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It’s time to go to the precinct and vote . . . again?

With school board elections and the June primary for the Assembly, it seems we’re making more trips to our polling precinct than we might make to the gym. more

8/4/22

Todd Kaminsky's last day as an elected official came to a close on July 29.

Todd Kaminsky steps down from the New York senate

State Sen. Senator Todd Kaminsky unexpectedly stepped down from his State Senate seat, after serving the South Shore of Long Island for nearly eight years. more

By Karina Kovac | 7/29/22

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky won't seek re-election. The second Long Island Democrat to bow out in two days.

Kaminsky won’t run for re-election

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a veteran South Shore Democrat, announced Wednesday morning he will not seek re-election this fall. more

By James Bernstein | 2/16/22

We need storm-hardening projects now, not later

Here we are, nine years after Superstorm Sandy pummeled Nassau County’s South and North Shores, still waiting for the federal and state governments to take meaningful action to harden our coastal infrastructure . . . more

9/30/21

Stacey Sweet and Joe Ponte celebrated the Friedberg JCC at the inaugural community awards ceremony.

JCC honors leaders at Heroes luncheon

Members of the Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC gathered for the inaugural Community Heroes Luncheon and Friedberg Friends Awards at the Sunny Atlantic Beach Club July 28. The JCC honored several dedicated community members for their support of the center and community throughout the coronavirus pandemic. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 8/5/21

The Bay Park Conveyance Project seeks to redirect nitrogen-rich effluent from the Western Bays and it send into the Atlantic Ocean, where it will diffuse in deeper waters.

$439M Bay Park pipe project progressing

A $439 million conveyance project to redirect partially treated sewage from its current outflow in Reynolds Channel, just south Island Park and Oceanside, to a location in the Atlantic Ocean three miles south of Wantagh is progressing, according New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 7/22/21

Members of the Oceanside High School youth council and the SAFE coalition unveiled their new education campaign on teen marijuana use.

Oceanside students unveil anti-marijuana PSAs for NICE buses

The legalization of the sale and use of recreational marijuana in New York has been met with stiff opposition in the form of opt-outs from local municipalities. In Oceanside, the high school’s youth council made their mark on the conversation by creating signs to run on Nassau Inter-County Express buses to warn county residents about the effects the drug can have on developing brains. more

By Tom Carrozza | 6/17/21

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will not step down, despite the growing chorus of state lawmakers calling on him to do so because of sexual harassment accusations against him.

Long Island state senators call on Cuomo to 'step aside' because of harassment accusations

Five members of the Long Island State Senate delegation — all Democrats — Friday signed a statement calling on Governor Cuomo, a Democrat, to step aside while a series of sexual … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/12/21

Undocumented immigrants need relief, too

They rip roofs off houses under repair, wash dishes in restaurants and pick fruit and vegetables, among countless other jobs . . . more

3/11/21

Obama, a kindred spirit in ‘A Promised Land’

Every life has its inflection points, moments that can steer you in one direction or another, and that direction, as poet Robert Frost would say, makes all the difference. That is especially true for former President Barack Obama . . . more

1/28/21

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