After growing the heaviest pumpkin ever on Long Island in 2007 that weighed 1,249, Scott Armstrong beat his own record by growing one weighing in at 1,279 pounds.
Armstrong, from Commack, won first place honors for the third consecutive year in the annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Hicks Nurseries in Westbury.
He started growing pumpkins in 1998 and says has dreamed of growing an enormous pumpkin since he was a child.
The Guinness Book of World Records says Armstrong still has a couple hundred pounds to go to break the all-time record, which weighed 1,810 pounds and 8 ounces in 2010. That pumpkin was presented by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Fest in Stillwater, Minn., according to the Guinness Book website.
Armstrong also grows sunflowers, tomatoes and peanuts.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:44 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:44:03 GMT
The unofficial start of summer is being met with not-so-perfect beach weather. Many beach communities had been hoping for good weather this Memorial Day weekend following the destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy.
The unofficial start of summer is being met with not-so-perfect beach weather. Many beach communities had been hoping for good weather this Memorial Day weekend following the destruction caused by superstorm Sandy. The Fox 5 weather team is calling for sunny skies on Sunday and Monday.
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:28 AM EDT2013-05-23 10:28:29 GMT
The parolee shot and killed along with a Hofstra University student by police won praise from a state parole panel in 2011 before his conditional release from prison.
The parolee shot and killed along with a Hofstra University student by police won praise from a state parole panel in 2011 before his conditional release from prison.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:00 PM EDT2013-05-22 17:00:29 GMT
An emotional funeral service has been held for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police.
An emotional funeral service has been held for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police. Andrea Rebello's family followed the pastor Wednesday as he led her white cloth-draped coffin to the altar at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Monday, May 20 2013 5:32 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:32:24 GMT
As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra junior killed by a cop's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, questions remain about how police handled the situation.
As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra junior killed by a cop's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, questions remain about how police handled the situation.
