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John Tavares team 14th captain!John Tavares Captain! Islander’s name John Tavares team 14th captain! September 9, 2013 ( Long Island ) It wasn’t any sort of a surprise Monday when Islanders general manager Garth Snow named John Tavares as the …
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Jay Z and Kanye West, two of hip-hop’s biggest stars, have announced separate tours on Friday. They have calibrated in the past, but now touring separately Jay Z and Kanye tickets will be on sale soon. Jay Z’s 34-date “Magna …
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Lake Ronkonkoma Beach reopens after another algae bloom effected the lakes water quality. Long Island NY (AH)- August 30, 2013 Lake Ronkonkoma Beach in the Town of Islip has been reopened to bathing, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services …
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ALBANY — New York’s environmental agency wants to bolster its battle against invasive Asian longhorned beetles by tapping into a widespread network of bug traps, your backyard swimming pool filters.
The Department of Environmental Conservation is recruiting pool owners to participate in a survey through Aug. 30 to watch for the beetles before they cause serious damage to forests and street trees.
Asian longhorned beetles have killed hundreds of thousands of trees across the country by boring into the trunks. There has been heavy damage to maples in Long Island, parts of New York City, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio and Illinois. Foresters have responded by cutting down and removing infested trees.
Stop & Shop’s rebate program that gives customers 5 cents back each time they reuse a shopping bag ended earlier this month, the supermarket chain announced in a letter to customers. According to the letter, signed by Stop & Shop …
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Westbound LIE in Medford to close Friday evening and parts to Sunday. July 12, 2013- NY Long Island: The westbound Long Island Expressway in Medford is scheduled to be closed Friday night and Monday night for maintenance work, the state …
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Named tigers because of their black and white stripes, they were initially spotted on Long Island 10 years ago. According to Mary Ellen Laurain, spokeswoman for the Nassau County Department of Health, the Asian tiger was first identified in the county through routine surveillance activities in 2003. In Suffolk, the first showed up in a mosquito trap put out by the county in 2004, Campbell said. They have been moving and have now spread into Brookhaven Town, with a few spotted on the South Fork, he said.
This beautiful State Park in Smithtown, New York is located conveniently in Suffolk County and near several other county parks. Caleb Smith State Park Preserve also has a museum as well as local fishing. Nestled in the heart of Smithtown, Caleb Smith State Park Preserve is one of only two state nature preserves on Long Island. Within its 543 acres are a variety of habitats offering guests picturesque views that change with the seasons.
National September 11 Memorial is Charging a Fee The National September 11 Memorial has started charging visitors making online reservations for their visit, officials said Sunday, but the $2 service charge won’t apply to relatives of those killed in the …
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It was 82 degrees at 3:39 p.m. on April 9, 2013, beating the old record of 73 degrees back in 1991, according to the weather service. The record temperature for the day at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma was …
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