Someone had asked me the other day if I was ready for summer? The answer is both yes and no. And thats not just because when there are a few warm days outside some of the ladies start dressing to impress. And as a matter of fact, Lake Ronkonkoma never even got cold enough to freeze over this year in order to attempt some ice fishing or to drive across it with your car

The late, great Dick Clark may be best known for his annual special “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.” Now the young man he mentored in host, producer and entrepreneur, Ryan Seacrest, will be flying solo this year. Clark, who had a reduced role in the annual event over the last few years, passed away this spring. So this will be Seacrest’s first time counting down to midnight all on his own. But the “American Idol” star says he can handle it.