Lisa Matassa, 40, of Plainview kicks back at the Cove...

Lisa Matassa, 40, of Plainview kicks back at the Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove after working on her album "Me Time." (Jan. 25, 2011) Credit: T.C. McCarthy

The singer and Plainview native updates her more than 133,000 followers about her country music career and talks to her fans. She also tweets about her appearances, like a visit to the Last Hope Animal Shelter and an interview on 96.1 My Country.

A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Newsday Staff

'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Newsday Staff

'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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