For the first time in John F. Kennedy High School history, there are two finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, Andrew Brinton and Katherine St George. On the day of the announcement, amid …
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By Andrew Garcia
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1/30/20
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For years, we have spoken about a so-called “brain drain” on Long Island — the steady departure of young people in their 20s and 30s. They’re fed up with the Island’s high cost of housing . . .
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1/17/20
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My column two weeks ago generated significant interest and input on New York’s proposed offshore wind power projects and their potential negative effects on Long Island’s commercial fishing industry. That led me to dig further into the subject.
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11/1/19
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Hundreds of residents came to the Bridgeview Yacht Club on Oct. 20 for the ninth annual fundraiser benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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By Mike Smollins
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10/31/19
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It’s been a month since Team USA claimed the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands. The squad’s dominance throughout the tournament reignited the national conversation on the gender pay gap.
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8/2/19
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Dani Frisch Harkin, a Rockville Centre native, has been named the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS)’s New York City Woman of the Year for 2019. The Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor earned the title by raising nearly $175,000 for the organization in 10 weeks.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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7/11/19
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Community members joined family and friends of the late Jillian Daly at Kasey’s Kitchen and Cocktails on June 1 for the ninth annual benefit for autoimmune disease research.
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6/13/19
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For roughly five years now, Central High School Library Media Specialist Lisa Dichiara has organized a public-speaking event around Black History Month, recruiting student volunteers who wish to …
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By Peter Belfiore
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2/21/19
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I’ll be sheltering in place, thank you.
I’m experiencing the uneasiness I used to feel when I walked out of my house, leaving my 13- and 11-year-old home by themselves.
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1/17/19
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Among the most urgent issues of 2018 was, undoubtedly, the climate — as in the Earth’s temperature over time. It has slowly but steadily been rising for decades, in direct proportion to . . .
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1/4/19
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