Recent News from Long Islanders

Eggs and Bunnies and Festivals Oh My by Donna Amato Easter is right around the corner and spring is (sort of) in the air…have you taken your kids on any egg hunts yet? Visited the Easter Bunny? There’s a lot to do around Long Island to celebrate the season, so, as the ol’ rabbit would say, hop to it! What: Patchogue’s 10th Annual Bunny Run and Egg Hunt

Yankees Mourn Both Richman and Blanchard by Joe Pietaro
The modern day Yankees of the ‘high and mighty’ attitude and single box seats costing over $2,000 per game may be the target of much scorn throughout the state of Massachusetts – and even in New York – but the baseball world mourns with them on the passing of not one, but two exceptional people.

California Ponders Marijuana Tax, New York Next? by Joe Wallace
Before you start shouting: I have no evidence whatsoever that New York officials are thinking about joining California in considering making marijuana legal and taxable. That notion as it applies to New York is, shall we say, a pipe dream.

Momtrepreneurs Month: Jacqueline V Designs / Handcrafted Artisan Jewelry by Janene Mascarella
On a much needed mom’s-night-out recently, I spied the most beautiful necklace on my sister’s neck. “Oooh, where did you get that?” I asked, sizing it up to someday snag (I mean ‘borrow’) it. Turns out, my sister, Krissy got it for her birthday and not from Barneys, Bloomingdales or Nordstrom, either. Rather, a local jewelry designer, Jackie Viterbo.

12 Rounds by Christopher Boyle
The first thing I have to say about the 12 Rounds is that it's produced by WWE Films. As in, World Wrestling Entertainment. As in, a pro wrestling company. Yes, WWE have started making their own films, starring their own wrestling talent, and now that they have several features of sub-par quality under their belt, one has to wonder why. Perhaps they had a surplus of cash they were desperate to get rid of?

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