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Being a law enforcement officer is an essential role in our society, yet today it’s a job that faces a growing stigma. A Siena College poll conducted last July revealed significant concern among New Yorkers about public safety, with 61 percent expressing worry about becoming a crime victim and 51 percent saying they felt uneasy about their safety in public spaces. Adding to this, an overwhelming 87 percent of respondents perceived crime as a serious issue in our state.
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By Ed Ra
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1/12/24
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Reading the Newsday obituary about the passing of a beloved member of the Lattingtown community who was born with a developmental disability got me thinking about how far we’ve come in terms of helping people with disabilities, yet at the same time how much more we must do.
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By Charles Lavine
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1/12/24
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On Nov. 7, I was honored and humbled to be elected to the Nassau County Legislature by the residents of the 1st Legislative District, which comprises the Village of Rockville Centre and most of the Village of Hempstead.
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By Scott Davis
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1/12/24
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I’m occasionally asked a puzzling question by some people in political circles. What, they ask, do people in the Five Towns want from us in government. I respond, of course, that Five Towns residents want the very same things that everyone else, in every other neighborhood, wants and needs. They want their public officials to provide, above all, safety for their families. They want good schools, clean streets, good roads and an efficient, well-run government that keeps taxes as low as possible.
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By Howard Kopel
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1/12/24
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A brand new medical spa will be bringing in the New Year, and its owner couldn’t be more thrilled. After many years working in skin care private label product development, Yelena Gadayeva is following her true passion, to help people, in her own place, using advanced technology, to look and feel the best that they can. Now, as a licensed esthetician (also known as an aesthetician), together with a team of medical professionals, she will be offering face and body rejuvenation.
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By Terry Biener
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1/11/24
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With 11 games in the books and adversity in the form of a season-ending injury to one of its senior leaders, Freeport girls’ basketball head coach Meredith Jones remains encouraged by a scrappy …
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By Tony Bellissimo
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1/8/24
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Somebody tell the Long Island Nets to move over — there is a new basketball team taking over the Nassau Coliseum and they are called “Showtime.”
Showtime, a basketball team in the 5 am …
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By Brandon Cruz
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1/5/24
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Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly brought the joy of reading to third-grade students at Archer Street Elementary School in the Freeport School District on December 12. More than 100 …
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By Abigail Greico
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1/5/24
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Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly held a news conference on Dec. 28 to discuss the case of Cornell, a canine believed by members of the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter to be a terrier …
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By Mohammad Rafiq
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1/5/24
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The Woodward Children’s Center of Freeport, an approved non-public school for grades 9-12 in service of special needs students with the classification of autism and emotional disability, held its …
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By Abigail Greico
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1/5/24
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