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By Wendy L October 01, 2013
It's been 17 years since the last government shutdown. Today, another one begins as Congress failed to pass a funding bill last night. This means the closing of the Statue of Liberty and...
By Literary Traveler September 30, 2013
Literary Traveler's Jessica Monk ventures to the Gold Coast to visit the Coe's private Paradise at Planting Fields and finds a happier version of Daisy and Gatsby's "ever after" in the splendid mansion and its ...
By Lyndsay McCabe September 29, 2013
The Asian long-horned beetle is a death sentence for forests, and has recently been discovered on trees in Farmingdale, just north of where the last beetle outbrak took place five years ago in Amityville.
By Christian Abbatecola September 26, 2013
A new island rose from the seafloor near Pakistan, but the quake caused massive devastation to nearby communities.
By Joe Randazzo September 24, 2013
Richard Parrinello is searching for commercial space after the Town of Brookhaven's ultimatum.
By Sandra Stelmach September 18, 2013
Volunteers from across Long Island came together this past weekend for more than just a day at the beach. Long Island residents came together for the 28th Annual International Coastal Cleanup at Garvies Point and ...
By Vickie Moller September 13, 2013
As major flooding continues across Colorado, National Guard troops Friday used trucks to evacuate Lyons, a remote town north of Boulder, cut off by rising floodwaters.
By Cait Russell September 13, 2013
Just a month shy of the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey’s Seaside Park suffered another major devastation as a massive, out of control blaze destroyed dozens of local businesses that had recently been rebuilt ...
By Lyndsay McCabe September 12, 2013
After a four-month long operation, police have apprehended the owner of a pot farm of over 100 plants hidden in a water recharge basin in Commack.
By Vickie Moller September 11, 2013
After Hurricane Sandy damaged much of the infrastructure for landline telephone service on Fire Island, Verizon proposed abandoning traditional copper connections and replacing them with wireless transmitters in a program called Voice Link.
By Lyndsay McCabe September 10, 2013
For the first time since June, clams and other shellfish can be harvested from Oyster Bay Harbor, by oysters remain off-limits as a dangerous bacteria is still prevalent in oyster beds.
By Joe Randazzo September 10, 2013
West Elementary school opened with a Wizard of Oz theme to signify there's no place like home.
By Wendy L September 09, 2013
A 30-ft. tree limb comes falling down, topping four individuals in New Hyde Park.
By Lyndsay McCabe September 08, 2013
More alligators, snakes, and turtles were handed over yesterday at the Selden Petco for the second illegal animal amnesty day.
By Wendy L September 05, 2013
A depleting lobster population has resulted in the Long Island Sound getting shutdown for recreational and commercial fishing for lobster for several months.
By Lyndsay McCabe September 03, 2013
If approved, 4,400 homes on the South Shore from Fire Island to Montauk Point will be raised at no cost to the home owner.
By Sharon Lindell August 30, 2013
Why not spice up your apple pies or apple cider with fresh apple from here on Long Island.
By Wendy L August 30, 2013
Mark your calendar for Sept. 7! The Suffolk County SPCA is hosting its 2nd Amnesty Day for Illegal Reptiles & Amphibians. Here's another chance to offload illegal reptiles and amphibians with no questions asked.
By Save the Great South Bay August 28, 2013
Shoshanna McCollum, award-winning freelance journalist and local author, is appealing to the public to share their pictures with her as she complies her next book.
By Joe Randazzo August 28, 2013
On Saturday Marshall Brown hosted an event at the Blue Point Brewery to raise awareness for the polluted waters of the Great South Bay.
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