The 2012 election is one of the strangest ones in my lifetime.
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11/2/12
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Nassau County residents should feel proud that Hofstra University was selected by the Commission on Presidential Debates, for the second consecutive national election, to host last week’s Obama-Romney faceoff.
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10/24/12
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A reporter from the student-run Hofstra Chronicle newspaper stood to ask a question of Dr. Cornel West, the intellectual provocateur, New York Times bestselling author, and Ivy League African-American studies and philosophy professor best known for his defense of America’s poor. The young woman said she had recently conducted an informal survey in which 6 of 10 Hofstra students said they did not believe poverty was a relevant issue for them as college students this election season.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/9/12
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A birthday tribute to John Lennon is highighted by concert recreating two of his best albums this weekend. Also, see parrots on display at the Long Island Parrot Society's annual Parrot Expo and indulge the senses in a Fall Wildflower Walk at Muttontown Preserve.
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10/3/12
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Hi kids,
It’s me, Great-Grandma Randi, writing to you from 2012.
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6/28/12
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Family and friends gathered to celebrate South Side High School’s class of 2012 at Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on June 22.
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VICTORIA LEISTMAN
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6/27/12
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On the board
Planning Board Meeting
June 20, 7 p.m., Village Hall
Zoning Board Meeting
June 27, 8 p.m., Village Hall
Board of Trustees Briefing
June 28, 6 p.m., Village Hall …
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6/13/12
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More than 50 percent of Rockville Centre’s Electric Department customers lost service for nearly two hours on May 29 when the control power transformer at the Maple Avenue power plant failed.
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By Aaron Axelson
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6/6/12
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For many Long Islanders, the unofficial kickoff to summer fun begins with a trip to Jones Beach to watch those amazing aerial maneuvers that take over the sky during the Bethpage Federal Credit Union Air Show on Saturday and Sunday.
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By Karen Bloom
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5/23/12
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The Rockville Centre Public Library is proposing a budget of $3.2 million, with a 2.2 percent tax levy increase that stays within the state-mandated tax-levy cap. Director Maureen Chiofalo said that the library has reduced its general-operations budget, in part by “going green,” with plans to offer its newsletter to patrons online, and also by working to find less-expensive sources for its computer reference subscriptions.
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5/9/12
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