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Honor Harry Chapin’s legacy with action to end hunger

If you compiled the names of the most impactful Long Islanders in our history, you’d surely start off with the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, Walt Whitman and Marie Colvin — and in my estimation, Harry Chapin . . . more

By Arnold W. Drucker | 7/13/23

Congestion pricing, a hole-in-the-head proposal

Timing will be a key issue when it comes to the state’s long-planned congestion-pricing plan, which is scheduled to start sometime in 2024. more

7/13/23

Journalists become targets for jihadists

The number of foreign correspondents has plummeted in the past 10 years, and most overseas news bureaus have either shrunk or shuttered their offices. more

7/13/23

From daring sideshow acts featuring fire-eating to circus spectacle and everyone’s favorite rides, plus new enticements, plenty of summer amusements await at the latest edition of the Empire State Fair.

Action along the midway

Cotton candy, zeppole, the ubiquitous Ferris wheel. Of course, it must be time for the fair. That summertime staple is back again, taking over the Nassau Coliseum grounds, through July 16. more

By Karen Bloom | 7/12/23

Fire destroys house in Baldwin

A fire occurred on Tuesday, July 11 at 10:00 am in Baldwin. more

7/11/23

Timothy Clancy, left, Baldwin’s varsity boys’ lacrosse coach, with Brady Mahler, who received his All-County and All-Academic award. Mahler said he hoped to become Baldwin’s all-time leading scorer in lacrosse.

Brady Mahler’s goal for senior season is to become Baldwin’s all-time leading scorer in lacrosse

After discovering that he is in second place on Baldwin High School’s all-time scoring list in boys’ lacrosse, Brady Mahler has set his sights on taking the top spot next year. more

By Ben Fiebert | 7/9/23

Mandy Cohen, a former Baldwin resident, has been appointed the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

President Biden taps Baldwin native Mandy Cohen to lead the CDC

President Biden recently announced that he has appointed Mandy Cohen — who was known for her musical talents when she attended Baldwin High School — as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. more

By Ben Fiebert | 7/9/23

Baldwin Public Library staff members in their official Nassau Library Tour t-shirts.

Nassau Library Tour returned last month

The return of the Nassau Library Tour began on Monday, June 12, when the staff at Baldwin Public Library anticipated receiving eager participants. more

7/9/23

From left, Rabbis Ira Ebbin, Moshe Weisblum, Joshua Dorsch and Sam Waidenbaum, from Congregations Ohav Sholom in Merrick, Beth Tikvah in Wantagh, Merrick Jewish Centre, and South Baldwin Jewish Center, respectively, shared how to combat antisemitism.

Synagogues gather to combat anti-semitism

Eleven people were murdered on October 27, 2018, in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh just for being Jewish. This one event changed synagogue life forever, Ian Brecher, executive vice president of the Oceanside Jewish Center, said. more

By Mallory Wilson | 7/9/23

Ariel splashed into the Baldwin Public Library for some fun sing along, storybook time.

Baldwin Public Library hosted a story time with Ariel

Dozens of kids showed up to the Baldwin Public Library on June 17 to meet Ariel the mermaid. more

7/9/23

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