While the physical and financial impact of Covid-19 begins to subside, the lasting mental health effects continue to cast a shadow of uncertainty.
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Clare Gehlich
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7/30/23
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Baldwin High School students in the Youth Change Leader Collaborative, YCLC, launched the first Long Island Climate Justice Youth Summit on Saturday, June 17.
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By Ben Fiebert
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7/30/23
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It’s no secret that recent years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers.
A bipartisan bill, the Community News & Small Business Support Act, which has been introduced in Congress, would offer relief to both newspapers and local businesses.
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By Dean Ridings
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7/27/23
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If we are going to save the planet, we need to start by saving the bees. Bees and other pollinators are responsible for one in every three bites of food we eat . . .
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By Adrienne Esposito
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7/27/23
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Over the past 20-something years, election integrity has become a hot-button issue in our country. In 2000, Democrats claimed that George W. Bush was an illegitimate president . . .
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By Brian Curran
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7/27/23
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Summer makes me happy, but I must confess to being very irritated by one subject. I refer to the Yankees and the Mets.
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7/27/23
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We all have our breaking points, and I discovered my husband’s last Thursday evening after we arrived at a nearby restaurant for dinner.
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7/27/23
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In its first incarnation since the pandemic, the 24th Annual Long Island Jolson Festival is ready to delight loyal fans once again. The festival’s latest edition, on Saturday, Aug. 12, will bring together devotees for a full day of nostalgia and music, celebrating the talent of Al Jolson — the performer bestowed with the moniker “world’s greatest entertainer.”
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By Iris Wiener
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7/26/23
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The Long Island Multicultural Book Fair made a triumphant return to Baldwin last Saturday, and Ama Yawson, co-founder of the publishing group Milestales, used it to help tackle the racial achievement gap, which was widened by the pandemic.
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By Ben Fiebert
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7/23/23
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The atmosphere was tense in the meeting room of the Lynbrook Public Library on July 11 as dozens of South Shore residents gathered for a public meeting of the South Nassau Water Authority — the first since its creation in November 2021.
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By Nicole Formisano
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7/23/23
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