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Susan Knors’ 15-year tenure as the principal of Baldwin High School ended on June 24, when she left the podium after giving her final farewell speech to the graduates.
She left with mixed …
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By Nakeem Grant
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7/12/16
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Shortly after polls closed at 9 p.m. on June 28, it became clear that Elmont businessman Ali Mirza had failed in his bid to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks in the 5th Congressional District primary. Meeks, who has been in office since 1998, received over 80 percent of the vote, dwarfing Mirza’s 18 percent.
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By Steve Smirti
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7/6/16
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Longtime Long Beach resident Con Astone, a singer and multi-instrumentalist who performed with Elvis Presley, Teddy Randazzo and other popular acts in Las Vegas, died on May 26 after a battle with …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/17/16
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I’d like to offer local high school graduates some important advice for the future: Don’t study too much in college. It’s not the sort of wisdom graduates expect to hear, especially from a high school teacher, but . . .
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By Nick Buglione
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6/9/16
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A 35-year-old woman faces felony drug charges after an investigation in Valley Stream and Freeport led to her arrest for allegedly setting up a large heroin sale.
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By Micah Danney
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5/11/16
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Not only is Obamacare a poor health care plan from a policy perspective, but now many doctors and health care professionals believe that it is contributing to one of the worst epidemics facing this nation, our state and Long Island: opioid addiction
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4/21/16
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Nassau County Police have arrested a Queens woman for stealing money from an Elmont company while she was employed there from Oct. 2 through Jan. 26.
According to detectives, Mary Camuti, 66, of …
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4/20/16
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An Elmont woman was charged with stealing over $470,000 from more than three-dozen people in an investment scam she was running through her Queens bail bonds business, law enforcement officials said …
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By Steve Smirti
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3/2/16
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Black shopping bags overflowing with jeans and dresses filled the office of Theana Cheliotes, Mepham High School’s social worker for the past nine years, on a recent Thursday. Students were hurriedly preparing them to ship to Jamaica, Queens, for donation to the charitable organization 100 Suits for 100 Men.
The nonprofit group normazlly collects business suits for men who cannot afford interview attire. A major roadblock that many low-income interviewees face is affording commonly accepted dress codes.
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By Scott Brinton
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2/24/16
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New York City will celebrate an odd anniversary on Feb. 25. The date will mark 19 years since the City Council passed a law legalizing commercial tattooing.
For the previous 36 years, the …
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By Steve Smirti
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2/24/16
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