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• LI pols weigh in on MTA Penn Station plan

  Eight Long Island state senators are urging MTA chairman Joseph Lhota to abandon a proposal to run Metro-North trains in and out of Penn Station, saying the move would increase congestion and decrease LIRR service at an already overcrowded portal.But the   Read more »

• Parents lose help on school closings

  The Marianists brothers have ceased efforts to help parents who are trying to keep open six Catholic grammar schools ordered closed by the Diocese of Rockville Centre , the regional head of the order said Wednesday.The brothers, who run highly respected   Read more »

• Independent Catholic schools offer option

  One school educates middle school boys from poor families in the Freeport area who pay just $750 a year in tuition. The school relies on generous donors to keep afloat and has a $1.3 million endowment.Another school was on the verge of being closed by th   Read more »

• Cops: Woman with gun overreacts to prank

  A Rockville Centre woman captured and held for police a teenage suspect at gunpoint, but when officers arrived, they arrested her, not the teen, Nassau police said.Bernadette Greenwald, 47, of 171 N. Forest Ave., was charged with menacing, reckless endan   Read more »

• Poll: Should Diocese close 6 schools?

  Several hundred Long Island parents and students Saturday protested a plan by the Diocese of Rockville Centre to close six Roman Catholic grammar schools in June. The hourlong rally held in front of St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre buoyed hopes th   Read more »

Around the web

• Rising Musician Vincent Illuzzi Rocks Vibe Lounge

  (Rockville Centre, NY) As we enter the Vibe Lounge, near the LIRR station and a plethora of pubs and eateries, the small, blue awning above the entrance gives little indication of what’s inside. A long staircase goes down to the Vibe, which is surprising 2/13/12 from NewsLI.com Read more »

• Crimes Nearby: Arrest in N. Valley Stream Home Invasion, Gunpoint Robbery

  The following information was supplied by the Nassau County Police and Rockville Centre Police. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. Nassau County Police charged Varinder Singh, 23, of N. Valley Stream, with first degree burglary and two counts of s   from Malverne-West Hempstead Patch Read more »

• Crime Watch: Stolen Car Ends up in Local Crash

  Recent police activity as reported by the RVC PD. The following information was supplied by the Rockville Centre Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions. On Feb. 1 at 12:13 p.m., Antonio Valle, 45, of   from Rockville Centre Patch Read more »

• Long Island Super Bowl Spots

  The Super Bowl is just days away and more important than getting off work to watch the big game, is finding the perfect place to catch it. For some people, watching the game is the thing to do from a local pub equipped with great wings and beers. For oth   from Long Island Press Read more »

• Cuomo lays out Long Island budget impacts

  As part of his statewide budget tour, Gov. Andrew Cuomo stopped by Molloy College in Rockville Centre to unveil what his 2012-2013 budget proposal would mean for Long Island. While that budget package didn’t include $1 billion worth of revitalization, li   from Long Island Business Network Read more »