Alissa Visco of Frank & Son Bakery delivered the goods on Monday night, March 11th – breads and delectable pastries from the iconic sweet spot were displayed on two tables, while an excellent historical timeline filled in our local-business-history knowledge gap. Although he could not attend, original owner Frank Visco’s hilarious stories were beautifully relayed […]
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Upcoming Program: Solar Eclipses, Past a...
Solar Eclipses, Past and Present. Thursday, March 28, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. At the Moriches Branch. Speaker: William Francis Taylor, Senior Educator, Hamptons Observatory. Tribesmen shooting guns at the darkening sun … People shrieking in horror during totality! Solar eclipses have terrified and mesmerized us for millennia. In the 19th century, thanks to newspaper […]
Once upon a time….Skiing on Long Island
For your enjoyment, continue reading to learn about the history of skiing on Long Island! Long Island at various times from the end of World War II until 1980 was home to commercial or municipal ski areas in Mill Neck, Old Bethpage, Huntington Station, Smithtown and Farmingville. AN UPHILL SLIDE. Skiers hold the tow rope on […]