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Light Rain Fog/Mist GOP lawmakers call for state probe into $710K scam at comptroller's office
Nassau Republican legislators called Friday for state and county investigations into the office of County Comptroller Jack Schnirman, who only a week ago said at a news conference that a phishing …
Island Park residents confront LIPA, county officials on proposed Barrett settlement
Three minutes each wasn’t nearly enough time for Island Park residents to express their frustrations with the recently proposed settlement between the Long Island Power Authority and Nassau County regarding the E.F. Barrett Generation Station.
Parents, officials want additional measures after Willow Road playground crash
With the temperature nearly 50 degrees on Jan. 2 — the first day back after the holiday break for most schoolchildren — it was good weather to hit the playground. But shortly after …
Committee to mull Franklin Square revitalization
As members of the Franklin Square Historical Society were deciding which buildings should be preserved as part of their proposal to create a historic district, they started to talk about the need to …
City upgrades storm protection
In effort to prevent Sandy redux, work begins on bay bulkheads
On the eerily moonlit night of Oct. 29, 2012, when Hurricane Sandy roared through Long Beach like an out-of-control freight train, Tony Libardi and his life partner, Beth Cohen, thought they could …
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Bellmore-JFK boasts two Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists
For the first time in Kennedy High School history, there are two Society for Science & the Public Science Talent Search finalists — Andrew Brinton and Katherine St. George, both 17, of Merrick. Kennedy is one of only a handful of schools from across the country to boast more than one finalist in this most prestigious of high school science competitions, sponsored this year by the pharmaceutical company Regeneron.
North Shore senior makes Regeneron Science Talent Search finals
North Shore High School senior Kyra McCreery has been chosen as a finalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search. She will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., from March 5 to 11, …
A pioneer on the mat
Female Lynbrook High School wrestler continues making history
With another history-making feat on her resumé, Ally Fitzgerald has continued to become a trailblazer in girls’ wrestling.
Foundation aids Lynbrook schools
For 13 years, the Lynbrook Excellence in Education Foundation was dormant. In 2018, however, district parents revived it in order to bolster Lynbrook students’ education, raising $11,200 last …
Long Beach march honors Dr. King
Long Beach paid tribute on Monday to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as hundreds of residents marched through city streets to honor the slain civil rights leader, five days after what would have …
RaisingVoicesUSA event inspires young girls through storytelling
The second annual “Raising Voices, Raising Women” aimed to inspire girls through storytelling. Each woman who participated read from a children’s book about influential women.
Interfaith service in Valley Stream honors Dr. King, promotes love
In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Valley Stream Religious Council held an interfaith service on Sunday at the Baha’i Center of Nassau County in Valley Stream to recognize all of …
Editorial
Criminal justice reform must be tweaked
While state Democratic lawmakers managed to pass crucial legislation in their first year of controlling both houses of the State Legislature, they must work to tweak a controversial criminal justice law in Year Two.
Editorial
Donate to Red Cross to aid earthquake victims
Puerto Rico was jolted by a series of earthquakes and aftershocks in the first two weeks of the year, and thousands of people need urgent help.
Scott Brinton
An uncanny resemblance to Watergate
And so it began — the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump opened on Tuesday. If ever there were a Shakespearean moment in American political history, this would be it.
Randi Kreiss
Breaking news: News stress is making us sick
I can’t prove it, but you know it and I know it: People are experiencing somatic symptoms related to the news bombs crashing around us day in and day out.
Op-Ed
We must repeal the law shielding police misconduct
Police officers are using increasingly sophisticated technology to monitor our every move. While the police know more about us than ever before, we know very little about the police departments that are paid to protect us.