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I recently attended a breakfast meeting, and sat in a room full of successful business leaders along with a large number of attorneys. The subject was the business climate on Long Island, and somehow . . . more

9/28/17

People gathered at the steps of Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth to denounce hatred and racism at a vigil on Aug. 17, in response to the violence in Charlottesville, Va., a few days earlier.

In RVC, denouncing hatred after Charlottesville rallies

“Why don’t we gather up closer?” Rabbi Elliot Skiddell told a crowd of about 200 people who surrounded the stairs outside Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth on Aug. 17. “We can love one another a little bit more.” more

By Ben Strack | 8/23/17

South Shore ferry deserves consideration

Desperately needed track repairs are causing what Gov. Andrew Cuomo dubbed the “summer of hell” for Long Island Rail Road commuters. There are conflicting reports about . . . more

8/3/17

Government officials are seeking to renovate Hempstead Lake State Park, but residents are concerned about the environmental and historical impact.

$35M renovation to Hempstead Lake State Park prompts concerns

The New York State Parks Department hosted an environmental review hearing for a proposed $35 million project to rejuvenate Hempstead Lake State Park last week at Hempstead Town Hall, but residents and businesses expressed concerns. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 7/13/17

Windows, which Pat Morris, director of Rockville Centre's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, said were damaged by bullets, could be fixed with funding se aside by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky.

MLK Center could receive $100,000 for improvements

“The new windows [will] put that where it needs to go,” said Pat Morris, director of Rockville Centre’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, as he motioned to a classroom window cracked by what he said were bullet holes. “On the back burners in the past.” more

By Ben Strack | 6/8/17

Tyler Ostrander, left, before receiving a Liberty Medal from State Sen. Todd Kaminsky. The young man saved Long Beach resident Joyce Coletti, center, from choking at Jimmy Hays Steakhouse in Island Park last month.

Island Park resident recognized for saving choking woman

With downcast eyes, Island Park resident Tyler Ostrander, 21, claimed he hadn’t done anything special. “I’m just another guy,” he said. But for Long Beach resident Joyce Coletti, … more

By Peter Belfiore | 5/18/17

Governor: Direct caregivers deserve a ‘living wage’

Many of the most vulnerable people in our society are cared for by some of the strongest. Looking out for a child or adult with developmental disabilities can be trying . . . more

3/30/17

Mary Lou Cancellieri, left, the co-founder of Rockville Centre Blue Speaks, was appointed to the New York State Autism Advisory Board through a recommendation by State Senator Todd Kaminsky, right.

Mary Lou Cancellieri appointed to New York State Autism Advisory Board

Rockville Centre Blue Speaks co-founder Mary Lou Cancellieri was appointed to the New York State Autism Advisory Board on March 9. The advisory board has 19 members and operates under the … more

By Brian Kacharaba | 3/15/17

Local officials are calling for the MTA to improve structural conditions at some of the local railroad stations, including this rotted and chipped stanchion in Rockville Centre.

Elected officials want MTA to fix Lynbrook, RVC LIRR stations

Local officials are teaming up to urge the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to allocate funds toward improving the Lynbrook and Rockville Centre train stations, which they say have been … more

By Michael Smollins | 3/15/17

Red circles on this map, created by the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, mark areas with high 1,4 dioxane levels. Areas with a yellow circle indicate either no testing for dioxane was done, or the levels were unknown. A green circle shows areas with dioxane levels below the EPA maximum for a cancer-causing chemical: 0.35 parts per billion.

Carcinogen found in 39 L.I. water districts

Research from the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, compiled from three years of publicly available water quality reports, found high levels of 1,4 dioxane in water serviced by the 39 water districts, including the Water Authority of Western Nassau, the Franklin Square Water District, New York American Water’s Lynbrook and Merrick Operations Districts, and the Town of Hempstead Water District. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 2/28/17

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