Today is Teal Tuesday!

Today is “Teal Tuesday”, the National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day on Long Island, a nationwide public awareness campaign launched by Khrissy Lupinacci, of LI OCEANS Inc (Long Island Ovarian Cancer Education Advocacy Network & Support). September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, but today has been chosen on Long Island as the day to wear [...]

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Long Island’s Playground to Go Green

Who would’ve thought that Long Island’s playground of the elite, Southampton, would be the first town in the country to develop groundbreaking building codes for energy efficiency? In July, Southampton adopted a progressive four-tier building code to make homes more energy efficient. The catch? The larger the home, the more energy efficient it has to [...]

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LIPA Empowers Nassau County Schools

On September 19, 2008, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) hosted the first “Back to School Energy Efficiency Summit” for Nassau County School Districts, in an effort to educate and assist the schools in becoming more energy efficient and reducing their costs. A second summit is scheduled to be held on October 3, 2008 for [...]

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History in the Making at Hofstra

On October 15, 2008, at 9pm, Hofstra University will make history as they host the third presidential debate at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. The debate, which will focus on the economy and domestic policy, will be moderated by Bob Schieffer, CBS News chief Washington correspondent and host of “Face the Nation”. [...]

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A New Method of Sex Education?

State officials really messed up big time when they approved a location for a charter school that sits right next to Hempstead’s “absolute best” in topless entertainment. That’s right. State officials approved the school at 253A Fulton Ave, Hempstead, right next to the Taste of Honey bar. In fact, the only person to notice this [...]

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Another Victim of West Nile Virus?

As if my fascination with zoonotic disease wasn’t already bad enough, the discovery of this dead blue jay in my front yard has further piqued my interest in the recent outbreak of West Nile virus in Nassau County. Was it another victim of West Nile virus, or just an unfortunate accident? The recent fiasco with [...]

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CSI: Long Island

So, on a really cool note, Long Island just received over $500,000 in federal grant money to upgrade police DNA labs. Yes, lab rats like Greggo around LI may now rejoice! The breakdown of the money is $245,794 for Nassau and $280,794 for Suffolk. The money from the Department of Justice must be used to [...]

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There’s Something in the Water

…and that something is Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN). The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has decided to close the Connetquot fish hatchery for at least the next five years in an attempt to eradicate the virus. During the shutdown, the parks agency will clean and disinfect the hatchery, while simultaneously stocking the [...]

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The End of the Monster Man

Frank Mundus was the stuff of legends. If you’ve ever spent any time in Montauk, then you have probably heard the name. If you haven’t, then perhaps you will remember the old salty character, Captain Quinn, from the movie Jaws. Although author Peter Benchley denies that Mundus inspired the character or novel, he did go [...]

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