Labor Day 2017

Hi All,

As if you didn't already know it, but the summer is slowly drawing to a close.  Yes - that means Labor Day is fast approaching!

And with that begins the yearly routine of students returning back to school classrooms, college students returning to college, the weather changing and becoming a bit more brisk and holidays are on the horizon.  Yep - things are changing in the early Fall!

But what are you going to do on Labor Day 2017? You might not know right now, but we've got a few ideas for you to choose from!

Long Island Pulse has an interesting, trendy, current article titled, Long Island Labor Day Celebrations 2017.  The article discusses festivities in Seaford, Long Beach and Smithtown among other locations.

Discover Long Island has an article under their Featured Events section of their website.

Long Island.com has a list of events to do on Labor Day as well. Users can search for events by day and by category. 

Finally. Newsday's Entertainment section has an article on 'Best Things To Do This Week and Weekend on Long Island' - which covers the Labor Day weekend.  

Enjoy the last weekend and enjoy the Labor Day holiday!

Regards,
Stu

Long Island Hurricane History

Hi All,

Hurricane season is traditionally from June 1st to November 30th in the Northern Atlantic Ocean.  And now that the hurricane season has past - and now that we can breathe a bit easier....we can take a quick look-see at an interesting hurricane related website...Wikipedia has a great article to learn more about the Atlantic Hurricane season.

Click here for a table from Wikipedia which lists the number of hurricanes by year.  

But what's really interesting is the link to a site called Long Island Hurricane History.... the site has tables of powerful hurricanes, videos, a list of significant weather events (hurricanes, blizzards, strong wind storms, Nor'Easters, etc), satellite and radar imagery links, historical weather maps, evacuation roots, tidal surge maps and much more on the site.  Click on this link for more information about flood zones on Long Island...

Click here for a  list of hurricanes and nor'easters on Long Island.  Maximum strength, local impact of the event and the year of the event are listed in the table. Note that the table and the information come from Newsday.

Regards - and here's to having a moderately cool and somewhat snowy winter!

Stu



 

Hi All,

With Memorial Day being over now, folks can move on to the next big thing...which is....Summer.

Traditionally Memorial Day is the start of the summer holiday season.  Forth with...a few sites that will assist you in enjoying those beautiful days off during a Long Island summer.

One of the better 'things to do' links for Long Island is the site LongIsland.com - it bills itself as 'your guide to Long Island since 1996 (which makes it almost 20 years old!)

Some of the better features of the site include links to Restaurants, Hotels, Nightlife, Weddings, Kids Fun, Day Camps, Wineries, Events and Guides.  Click on any of the previous links and you'll go to that part of the website.

Newsday - the Long Island newspaper - has a special section on their website for 'things to do on Long Island'.  The link comes from the Lifestyle section and can be found by clicking here.

The current page has link for the 2015 Jones Beach Air Show, 50 Must-Have Summer Toys for Every Kid, Your Ultimate Guide to 99 Long Island Beaches, 12 Favorite Outdoor Dining Spots on LI, 10 Safety Tips When Boating With Kids and more.

Finally, for another point of view, users might want to visit the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission website. The site has links to Arts & Culture, Beaches & Ocean Fun, Golf/Sports/Outdoors, Wine and Dine, Shopping, Kids and Families, Farms and Orchards, Maps and Transportation and Coupons/Brochures.  Its a great site to get ideas to do things during the Summer - and Winter and Spring and Fall!

Enjoy the links,

Regards,
Stu

Get Your Newspaper Here, Get Your Newspaper Here...

Hi All,

Just found a very interesting news website. Its not like a traditional newspaper site like the New York Times or Newsday or the Washington Post though.

The site name is Paperboy and bills itself as letting readers being able to 'Choose From Our List of 12092 Online Newspapers and ePapers to Get Your Daily Newspaper Fix!'  That is pretty darn awesome!  Try subscribing to 2 newspapers, let alone a dozen or so.

Anyway, there is a search box at the top right side of the webpage where users can click on a dialog box to be able to search for a particular newspaper or to do a Google webs search or to search for news headlines.  Simple and straightforward.

A visit to the site lists the top 25 newspapers listed by circulation. The names of the newspapers - and links are included in the first section of the page. 

Further down the page is a link to the Top 100 US Newspapers and US Newspapers Listed by State.  Even further down on the page is a list of World Newspapers Listed By Country.

There are links to World Newspapers, US Newspapers, News Headlines and Front Pages at the top of the sites' homepage. 

Interesting website and it'll help you keep the conversation going at a cocktail party - especially with all the news that you have at your fingertips!

Enjoy the site.

Regards,
Stu

School Speed Zone Cameras

Hi All,


And now for some interesting news about school speed zone cameras...they are being repealed in both Nassau and Suffolk counties.  Click on this link from Newsday for the complete article - entitled, 'Nassau, Suffolk, Move To Kill School Speed Camera Programs'  Article is from 12/8/14.

For an article on how much money the Nassau Speed Cameras generated - get ready, its a LOT of money - click on this link.  The article title is 'Nassau Speed Cameras Generate 400,000 Tickets, Report Says'. Again the article came from Newsday.com - this time from 12/11/14.

And, for what its worth, click on this link to find Speed Camera Location in Nassau County.

Click on this interesting article from Newsday; called 'Accident Data Doesn't Support School zone Speed Camera Locations, Newsday Analysis'.

Finally, click on this article from ABC7 News called, 'Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano Changing Speed Camera Operation Times'.  Enjoy the links and the information.

Regards,
Stu

Traffic Cameras in Nassau County

Hi All,

You might have heard - or might not have - heard about traffic cameras being installed in a whole bunch of new locations; particularly schools in Nassau County. 

Click on this link from Newsday to see a current article about this.  The title of the article is 'Speed Cameras come to 5 New Long Island School Districts'.   Click on this article from July 2014 titled 'Speed Cameras Begin Operation in Nassau School Zones'.  This is the original article that set off the great debate....

Click on this link - from the veritable AAA-New York - titled 'School Speed Cameras'.  Basically this is a map of the location of all speed cameras in school zones in Nassau County. Thank you AAA!!!  The map is very easy to manipulate, use and understand!!!!

Finally, click on this link CopBlock.org - for an article titled, 'How to Beat a Photo Enforced Speeding Ticket or a Red Light Ticket?'.  The link is from CopBlock.org.

And while we are on the topic of traffic tickets, click on this link from Nolo Press for an article titled, 'Fighting a Red Light Camera Traffic Ticket'.

I hope you never have to use these sites, but if you do...they are here for your research.

Regards,
Stu

Staycations in Farmingdale

Hi All,

Interesting article on the Farmingdale Patch website on May 7th titled: 'Readers' Choice: Best Staycation Spot in Farmingdale'.  Gist of the article was that Farmingdale Patch wanted to get readers' views on the top local staycation destination for this summer - which, even though the weather doesn't show it - is right around the corner!

So, what is your choice for best local staycation destination?  Oh, you can click on any of these links to visit the website for the staycation discussed.

Adventureland
Farmingdale Lanes
Town of Oyster Bay Beach
Battle Row County Park
Bethpage State Park
Old Bethpage Village Restoration
BounceU
Allen Park


And...click on this link to find books on family vacations that we have in the Farmingdale Public Library.  FYI, this is the link to the card catalog!

Finally, click on this link from Newsday - the subject of which is ExploreLI (Explore Long Island) - which is more geared to things to do on Long Island.

Enjoy the links!
Stu