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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Over the weekend on a massive Bethlehem estate, car care was taken to the extreme. "I wish I had a bucket of water and a rag and just kind of wash it," said Ed Welburn, former head of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snake Mountain near Route 66 in East Nassau could be open to the public by next spring for rock climbing, fishing and hiking. Land ...

EAST NASSAU — More than 150 acres of rugged backwoods once threatened by mining will open to the public for the first time. Snake Mountain, which features steep ridges and panoramic outcroppings, is ...

As temperatures begin to rise, flowers begin to bloom, people flock to the great outdoors...and snakes start to emerge. Snakes are an important part of our ecosystem, regardless of how you feel about ...