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Longtime Herald publisher Cliff Richner, center, with the Herald’s Long Island editorial staff at a gathering in June to celebrate his retirement after 36 years in the news business. He will remain an owner of the company that was founded by his parents in 1964.
‘It’s been a fascinating career’
“It’s been a fascinating career — I feel very lucky to have lived it,” said Cliff Richner, co-owner of Richner Communications and the longtime publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, who retired last month after 36 years in a family-run company that has left an indelible mark on local community news on the South Shore. more
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The Hofstra University School and Law and Northwell Health will be launching their medical-legal partnership on July 15.
Hofstra University and Northwell Health form medical-legal partnership
The Hofstra University School and Law and Northwell Health have formed a medical-legal partnership as a means of alleviating the various social obstacles that affect their patients’ health. The … more
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Pravinchandra Patel, 80, of East Meadow, immigrated to the United States from Gujarat, India, in 1970. Seven years later, he began studying immigration law to help others succeed in the U.S. He has written several books on the subject, including a series, Patel’s Immigration Law Library.
Pravinchandra Patel: a one-time immigrant helping others
Pravinchandra Patel immigrated to the United States in 1970, at the height of the civil rights movement. By the time he earned a master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin later that year, American activists had played a role in the passage of several laws granting immigrants more rights, and one of those laws had set the stage for Patel’s arrival. more
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New County Executive Laura Curran is undertaking a 60-day analysis of Nassau's budget to see where savings can be achieved. The move follows an order by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority during the previous administration to cut $18 million in spending.
Curran to undertake 60-day budget analysis
New County Executive Laura Curran took aim at Nassau’s previous administration, headed by Ed Mangano, and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellmore set his sights on the Trump administration in their … more
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor made it clear that she did not want to miss Monday night’s ALCS game during her visit at Hofstra University Law School on Monday.
'You can't give up who you are'
Part 4 in a Hispanic Heritage Month mini-series. Students in gray-and-black suits, carrying briefcases and backpacks, filled Hofstra University’s Helene Fortunoff Theater at the Monroe Lecture Center on Monday, eagerly awaiting U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s arrival. more
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The Long Island Association, in conjunction with Stony Brook University's Advanced Energy Research Center, the Gershow Recycling Corporation and Deepwater Wind, hosted a tour last Wednesday of the wind farm recently constructed three miles off the Block Island coastline. At center, in yellow, was LIA Board of Directors member Katherine Heaviside.
The future is blowing in the wind
New York officials say they hope to generate half of the state’s power from renewable sources by 2030. To meet this goal, officials are looking to the recently constructed Block Island offshore wind farm as a model for how renewable energy can power whole communities. more
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Hundreds of runners from across Long Island and New York City sprinted from the starting line for the 26th annual David Lerner Associates Long Island Police Appreciation Run earlier this month.
Law enforcement, supporters run at annual Police Appreciation Run
Hundreds of police officers flooded the streets of East Meadow earlier this month, but not for arrests, rather, to run for a cause. more
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State must approve Main Line's third track
In May, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors allocated $1.95 billion to construct a third Long Island Rail Road track down the center of Nassau County, on the Main Line between Floral Park and Hicksville. more
Governor: Direct caregivers deserve a ‘living wage’
Many of the most vulnerable people in our society are cared for by some of the strongest. Looking out for a child or adult with developmental disabilities can be trying . . . more
Too many failing marks on open government
Elected leaders often look upon the Freedom of Information Act with barely disguised disapproval, and more often with outright disdain. Heck, the president who signed the act . . . more
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