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No one likes you, Earl!
The impending doom that is Hurricane Earl -- really just a bunch of rain and wind on the East End, or so the latest predictions say -- has already sent Suffolk into a tizzy without a single drop falling from the sky.
Long Island braces for Earl's arrival
The threat of Hurricane Earl has caused officials to halt some LIRR service, close beaches and curtail ferry service.
World Trade Center I-beam arrives in Rocky Point
A U.S. Army truck pulled into the driveway of the Rocky Point Fire Department's Shoreham station Thursday, carrying cargo that tore at the hearts of the firefighters, veterans and families assembled there.
Pension costs on LI to jump 30 percent in 2012
Public pension costs will increase by tens of millions of dollars for Nassau and Suffolk counties in 2012 - a 30 percent increase from 2011 - under new funding rates set Thursday by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
Cops arrest West Hills couple on animal abuse charges
The owners of a sprawling West Hills home were arraigned Thursday on an animal cruelty charge, a day after authorities said up to 150 starving and abused dogs and other animals were found in and around their 33-acre property.
BP oil spill artist, 11, hosts fundraiser in Islip
Since April, Olivia Bouler has worked to save the birds of the Gulf Coast.
Hampton Classic plans to continue as weather allows
Riders and their horses will continue to compete Friday in the Hampton Classic Horse Show until Hurricane Earl causes weather conditions to deteriorate, organizers of the prestigious event said Thursday.
Hurricane Earl may swamp holiday travelers
10.6% That's the increase in road travel for the Labor Day weekend, up from last year's holiday weekend, that AAA New York forecasters predict in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, spokesman Robert Sinclair Jr. said. About one out of 11 residents in the mid-Atlantic region will make a road trip this weekend, which the AAA records as starting Thursday, he said.
Blaze ravages Amityville shopping center
Firefighters from a dozen departments needed several hours yesterday morning to extinguish a blaze that ravaged a small Amityville shopping center, officials said.
Poll: Lazio still leads Paladino in GOP primary
ALBANY - Rick Lazio continues to lead Carl Paladino in the Republican primary for governor, though the latter's supporters appear more ardent, according to a poll released Thursday.
After error, sentencing redo in Lucero case
One of the men who admitted taking part in the hate-crime assault of Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero was sentenced Thursday for the second time for his role in the attack because of a mistake made at his original sentencing last week.
East End businesses not too worried about Hurricane Earl
About 20 percent of the guests with reservations Friday night at the Dune Deck Beach Resort in Westhampton Beach - located right on the dunes, with a panoramic Atlantic view - won't be checking in, and about half the restaurant's parties have canceled.
Legal efforts could reopen Stony Brook Southampton
In what the plaintiffs' attorney said could be a step toward forcing Stony Brook University to reopen its Southampton campus, legal papers were filed Thursday in State Supreme Court which, when signed, would enforce the decision by the judge who said earlier this week the university violated state education law when it closed the campus.
Winemaker prepares vineyards for Hurricane Earl
At Paumanok Vineyards in Aquebogue, the staff Thursday was working round the clock, scrambling to spray grapevines to protect against damage from the winds and rain spawned by Hurricane Earl.
Ex-equities trader becomes homemade soup entrepreneur
EllenkaBaumrind learned to work hard at the London office of Goldman Sachs, which has a reputation as a workaholic's paradise.
LIPA: 'We are prepared' to handle Hurricane Earl
Bracing for a possible 100,000 or more electrical outages from Hurricane Earl's outlying winds and rain, the Long Island Power Authority has brought in hundreds of line crews and tree trimmers from out of state to back up its local workers.
Earl shuts all Suffolk beaches, some parks
Hurricane Earl is causing the closing of everything from beaches to railroad runs.
East End wineries on storm alert
As Hurricane Earl threatens the East End, wineries on Long Island are battening down the hatches to protect their harvests. Winemaker Charles Massoud of Paumanok Vineyards in Aquebogue, says he’s anxious but is trying to remain optimistic. “I woke up this morning at 4 o’clock and couldn't get back to sleep,” he said. “But the reality is, we are concerned, but at the same time hopeful.”
Cops: Convicted sex offender from Ridge failed to register address change
A convicted sex offender from Ridge was arrested Thursday after he failed to register a change of address, Southampton Town police said.
'Current' events at Nassau Museum of Art
While the popular "The Sea Around Us" exhibition of 19th and 20th century waterscapes continues in the museum's main galleries, don't overlook "Currents" in the upstairs Contemporary Gallery at the Nassau County Museum of Art.
News Updated: 9/3/2010 5:24:36 AM
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Alumni Pride of the Month
This month's alumni pride award goes to Luis Mendoza, Tina Palone, and Michael Alicea. Luis, Mike and Tina along with their friends hosted a spectacular Brentwood High School reunion for the Classes of 1990 through 1996. Cudos to all three of them for organizing a wonderful event for everyone to enjoy. Go Mike, Go Tina, Go Luis! Go Brentwood!
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Hall of Fame Alumni Gala was a "Magical Event"
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Last Updated: 8/3/2010 3:16:21 PM
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