The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy uses music to help those with special needs interact and communicate. Along with making music to interact more, dance has become a therapy practice as well. (NNL video by Morgan Heyrman)

Looking someone in the eye, shaking a hand, and holding a conversation are simple daily tasks for most people. Those Nassau County residents who suffer from mental health disorders, such as autism, spend hours a day learning these simple life interactions.

In New York State, Nassau County has the highest rate of hospitalizations due to fall-related injuries each year. According to Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, deputy commissioner for the Department of Health, Nassau County ranks 20 percent higher in falls than the rest of the state. The Department of Health has teamed up with the county's six hospitals to make fall prevention a top priority in the community this year. (Video by Jacquelyn DeSisto)

Before December, Vanessa Lind, 20, of Massapequa, N.Y., would have described her grandfather as "super-human," and a "man of perfect health." Now she says "he looks like a question mark." Lind's grandfather fell down his basement stairs on his way to get the laundry, fracturing his skull and breaking his hip. He's not alone. Nassau County has the highest rate of hospitalizations due to falls resulting in injuries in New York.   

The sun is beaming, the kids are done with school for the year and vacations are set for the summer.

But, wait, what do the kids want to do?

Hofstra University has what you're looking for with their Sports Academy summer program. The camp, which offers sports clinics ranging from basketball, baseball, cross county, and lacrosse looks to not just allow kids to have fun while learning, but also looks to teach what them it takes to be a Division 1 athlete.

Uncle Sharpy's, S&S Hair Care, and Cut Kreators are three of many barber shops in Hempstead. See how they compete to gain clientele for their shops during the recession. James Johnson, Darryl Ellerbe, and Carlos DeJesus, the owners of the shops, discuss this topic. (Video by Jonathan Morello)

If an observant pedestrian were traveling east on Fulton Avenue, just past Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., that person would discover something rather unique. He or she would come across three barbershops within two football fields of each other, all competing for similar clientele. These shops are Uncle Sharpy’s, S&S Hair Care, and Cut Kreators.