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DOUGLAS FINLAY Commissioners of the Town of Hempstead’s Landmarks Commission voted 5-0, with one abstention, to recommend to the Hempstead Town Board that the St. Matthias Episcopal Church at 2856 Jerusalem Avenue at the corner of Oakfield Avenue be landmarked for

Two women, once perfect strangers, have opened a new woman’s consignment boutique called Lucy’s Treasures, at 1890A Wantagh Avenue in Wantagh. Maria Scarpati, of Massapequa, had often thought of opening a consignment store because her closet was full of clothing with tags

Several groups, led by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation, bore down on Mill Pond on the Wantagh-Bellmore border to help remove spatterdock and other invasive vegetation that clutters up the pond and shoreline every few years. Here, Hempstead Town Councilwoman

A commissioner from the Town of Hempstead Landmarks Preservation Commission has filed an application under his own name to landmark the St. Matthias Episcopal Church at 2856 Jerusalem Avenue in North Bellmore. The church, which has straddled the communities of Bellmore

The LIIFE Awards night – at least for a little while –  belonged to veteran character actor Danny Aiello, who was presented with the LIIFETime Achievement Award. He has appeared in “Moonstruck,” “City Hall,” “Do The Right Thing,” “The Purple Rose

With the 21st Anniversary of the Long Island International Film Expo scheduled from today through Thursday, July 19, at the historic Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Bellmore, this year’s film rotation includes among the best short- and feature-length independent films from