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Tropical Storm Isaias marched up the Eastern Seaboard Aug. 4 with 70-mph winds that snapped trees in half or ripped them out of the ground, often sending them crashing onto power lines, leaving 420,000 Long Island ratepayers without electricity.
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8/14/20
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Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway Middle School students took on a school year-long project that was aimed to help them become better people.
The “Power of Story” Capstone …
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By Jessica Coacci
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6/25/20
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Q. My mother was admitted to a Florida nursing home and we have to sell her house. She has Alzheimer’s and is incapable of communicating. Our attorney had a title company prepare a report, and the title search showed . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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4/24/20
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Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation appropriating $40 million to help fight COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. That was excellent news. Buried in the legislation, however, were troubling provisions . . .
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By Ameer Benno
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3/20/20
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My column two weeks ago generated significant interest and input on New York’s proposed offshore wind power projects and their potential negative effects on Long Island’s commercial fishing industry. That led me to dig further into the subject.
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11/1/19
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Climate change skeptics are often urged by climate change believers to “follow the science” when it comes to whether our climate is changing. That’s a fair proposition, but . . .
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10/18/19
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In a little-reported but major milestone, the United States recently became the No. 1 oil producer in the world. Despite the usual outcries of naysayers and enviro-alarmists . . .
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8/9/19
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Supposedly named for the number of cedar trees in the area, the Village of Cedarhurst will have PSEG-Long Island crews trimming branches and leaves that have grown too close to power line starting the week of Aug. 12. This is to help avert power, telephone and internet outages, and reduce severe fire and other safety concerns.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/9/19
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In 1996, Hewlett House was a dilapidated farmhouse, long empty and fast rotting. The Hewlett-Woodmere School District, which owned it, planned to demolish the 300-year-old structure to make way for a parking lot. Then the Nassau Herald started reporting on the historic home’s plight.
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6/21/19
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On Friday, many countries worldwide are commemorating International Women’s Day. Meanwhile, in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, all of March will be marked by . . .
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3/8/19
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