenue, Babylon Village – (631) 422-5161 Who: Mother’s Day Big Band Dinner Dance At Koenig’s Restaurant Info: Enjoy a dinner dance   from LongIsland.com Read more »

• 3 LI national sites get federal Sandy aid

  BAY, N.Y. (AP) — Fire Island, the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site and the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex are among the sites receiving federal funding to help repair damage from Superstorm Sandy. Newsday (http://bit.ly/10FeSQP ) says the   from San Antonio Express Read more »