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Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages joins lawmakers and supporters like Assemblyman David Weprin, at left, and state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, at right, to call on her colleagues to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. The measure — currently included in the senate’s One House budget — would provide tax credits to local news outlets, so they can keep local reporters on the ground and covering communities.
Lawmakers, publishers rally in Albany to save local news
An advocacy group determined to save local news in New York rallied in Albany in an effort to bring more lawmakers to their cause. more
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More than two-dozen people rallied outside of Stewart Manor School last week, calling for the removal of Elmont education board trustee Michael Jaime, who was reportedly overheard last month calling someone in the audience a vulgar name during a board meeting. Debra Clark is one of a number of community members who have taken issue with the name-calling.
Education board trustees contemplate removal of one of their own
Schools are no place for vulgar words and name-calling, and neither should education board meetings. At least that’s what a number of parents are demanding in the wake of one Elmont education board trustee reportedly doing just that in the middle of a meeting — and now they want him to answer for his transgression. more
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Annemiriam Alexis, an eighth grader at Elmont Memorial High School, wins the school’s Scripps Spelling Bee Contest in January, advancing to the Long Island regionals.
Elmont spelling bee scholar advances to L.I. regionals
Elmont Memorial High School eighth grader Annemiriam Alexis carefully spelled ‘coccidiosis’ during the school’s first-ever Scripps Spelling Bee contest in January. more
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Polk Street School second-graders Eva, Shifa, Emma and Alyssa wore shirts with a ‘T’ to show their support for Principal Gilbert Torossian who is on a temporary leave of absence. Community members have expressed their upset with the Franklin Square school district’s education board about Torossian’s unexplained absence.
Franklin Square education board meeting packed with community members asking ‘Where is Mr. T?’
Having an educator that touches student’s lives, making sure they feel seen and appreciated every day is no small feat. For many Polk Street School parents and members of the Franklin Square community at large, Principal Gilbert Torossian is a staple in their lives. more
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The Sporting Patties Band, including acordian player Mike Cassidy, fiddle player Calum Pascua, Tom Cassidy on the Uilleann pipes, flute and tin whistle, Marty Kearns on vocals and guitar and Denis O’Dowd on bass guitar, perform at the PLattduetsche Bier Garten for an Ancient Order of Hibernians St. Patrick’s Day fundraising event.
Ancient Order of Hibernians host St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser
Neighbors gathered at the Plattduetsche Bier Garten to enjoy some Irish music on March 14. Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 20 hosted a fundraiser at the Plattduetsche Bier Garten, featuring local performers The Narrowbacks and The Sporting Paddies. more
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Kiss them they’re Irish! Diana Foti and Joan Calvin celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day at Saint Catherine of Sienna Church in Franklin Square on March 16.
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at Saint Catherine of Sienna
Franklin Square community members dressed in their best green attire to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day on March 16 at Saint Catherine of Sienna Church. more
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Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick proposes dismemberment bill
A group of teenagers was walking home from school on Feb. 29 when they found a human arm in Southards Park, in Babylon. A police investigation revealed that a man and a woman had been dismembered, … more
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With AI, we’re through the looking glass
In “Through the Looking-Glass,” Lewis Carroll’s sequel to “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” the author warns us to beware the Jabberwock. If he were writing today, he would probably warn us to be leery of artificial intelligence, with “jaws that bite” and “claws that catch.” The big difference is that AI has escaped the realm of fantasy. more
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It’s me, not ChatGPT . . . at least I think so
Why should I work this week? No one works anymore, or if they show up, they bring attitude or the three stages of incompetence: Don’t care, don’t want to be here, don’t notice you standing there at my counter. (I don’t mean you, of course. Herald readers are all diligent, responsible people.) more
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Celebrating L.I.’s rich Irish-American heritage
St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone, but there is much more to this annual holiday than just the vibrant green decorations, festive parades, pints of beer and corned beef. It is an opportunity to celebrate the rich tapestry of Irish-American heritage, deeply woven into the fabric of Long Island and its communities. more
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