Revamped punishment plan (5 hits)
29 Nov 2006 at 10:17pm
State officials are expected to prohibit student discipline deemed emotionally or physically damaging.

State school officials are moving toward sweeping new restrictions on the use of shock therapy and detention rooms for special-education students, in response to complaints by some Long Island parents that such disciplinary techniques were being abused.
Audit: Roslyn schools still struggling (5 hits)
29 Nov 2006 at 9:35pm
Four years after Roslyn was hit by the worst school financial scandal in state history, the state comptroller's office reported Wednesday that the district continues to suffer from weak controls over employee travel expenses, credit card purchases and other budget transactions.
Wide range of reaction over possible SBUH split (6 hits)
29 Nov 2006 at 10:30pm
State Sen. Kenneth LaValle said he hoped his bill to separate Stony Brook University Medical Center from the university would generate discussion.
Klein grilled by clerk's attorney (5 hits)
29 Nov 2006 at 11:10pm
A Democratic political operative, while paid by Nassau as a $25-an-hour seasonal clerk, e-mailed County Executive Thomas Suozzi a strategy memo for his "Fix Albany" campaign and attended the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston on county time with Suozzi, according to court .testimony Wednesday.
Man kills girlfriend, turns gun on self (6 hits)
29 Nov 2006 at 10:19pm
An armed man chased his ex-girlfriend around her Hicksville office Wednesday before shooting her to death, then apparently took his own life, Nassau police said.

If you love getting out into nature and appreciating the beauty of our wondrous land, a trip to Montauk Point State Park should definitely be on your to do list. If world-class surf fishing off Montauk Lighthouse is your thing, you can work on catching lunch while others enjoy hiking, nature walks and photographing the seals or winter birds as they bask in the warm sun.

Montauk Point State Park is about a hundred and thirty miles from Manhattan and is near Hither Hills State Park and Montauk Downs State Park. The whole area is beautiful and untouched, offering a simplistic contrast between soil and sea. There is nothing that recharges your batteries quite like those fresh ocean breezes! It is a perfect family holiday destination, with activities like hiking, hunting, cross-country skiing and bush walking. Not to mention ocean fishing, bird watching, beachcombing and guided seal watch walks.

The park, like most others in the area, is open all year from sunrise to sunset. You are able to hunt for small or big game in their permitted seasons. If you are planning to take your dog, that’s okay, but be aware there are restrictions as to what areas they can go to. Watching the sun go down from high up on the cliff reminds you of how small you are and how big and beautiful the world is. It is experiences like these that help you put everything back into perspective and really relax with the rhythms of nature.

Montauk Point Lighthouse is part of Long Island’s heritage and has been protected through time from possible corrosion. Surfcasting or ocean fishing from the moors is an exciting and rich experience. Permits are not required and fishing there will feel like you’ve have stumbled onto a secret gold mine nobody knows about. It is considered one of Montauk’s top fishing places and there are experienced and devoted anglers who return repeatedly for that Montauk Point exhilaration.

About the Lighthouse

The lighthouse was built in 1792 (George Washington himself approved building the structure). The lighthouse was completed in 1796, making it over 210 years old. It was the first lighthouse built in New York and is, therefore, the oldest standing structure of its kind. Its warning lights flash at five-second intervals and it's 110'6" high. Originally it was painted white, until the 1900’s, when the brown band was added. The lens on the light was also changed around the same time. There are a hundred and thirty two steps to climb to the top and, when you do, you can gaze over more than seven hundred acres of natural beauty. Standing firm as the waves pummel below is an amazing feeling you have to experience for yourself, as you look over the Atlantic Ocean with views to Block Island.

A museum has been arranged in what was once the light-keepers quarters. There you can see historical photographs and artifacts. There are guided tours where you will be taken through the entrance of the parlor to see drawings and photos from 1791-1939. In the bedroom, there are models of the lighthouse, what it was and what is predicted for its future because of the effects of erosion. The south basement, which used to be a dining area, now screens a movie for tourists called "The Montauk Lighthouse, Sentinel of Long Island". There is a spectacular lighthouse model in the central hallway and what used to be the radio room is currently the light-keepers quarters today. In the oil room, you will see the original light’s lens and you will be lead up the spiral staircase to see the new lens and lantern room and take in the view. The first assistant keeper’s bedroom is now a gift shop for museum memorabilia and the place where the tour ends.

Montauk Point State Park has so much to offer those who visit. It is becoming a popular tourist destination as more people become aware of the beauty and history it has to offer. There are activities for the whole family, as well as plenty of beautiful havens to relax and enjoy time together to unwind from city life. An experience as special as Montauk Point State Park is one you keep with you for a life-time and one you will want to return to time and again.

Newborn's body found at Hicksville train station (5 hits)
27 Nov 2006 at 10:57pm
As commuters waited and boarded trains to the city in Hicksville Monday, the tiny body of a newborn boy was lying lifeless in a white plastic bag left on top of a trash can on the platform.
NUMC likely to get $24M for big renovations (5 hits)
27 Nov 2006 at 9:48pm
The Nassau University Medical Center is set to receive a $24 million grant from the state for six major projects, officials said Monday — but only if the county legislature within 30 days approves transferring $10.2 million to the hospital from its tobacco settlement funds.
Suozzi aide denies scam role (6 hits)
27 Nov 2006 at 10:06pm
A former top aide to Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi Monday testified that he gave a key to his Manhattan home office to a seasonal clerk he hired — but never authorized the clerk to fax allegedly bogus time sheets from there to the county.
Testimony on blood splatter in samurai trial (5 hits)
27 Nov 2006 at 10:59pm
Slicing through flesh, muscle and bone, the fatal samurai sword blow to the back of Scott Nager's neck cut him "from one ear to the other ear," a medical examiner testified at Zachary Gibian's trial Monday.
Man gets 50 years in death of two women (5 hits)
28 Nov 2006 at 12:05am
The Hempstead man authorities say was a serial killer in the making was sentenced Monday in Nassau County Court to at least 50 years in prison for killing two women in the summer of 2005.

According to news12.com, Black Friday was very good to our local mom and pop stores. It seems that people are finally realizing that while the Wal-Mart’s of the world may be able to provide huge inventories, they simply can’t compete with the human element that is available at the smaller stores…

Chris Mitchell, who co-owns Marshs, offered up hot drinks and morning snacks to shoppers. He says it’s something customers normally don’t get at malls.

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Post office renamed for fallen soldier (8 hits)
25 Nov 2006 at 5:50pm
On what would have been Army Spc. Jacob S. Fletcher's 32nd birthday, officials Saturday dedicated the Babylon Post Office in honor of the soldier killed three years ago in Iraq.
Controversial diagnoses split up two families (18 hits)
25 Nov 2006 at 9:00pm
That Saturday morning, Cindy Becvar was in the shower, getting ready to take her daughter to the Long Island Performing Arts Center to pose for dance recital pictures. Her husband, Greg Becvar, was about to take their son to his baseball picnic in the ballfield behind their North Babylon house.
Local surgeons helping Iraqi who helped U.S. (5 hits)
25 Nov 2006 at 8:23pm
The right side of Uday's face is shattered. There's a hole where his cheekbone used to be and his eye is gone. His nose is crooked and bloated.
Cop, teller foil robbery (8 hits)
25 Nov 2006 at 11:15pm
An off-duty Suffolk police officer and a retired New York City police officer helped foil a bank robbery in Huntington Saturday.
Father and son save family from fire (7 hits)
25 Nov 2006 at 9:33pm
As the son of a Huntington fire chief, Christopher Uvena grew up watching his father leave home at a moment's notice to fight blazes.

Black Friday gets a green light (5 hits)
23 Nov 2006 at 9:04pm
The day after Thanksgiving marks the traditional launch of the holiday shopping season, with predawn doorbuster offers and slashed prices on popular gift items. But the hype to consume doesn't end there.
Serving up hope with meal (8 hits)
24 Nov 2006 at 12:00am
Volunteers across the Island, Manhattan offer thousands with nowhere else to go food, companionship

For the past three weeks, Arthur Byer has lived with his family in their red Dodge conversion van. With him are his disabled wife, daughter, mother-in-law, two dogs and four cats.
Teen shot en route to friend's house (7 hits)
23 Nov 2006 at 7:07pm
A teenager walking to his friend's house to play video games was shot to death as he walked on Gladys Avenue in Hempstead, Nassau police said Thursday.
Grab-and-run gang hits mall (5 hits)
23 Nov 2006 at 8:58pm
Four Brooklyn residents with a taste for the latest styles — particularly the lingerie at Victoria's Secret — drove a rental car to Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington Station and helped themselves at various clothing stores before getting caught, Suffolk police said Thursday.
After 61 years, a reunion with rescuers (5 hits)
23 Nov 2006 at 10:49pm
In 1943, Lea Ingel escaped from the Nazis with help of a Catholic family living in small Lithuanian village farmhouse. They protected her for a year by calling her their own daughter. She then safely escaped after the Russian liberation of Lithuania.

Tracking sex offenders in Babylon having results (5 hits)
21 Nov 2006 at 9:45pm
Town officials said they had identified seven offenders living too close to places where children congregate and 17 in illegal housing.

Two weeks after implementing a mapping system to track registered sex offenders, Town of Babylon officials said Tuesday they had identified seven offenders living too close to places where children congregate and 17 in illegal housing.
LIRR report 'painful' for teen's dad (8 hits)
21 Nov 2006 at 9:49pm
The state report that blamed Minnesota teenager Natalie Smead for her death at a Long Island Rail Road station was "pretty ugly" and should instill fear in LIRR riders, Smead's father said Tuesday.
Woman reports husband's death … 3 years later (7 hits)
21 Nov 2006 at 11:07pm
A 73-year-old Bay Ridge woman walked into the 68th Precinct Tuesday to report for the first time that her husband had died three years ago — and that his body had remained in the couple's Bay Ridge Parkway home ever since.
Boyfriend charged in murder (5 hits)
21 Nov 2006 at 11:27pm
A 29-year-old Copiague man was arrested Tuesday and charged with strangling his live-in girlfriend after learning she was seeing another man, police said.
Wantagh teen's drive to feed 215 families (9 hits)
21 Nov 2006 at 11:36pm
Andrew Innerfield of Wantagh read the story and immediately knew what to do. Food pantries across Long Island had told Newsday recently they were hoping for a last-minute influx of donations — including turkeys — to help feed the poor on Thanksgiving.

Against the war? Show up on Black Friday along route 25 in lake grove and show your disgust with the way the Bush regime has handled it! I'll be there, hope to see you also!

Click here (7 hits) for more information! Below is a quote from the site…

"We The People have spoken out through the mid-term election:
WE WANT THE IRAQ WAR TO END!
WE WANT THE TROOPS TO COME HOME!
WE WANT PEACE!
It’s time to make sure the new Congress represents the will of the people to change course in Iraq."

The Garvies Point Museum and Preserve is currently the center for any research on the geology of Long Island as well as a valuable resource in studying Long Island’s Native archaeology. Their goal is to interpret and preserve the natural, historic and prehistoric heritage of the Island.

The collections that are maintained in the Garvies Point Museum and Preserve are artifacts that are geological and archaeological in nature. These collections are actually used in educational museum programs and exhibits. These are also available for special research projects. Dozens of programs that are related to the local archaeology, geology and outdoor themes of Long Island and the environment are continuously offered to academic groups within school hours.

How did the Garvies Point Museum and Preserve come about?

The fact of the matter is that the Garvies Point Museum and Preserve was part of the estate of Thomas Garvie. Thomas Garvie was actually a physician and is one of two doctors in the northern part of Glen Cove during the early part of the 19th century. Garvie a businessman had also been a clergyman .

During the year 1797 Garvie, studied at Presbyterian Ministry. However, for reasons still unknown, he left the Ministry and became a candidate for the Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons. He was issued a diploma in 1800.

In the family bible of the Garvies, it is found the first record of James and Thomas Garvie when they arrived in the US, specifically in New York. The same family bible also recorded that Thomas Garvie was married to Hellen. The same book also record the birth dates of their kids, James in the year 1812, John in the year 1813, Thomas in the year 1815, Jean in the year 1817, William in the year 1819, Helen in the year 1822, George in the year 1828.

What really does the Garvies Point Museum and Preserve offer?

The focus point of the Garvies Point Museum and Preserve is its exhibit offerings which emphasize the Native prehistoric American culture, archaeology, Long Island geology and the state of New York. The geological exhibit of Long Island features the history of the glaciers and how its current land features originally formed. There are dioramas that detail the climate changes as well as sea level as far back as twenty thousand years ago.

The exhibits that feature archaeology cover how man migrated from the continent of Asia towards the New World. There are also Indian life dioramas showing how they lived in Long Island. Also on display are Indian artifacts.

Basically, the whole Garvies Point Museum and Preserve encompasses 62 acres of moraine glaciers covered by thickets, forests, meadows. Various wildlife is also in the preserve, these includes more than 100 bird species. The Garvies Point Museum and Preserve is also the perfect place for bird watchers and nature photographers.

All in all, the Garvies Point Museum and Preserve is an excellent source of educational programs. It helps keep the heritage of the country and of Long Island in a way that is unique as well as entertaining.

Campaign cash and LI's super shoppers (5 hits)
19 Nov 2006 at 11:46pm
Because of loose finance laws, LI supervisors have been allowed to use more than $500,000 of campaign funds for unrelated expenses

One of Long Island's town supervisors spent $300 on a wedding gift.
Driver killed on Sunrise Highway (6 hits)
20 Nov 2006 at 12:00am
A Huntington Station man was killed yesterday when he lost control of his vehicle on Sunrise Highway in Bohemia and crashed into a guardrail, only to be hit again by an oncoming Suffolk police car, police said.
Man shot in Uniondale while checking tire. (7 hits)
20 Nov 2006 at 12:00am
Nassau police are looking for a gunman who wounded a man in Uniondale while he checked his car for a possible flat tire. The 19-year-old Hempstead man, whom police said they didn't identify because he's a surviving crime victim, was traveling east with a passenger on Cedar Street about 10:30 p.m. Saturday when he stopped because he thought he had a flat tire.
Masked gunmen hit poker jackpot at VFW hall (9 hits)
20 Nov 2006 at 12:00am
Four armed robbers in ski masks hit the jackpot when they pushed their way into a Franklin Square poker tournament and made off with cash, wallets and cell phones, Nassau police said.
Brazilian judge denies pilots' return (6 hits)
20 Nov 2006 at 12:00am
For the second time in a week, a Brazilian judge has refused to return the passports of two Long Island pilots involved in a mid-air collision over the Amazon jungle that killed 154 passengers.